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Danny Fellingham, owner and operator of Tee Box Indoor Golf said, the move to Freshwater Road was an effort to better accommodate customers and go from a seasonal operation to a year-round business. - Cameron Kilfoy/The Telegram

'A more sociable thing': St. John's business Tee Box Indoor Golf moves locations, adds mini-golf and bar area

When Danny Fellingham opened Tee Box Indoor Golf four years ago on Stavanger Drive, he was surprised a business like this one didn't already exist. "When I lived in Edmonton, I used to play indoor golf, and when I moved I noticed there wasn’t any, ...

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Union, processors recommend DFO increase N.L. capelin quota amid calls for temporarily halting the fishery

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Waves full of capelin roll in at a beach at Cape Bonavista recently. Glen Whiffen/The Telegram

Despite tough season, N.L. tourism minister says province sees value in investing in Marble Mountain, focusing on year-round operation

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Skiers and snowboarders will have to wait a little longer for Marble Mountain to open for the winter season. Mother Nature has to provide a some more snow and favourable conditions for snowmaking. – SaltWire File Photo

N.L. gas prices up 3.5 cents overnight Thursday, April 18

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Prices at the Pumps: An up and down week at the pumps

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MONEY LADY PODCAST: How to author a wealthier life

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The seven tree trunk pillars at the centre of the building's foyer represent the seven districts of Mi'kma'ki (traditional Mi'kmaw territory) and the seven sacred teachings of the Mi'kmaq. Mitchell Ferguson/Cape Breton Post

Cultural care: New long-term care facility opens in Eskasoni

Mitchell Ferguson · Local Journalism Initiative Reporter |Updated a day ago |8 min read

ESKASONI, N.S. — Shara Poulette shared her anticipation of working in her home community of Eskasoni. A continuing-care assistant who previously worked at Harbourstone Enhanced Care in Sydney, Poulette says the impact Kiknu — a new long-term care ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 28, 2023.

SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: The Trudeau paradox of more spending and more hunger

Sylvain Charlebois · Contributed · Postmedia News |Updated 14 hours ago |4 min read

There are numerous metrics to gauge a nation’s wealth, and one revealing measure is how much its citizens spend on food relative to their disposable income. The Trudeau government has expressed a commitment to aid the impoverished and disadvantaged.

Physical representations of the bitcoin cryptocurrency are seen in this illustration taken October 24, 2023.

Worsening US debt outlook seen more in gold and bitcoin than in bonds

Reuters |Updated 18 minutes ago |4 min read

(Reuters) - Concern about the rapidly rising U.S. government debt is partly behind recent surges in gold prices and bitcoin, even as the Treasury market so far remains relatively sanguine about the country's fiscal path, market observers say. The ...

U.S. and Chinese flags are seen in this illustration taken, January 30, 2023.

China slaps anti-dumping levy on import of a US chemical amid rising trade tensions

Reuters |Updated 18 minutes ago |1 min read

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday slapped a levy on imports of an acid from the United States widely used in food, feed, pesticides and medical fields, amid heightened tensions with Washington over bilateral trade. From Saturday, imports of ...

The UK-owned vessel Rubymar, which had sunk in the Red Sea after being struck by an anti-ship ballistic missile fired by Yemeni Houthi militants, is seen in this aerial view released on March 3, 2024. U.S. Central Command/Handout via

Shipping industry urges UN to protect vessels after Iran seizure

Reuters |Updated 38 minutes ago |2 min read

LONDON (Reuters) - Merchant ships and seafarers are increasingly in peril at sea as attacks escalate in the Middle East and the United Nations must do more to protect supply chains, the industry said in a letter released on Friday. Tensions have ...

Dutch privacy watchdog recommends government organisations stop using Facebook

Reuters |Updated 38 minutes ago |1 min read

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch privacy watchdog AP on Friday said it was recommending that government organizations should stop using Facebook as long as it is unclear what happens with personal data of users of the government's Facebook pages. ...

The Wall Street entrance to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in New York City, U.S., November 15, 2022.

US equity funds see sharp outflows as investors brace for extended high rates

Reuters |Updated 48 minutes ago |2 min read

(Reuters) - U.S. equity funds suffered sharp outflows in the seven days to April 17 as investors anticipated prolonged restrictive interest rates amid stubborn inflation in a resilient U.S. economy. Conflict escalation in the Middle East ...

Warner Bros. Discovery chief executive David Zaslav poses on the red carpet during the Oscars arrivals at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 10, 2024.

Warner Bros CEO pay rose nearly 27% in 2023

Reuters |Updated 8 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav's annual compensation rose nearly 27% to $49.7 million in 2023, a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) showed on Friday. (Reporting by Harshita Mary Varghese; Editing by Ravi ...

Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, sits as he waits to face prosecution for tax evasion and money laundering at the federal high court in Abuja, Nigeria April 4, 2024.

Nigerian court adjourns Binance and executives' tax evasion trial to May 17

Camillus Eboh |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - A Nigerian court on Friday adjourned a tax evasion trial against cryptocurrency exchange Binance and two of its executives to May 17 after the matter was stalled because the exchange has not been formally served ...

Street vendors wait for customers at an open market, ahead of Nigeria's Presidential election in Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria February 23, 2023.

Sub-Saharan Africa incomes falling further behind rest of world, says IMF

Karin Strohecker, Rachel Savage |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Rachel Savage and Karin Strohecker JOHANNESBURG/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Incomes in Sub-Saharan Africa are falling further behind the rest of the world amid a "tepid" economic recovery, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday, ...