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| Corner Brook native Rob Hutchings plans to swim Australia's Great Barrier Reef in order to draw attention to climate change and the impact carbon dioxide emissions is having on the world's largest reef. The reef is 2,300 kilometres long. — Submitted photo |
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Corner Brook’s Rob Hutchings is planning to do something that’s never been done — swim the entire length of the Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, a distance of 2,300 kilometres.<... (more)
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Glenn Lake and his daughter Abby, 4, get sprayed with snow as they slide down the Pippy Park hill Su... » |
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First slide of the season
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Sparwood, B.C. Mayor David Wilks addresses those attending a memorial in Sparwood, B.C. Sunday. Thou... » |
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Thousands attend ceremony for snowmobilers
“Here’s to the boys.” Two-thousand mourners shouted out that phrase in unison Sunday in a vocal tribute to eight snowmobilers who were swept to their deaths in a string of avalanches... (more)
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Cheers & Jeers 6
Cheers: to strength in numbers. Members of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary’s finest were out in full force on New Year’s Eve, doing roadside checks in an attempt to get drunken drivers... (more)
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Stephanie Whittaker (left) is one of 280,000 Canadians eligible for the new Registered Disability Sa... » |
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Disabled savings plan changes image of welfare
It’s not hard to imagine a finance minister cast as Scrooge at this time of year. But Jim Flaherty is breaking that mould. In December, he loosened his often tight-fisted grasp on the federal tr... (more)
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Premier Danny Williams (far right) was on hand at the sign unveiling at Hockeyville news conference ... » |
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Harbour Grace after Hockeyville title
If any community or town in this province were deserving of the moniker of Hockeyville, Joanne Taylor will tell you it’s Harbour Grace.
It is after all, home to the three-time Herder Memo... (more)
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Dancer/choreographer Sarah Joy Stoker is developing a new solo work that will explore the world of s... » |
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In development
Sarah Joy Stoker has long explored the human condition — how we affect ourselves, others and our environments — through dance. With her latest solo piece, she plans to delve into the world... (more)
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Looking for Balance
Just as Jack Sprat would eat no fat and his wife would eat no lean, there are plenty of us who are picky about what we eat.
There are those who simply don’t like certain foods, and then t... (more)
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A look back at the year that was
This year has been eventful throughout the world, in our nation and in our province. Wall Street greed, financial freeze-up, economic disaster, Obama, Gaza, Burma, Zimbabwe, earthq... (more)
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