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DFO opening mackerel bait fishery for Atlantic Canada and Quebec, but commercial fishery remains closed
The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans has announced the opening of a mackerel bait fishery for Atlantic Canada and Quebec. The 470-tonne personal-use bait fishery will open this spring, but the Atlantic mackerel commercial fishery in ...
From a little boy 'succeeding with everything he did' to an addict: N.L. mom desperate to get help for her son
Michelle is desperate to help her almost 16-year-old son recover from addictions. "My son, he can't go to school. He's overdosing once every two weeks these days, and some weeks they're closer together," she said. The Telegram is allowing "Michelle" ...
Hockey broadcast legend Bob Cole dead at age 90
Bob Cole, an iconic voice of Hockey Night In Canada , has died at age 90. The man who called so many huge games on radio and then television, from the 1972 Canada-Russia series, to Red Army versus the Philadelphia Flyers, to Stanley Cup wins by ...
Newfoundland woman banned from driving picks up new charges after speeding from Bonavista RCMP
A 23-year-old woman is facing several charges after allegedly speeding away from police while prohibited from driving in Bonavista on April 22. Mounties received reports of a prohibited driver on the road along Route 230 near Melrose and located the ...
Teams preparing for moving day at new Western Memorial Regional Hospital
With just over a month to go, Hilda Bellows said there are a lot of things happening at the new Western Memorial Regional Hospital to get ready to welcome patients and the public on June 2. Bellows, who is NL Health Services – Western Zone’s project ...
Mount Pearl lawyer Andrew J. Martin disbarred after lying to client, creating fake email to remove himself from file
Mount Pearl lawyer Andrew J. Martin has been disbarred for engaging in what the province’s law society calls a “web of deceit” involving lying to a client and creating a fake email to try to get himself off the file. An ajudication panel of the Law ...
Man from N.L. glad to hear of Limitations Act amendments
Jack Whalen made a Facebook post this week that was short, sweet and, for him, a long time coming. “Thank you to everyone who had a part in making this happen,” he wrote. “I am so excited. God bless you.” Whalen, 64, spent last week in the gallery at ...
Hutton says tent city protesters impeding help ‘to keep the protest going’
Fred Hutton said protesters involved with the Colonial Building tent encampment are impeding offers of help for people living in tents because protesters want "to keep the protest going.” “I would never presume to say that there's not a housing ...
'Flying planes by french fries': Come by Chance refinery fully operational; 50 years in the community
The Come By Chance refinery is turning 50 years old, and owner Braya Renewable Fuels says the refinery has successfully commenced operations. Once a traditional crude oil refinery, it now uses used cooking oil, among other oils, to produce diesel and ...
Mallard Cottage and BDC make first court appearance
Lawyers for the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and Mallard Cottage Inc. appeared in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court in St. John’s on Wednesday, April 24. BDC is asking the court to declare Mallard bankrupt, saying it is owed more ...