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“There won't be an inshore fishery to talk about if they keep allocating quotas like this,” fish harvester Krista Mitchell of Makkovik says of how the Nunatsiavut government is handling the 2024 communal shrimp quota allocation. Contributed

Denied a family legacy: Makkovik fish harvester losing communal shrimp quota inherited from her father

Krista Mitchell has studied massage therapy and how to be a nail technician, but is not formally certified for either. She has also studied and completed her Fishing Masters Class IV certification, which allows her to be in charge of an inshore ...

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Trial for St. John's man charged with decades of sexual abuse won't go ahead this summer

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A sheriff's officer escorts Tony Humby, 62, from a provincial courtroom in St. John's during a break in Humby's bail hearing May 3, 2023.

Former Conception Harbour town clerk sentenced for fraud, theft

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Stephenville police investigating suspicious trailer fire

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Opinion

Jessika Lamarre says reliance on forage fish such as capelin to make fishmeal for farmed fish is not environmentally sustainable. – Saltwire file

LETTER: Capelin fishery a valuable resource in N.L.

Please let me explain how important and valuable the capelin fishery is to plant workers, harvesters, and processors. For plant workers of this province, capelin represents roughly one million hours of work on an annual basis. To a plant worker, each ...

Updated May. 16, 2024 |3 min read

GWYNNE DYER: Why the upcoming South African election likely means the fall of the ANC

Updated May. 16, 2024 |5 min read

South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) National Worker's Day rally at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Esa Alexander/File Photo

School food program considerations based on insights from Newfoundland and Labrador

Updated May. 16, 2024 |5 min read

By linking local food supply to foods prepared and served at schools, we unlock other potential connections, says Emily Doyle. Fishing boats at Old Perlican harbour. — Glen Whiffen photo

PAM FRAMPTON: Remembering Rex Murphy, the bard of barbs

Updated May. 15, 2024 |4 min read

Kevin Tobin cartoon May 15: Remembering Rex Murphy

Updated May. 15, 2024 |1 min read

LETTER: Can't understand how a 'Trojan horse' development and an immense 'land grab' could be a 'green energy' solution

Updated May. 14, 2024 |5 min read

Business

Uber Eats launched its delivery service in Corner Brook on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Consumers in the city can order food from local restaurants and everyday essentials like groceries and pet food. – Contributed

Why Uber Eats has expanded to Corner Brook: Demand for delivery service in smaller communities growing

If you’re in Corner Brook and want a meal from your favourite restaurant, or you’ve run out of milk and have no time to get to grocery store, there’s a new way to get what you want delivered to your door. Uber Canada launched its Uber Eats delivery ...

Updated a day ago |4 min read

THE WRAP: Spaceport countdown, Bricklin rebound and farewell to Arthur Irving

Updated 23 hours ago |4 min read

Malcolm Bricklin, in Florida where he lives, stands between his new vehicle, the 3EV, left, and the original Bricklin SV-1. - CONTRIBUTED

Denied a family legacy: Makkovik fish harvester losing communal shrimp quota inherited from her father

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ACOA provides $730K in funding for four RDÉE P.E.I. projects

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Lifestyles

Kali Ash, 18 and her mother, Deanne Collins, mess around with the Janeway Telethon production team's equipment. Ash is one of four 2024 Janeway Kids, telling her story in support of the Janeway Telethon on June 1 and 2. - Contributed

'I can get better': Glovertown teen fought eight-year battle with depression, anxiety

When Kali Ash, 18, of Glovertown was in Grade 5 in 2016, she started to experience anxiety and depression. “Grade 5 is when people were starting to get cliquey, and I remember I started eating my lunch in the bathroom,” said Ash. “We had a cafeteria ...

Updated a day ago |9 min read

Moose Hide Campaign walks through Bowring Park in St. John’s

Updated a day ago |4 min read

Hind Faiad of St. John’s and her dog, Potato, participated in the Moose Hide Campaign Day walk. Joe Gibbons • The Telegram

Cormack cartoonist has comic success while living in South Korea

Updated May. 16, 2024 |7 min read

Cormack cartoonist Joseph Hewitt’s "SnowCone City" comic series is available for purchase in Canada this month through the Toronto Comic Arts Festival. Hewitt lives in South Korea. – Contributed

ERIN SULLEY: When it comes to Asian flavours, this Asian-inspired cod dish is love at first bite

Updated May. 15, 2024 |6 min read

Safe and secure: High-tech security at lower prices becoming a popular purchase

Updated May. 16, 2024 |6 min read

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Sports

The Feildians Athletic Association is celebrating its 125th anniversary this summer with a series of events that start this weekend. As a part of those celebrations, some of those events will be held at the Feildian Grounds soccer pitch located on Portugal Cove Road in the east end of St. John’s. -Photo by Joe Gibbons/The Telegram

‘Something worth celebrating’: The Feildians Athletic Association is celebrating 125 years of growing sport in St. John’s

One of St. John's perennial athletic institutions has a big birthday coming up this summer. The Feildians Athletic Association – believed to be the oldest active sporting group in the province – will turn 125 this year. It will be commemorated with ...

Updated a day ago |5 min read

2024 Tely 10 raises available spots in the race to 3,000

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Runners and walkers leave the start line in Paradise during the 95th Tely 10 on June 25, 2023. — Joe Gibbons/The Telegram

'One of a kind': Tributes pour in for Canadian sportscasting legend Darren Dutchyshen

Updated a day ago |3 min read

TSN broadcaster Darren Dutchyshen has died at the age of 57.

Maple Leafs' prospect Easton Cowan caps OHL playoff ride with MVP honours

Updated May. 16, 2024 |4 min read

N.L. cheerleaders leave Florida with some peak performances

Updated May. 16, 2024 |2 min read

The Newfoundland Rogues find their players named to BSL all-star teams

Updated May. 15, 2024 |2 min read

Canada

A total of $1.1 million in funding was announced at the Hants County Exhibition grounds in Windsor on May 17. Pictured are, from left, West Hants Regional Municipality’s Deputy Mayor Paul Morton, Kings-Hants MP Kody Blois, Windsor Agricultural Society president Joel Rafuse and Hants West MLA Melissa Sheehy-Richard.

Windsor, N.S., arena getting $1.1 million to improve accessibility, energy efficiency

Hants Exhibition Arena is about to become a much more welcoming, and energy-efficient, place for visitors and competitors alike. On May 17, federal, provincial and municipal representatives announced $1.1 million in joint funding for the Windsor ...

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In Canada, bodies go unclaimed as costs put funerals out of reach

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Charlottetown high school turns into a zoo on May 17

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Sarah Ding, a Grade 10 student at Colonel Gray High School, holds a tiny bird on May 17 during Farm Day at the school in Charlottetown. The event is held every year to promote the agriculture sector in P.E.I. Dave Stewart • The Guardian

More than 70,000 letters sent to minister, MPs about public service return-to-office policy

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2023 was the deadliest year for toxic drug deaths in Calgary

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Saskatchewan premier denies allegation MLA brought a rifle to legislative building

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World

One killed, six injured in clashes in western Libyan city, TV channel says

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - At least one person was killed and six injured when fierce clashes broke out on Saturday in the city of Zawiya in western Libya, prompting calls for a ceasefire to rescue families trapped in the conflict area, a Libyan TV ...

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Georgian president vetoes 'foreign agents' bill, TASS reports

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Participants, including Georgia's President Salome Zourabichvili, walk during a procession in support of the country's membership in the European Union, in Tbilisi, Georgia, December 9, 2023.

Houston area grapples with heat, power cuts after major storms

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Houston Fire Department Wildland District 14 crews assess a downed tree blocking a street after a severe storm caused widespread damage in Spring Branch, Texas, U.S., May 17, 2024.

Dozens killed and wounded as Israeli forces thrust deeper in Gaza's Jabalia and Rafah

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Denied a family legacy: Makkovik fish harvester losing communal shrimp quota inherited from her father

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Denied a family legacy: Makkovik fish harvester losing communal shrimp quota inherited from her father

Trial for St. John's man charged with decades of sexual abuse won't go ahead this summer

Former Conception Harbour town clerk sentenced for fraud, theft

Stephenville police investigating suspicious trailer fire

Boat, motor and trailer valued at $40K stolen from Carbonear business: RCMP

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Opinion

LETTER: Capelin fishery a valuable resource in N.L.

GWYNNE DYER: Why the upcoming South African election likely means the fall of the ANC

School food program considerations based on insights from Newfoundland and Labrador

PAM FRAMPTON: Remembering Rex Murphy, the bard of barbs

Kevin Tobin cartoon May 15: Remembering Rex Murphy

LETTER: Can't understand how a 'Trojan horse' development and an immense 'land grab' could be a 'green energy' solution

Business

Why Uber Eats has expanded to Corner Brook: Demand for delivery service in smaller communities growing

THE WRAP: Spaceport countdown, Bricklin rebound and farewell to Arthur Irving

Denied a family legacy: Makkovik fish harvester losing communal shrimp quota inherited from her father

Northern India consortium wins contest to design Kentville, N.S., property

ACOA provides $730K in funding for four RDÉE P.E.I. projects

Sony and Apollo move ahead with Paramount bid process but reticent about earlier plan, NYT reports

Lifestyles

'I can get better': Glovertown teen fought eight-year battle with depression, anxiety

Moose Hide Campaign walks through Bowring Park in St. John’s

Cormack cartoonist has comic success while living in South Korea

ERIN SULLEY: When it comes to Asian flavours, this Asian-inspired cod dish is love at first bite

Safe and secure: High-tech security at lower prices becoming a popular purchase

Skip the tomatoes: Sauces your pasta and taste buds will love

Sports

‘Something worth celebrating’: The Feildians Athletic Association is celebrating 125 years of growing sport in St. John’s

2024 Tely 10 raises available spots in the race to 3,000

'One of a kind': Tributes pour in for Canadian sportscasting legend Darren Dutchyshen

Maple Leafs' prospect Easton Cowan caps OHL playoff ride with MVP honours

N.L. cheerleaders leave Florida with some peak performances

The Newfoundland Rogues find their players named to BSL all-star teams

Canada

Windsor, N.S., arena getting $1.1 million to improve accessibility, energy efficiency

In Canada, bodies go unclaimed as costs put funerals out of reach

Charlottetown high school turns into a zoo on May 17

More than 70,000 letters sent to minister, MPs about public service return-to-office policy

2023 was the deadliest year for toxic drug deaths in Calgary

Saskatchewan premier denies allegation MLA brought a rifle to legislative building

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One killed, six injured in clashes in western Libyan city, TV channel says

Georgian president vetoes 'foreign agents' bill, TASS reports

Houston area grapples with heat, power cuts after major storms

Dozens killed and wounded as Israeli forces thrust deeper in Gaza's Jabalia and Rafah

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