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A sheriff escorts Chris Carter back to the lockup when Carter's sexual assault trial stops for a lunch break Friday, May 3, 2024.

Forensic DNA expert, police tech investigator testify as Chris Carter's sexual assault trial continues in St. John's

Warning: this story contains details related to sexual assault allegations that some readers may find disturbing. Chris Carter’s sexual assault trial continued Friday with evidence from an Ottawa-based forensic DNA expert and the local police ...

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Trio accused of kidnapping St. John's teenager expected to enter pleas next month

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Accused murderer Ibrahim Al Ahmad returns to St. John's court

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Accused murderer Ibrahim Al Ahmad appears in provincial court by video from Her Majesty's Penitentiary May 3, 2024.

Comedian and TV star Rick Mercer returns to hometown to be honoured as 2023 inductee of Canada's Walk of Fame

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'Exceptional in every way’: Hundreds attend Bob Cole's funeral in St. John’s

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Two men arrested after attempted ATV theft and Bonavista business break-in

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Opinion

Another spring day in St. John’s. Cabot Tower looms out of the fog on a windy, wet Signal Hill, April 30, 2024. — Pam Frampton

PAM FRAMPTON: Wake me up when spring comes

“The day is cold, and dark, and dreary It rains, and the wind is never weary…” From “The Rainy Day” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The evergreens across the road have been rendered into shadowy versions of themselves by a bank of low fog that’s ...

Updated May. 2, 2024 |5 min read

GWYNNE DYER: 'The second time as farce' – is history repeating itself?

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Heinrich XIII (C), who goes under the title Prince Reuss of Greiz, is led by police officers to a police vehicle after arresting him while searching a house as part of a raid aginst so-called "Reich citizens". Nine alleged members of a far-right extremist group accused of plotting to overthrow the German government went on trial in Stuttgart April 29. - Boris Roessler/dpa via Reuters

COMMENTARY: Newfoundland and Labrador’s population is growing fast and homebuilding isn’t keeping up

Updated May. 2, 2024 |3 min read

Provincial and federal government officials announced the opening of eight new affordable housing units on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. (Jenna Head/ The Telegram)

LETTER: N.L. government isn't representing the interests of the people and nature with approval of hydrogen projects

Updated May. 2, 2024 |5 min read

LETTER: Keels was featured in 'The King Tide,' but community has important history in N.L.

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LETTER: How a failed laser eye surgery changed my life

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Business

KEITH GOSSE/THE TELEGRAM
Dominion stores across the province closed Sunday. a spokesman for Dominion says the union is on strike while the union says they have been locked out.
(THE ST. JOHN'S TELEGRAM /KEITH GOSSE)

'War against income inequality': Why these N.L. shoppers are joining the Loblaws boycott

There’s a certain grape juice Shelley Senior buys because it agrees with her sensitive stomach. It’s only available at Dominion, but the Corner Brook resident is willing to go without that product for the next month as she participates in the ...

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Furey says any potential deal on Churchill Falls will be debated and voted on in House of Assembly

Updated May. 3, 2024 |3 min read

Premier Andrew Furey speaks to reporters outside the House of Assembly on Tuesday. -Juanita Mercer/The Telegram

Prices at the Pumps: Explaining recent pump fluctuations

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An offshore oil rig near the Gulf of Thailand. Oil, oil prices, price of gas, fuel,.

THE WRAP: TikTok kids crazy, Loblaw boycott lazy and Bargain Harley’s checks out

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Atlantic Canadian post-secondary institutions awarded nearly $10M to commercialize research

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Foxconn reiterates Q2 revenue to grow, posts record April sales

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Lifestyles

Jodee Richardson, one half of the duo Jodee + Nicole, says preparation is key when struggling with stage fright. - Paddy Howard

'It’s harrowing every single time': Performance anxiety, commonly known as stage fright, is a common struggle

Mark Hoffe Special to SaltWire Eminem’s award-winning song “Lose Yourself” from his semi-autobiographical film “8 Mile” is a powerful statement about overcoming obstacles and self-doubt in the pursuit of “one shot” at success. The track was Eminem’s ...

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Blink breaks and other ways to work at a computer without causing strain, pain or injury

Updated May. 2, 2024 |5 min read

While sitting at a desk, frequently look up from the screen to avoid eye strain. FILE PHOTOS

Changing with the seasons: Atlantic Canadian mothers share their budgeting tips for getting kids new summer clothing

Updated May. 2, 2024 |6 min read

A parent’s or guardian’s current shopping list for children’s summer clothing ranges from shorts and T-shirts to rain gear to bathing suits and sunglasses to new underwear and socks.

ERIN SULLEY: How to make the perfect homemade treats for your favourite pup

Updated May. 1, 2024 |6 min read

‘All these skills have majorly impacted my adult life’: Atlantic Canadians discuss teaching children life skills

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JOAN SULLIVAN: New cookbook by Bobbi Pike offers tips on how food can be comfort without guilt

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Sports

Brad Gushue and his Canada rink have won three-in-a-row at the 2024 Montana’s Brer after defeating Prince Edward Island on Wednesday. They are now 5-2 and in the playoff hunt. Michael Burns/Curling Canada

With return to home ice on the horizon, Brad Gushue enters the offseason with eyes on staying at the top

Brad Gushue and his crew’s offseason is only a couple of weeks old, so you wouldn’t think he’s spent any time looking ahead to next season yet. However, with a Grand Slam of Curling event scheduled for the Mary Brown’s Centre in St. John’s, Gushue ...

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A future imagined: Paradise teen makes his hockey commentary debut at Royal Newfoundland Regiment memorial tournament

Updated May. 1, 2024 |3 min read

Paradise teenager Drew Feltham made his hockey commentary debut at the Royal Newfoundland Regiment Memorial Hockey Tournament when he called some 20-25 games at the tournament last month. Contributed photo

‘Don’t hesitate to try this sport’: Atlantic Canadians endorsing the resurgence of badminton

Updated Apr. 30, 2024 |6 min read

Badminton Canada estimates that over 2 million people play badminton regularly in Canada on an annual basis.

DOJO: Mount Pearl, St. John’s reached the semifinals at 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup

Updated Apr. 27, 2024 |2 min read

On the ice with the pros: Mount Pearl girl hits ice as an anthem skater for PWHL game in Ottawa

Updated Apr. 24, 2024 |4 min read

Baseball NL wants more players and communities to 'Step Up to the Plate'

Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |2 min read

Canada

Nova Scotia NDP leader Claudia Chender speaks Saturday at the party's policy convention in Halifax. - Samson Photography

Chender proposes measures at convention to help with housing crisis in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia NDP leader Claudia Chender took swipes at the governing PC Party during her address to delegates at the NDP’s biennial policy convention in Halifax Saturday while announcing new party initiatives that would help deal with the housing ...

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Man, 18, dead after crash in Upper Stewiacke

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15-year-old youth dead, two injured after two ATVs crash in Beresford, N.B.

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P.E.I. RCMP has cuffed 27 impaired drivers throughout the month of April.

India waits for details on arrests in Canada over Sikh separatist's murder

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Former Acadia prof Rick Mehta charged with intimidating justice system participant in latest alleged bail violation

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Attempted murder, arson charges adjourned again for P.E.I. man

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World

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses Ukrainian people with Orthodox Easter message, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, at the Saint Sophia cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine April 23, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via

On Orthodox Easter, Zelenskiy calls on Ukrainians to unite in prayer

By Pavel Polityuk and Lidia Kelly KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on his fellow Ukrainians on Orthodox Easter on Sunday to unite in prayer for each other and the soldiers on the frontline, saying God -- who has a "Ukrainian ...

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Russia blames Baltic countries for the severing of most ties

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Comedian and TV star Rick Mercer returns to hometown to be honoured as 2023 inductee of Canada's Walk of Fame

'Exceptional in every way’: Hundreds attend Bob Cole's funeral in St. John’s

Trio accused of kidnapping St. John's teenager expected to enter pleas next month

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Forensic DNA expert, police tech investigator testify as Chris Carter's sexual assault trial continues in St. John's

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Forensic DNA expert, police tech investigator testify as Chris Carter's sexual assault trial continues in St. John's

Trio accused of kidnapping St. John's teenager expected to enter pleas next month

Accused murderer Ibrahim Al Ahmad returns to St. John's court

Comedian and TV star Rick Mercer returns to hometown to be honoured as 2023 inductee of Canada's Walk of Fame

'Exceptional in every way’: Hundreds attend Bob Cole's funeral in St. John’s

Two men arrested after attempted ATV theft and Bonavista business break-in

Opinion

PAM FRAMPTON: Wake me up when spring comes

GWYNNE DYER: 'The second time as farce' – is history repeating itself?

COMMENTARY: Newfoundland and Labrador’s population is growing fast and homebuilding isn’t keeping up

LETTER: N.L. government isn't representing the interests of the people and nature with approval of hydrogen projects

LETTER: Keels was featured in 'The King Tide,' but community has important history in N.L.

LETTER: How a failed laser eye surgery changed my life

Business

'War against income inequality': Why these N.L. shoppers are joining the Loblaws boycott

Furey says any potential deal on Churchill Falls will be debated and voted on in House of Assembly

Prices at the Pumps: Explaining recent pump fluctuations

THE WRAP: TikTok kids crazy, Loblaw boycott lazy and Bargain Harley’s checks out

Atlantic Canadian post-secondary institutions awarded nearly $10M to commercialize research

Foxconn reiterates Q2 revenue to grow, posts record April sales

Lifestyles

'It’s harrowing every single time': Performance anxiety, commonly known as stage fright, is a common struggle

Blink breaks and other ways to work at a computer without causing strain, pain or injury

Changing with the seasons: Atlantic Canadian mothers share their budgeting tips for getting kids new summer clothing

ERIN SULLEY: How to make the perfect homemade treats for your favourite pup

‘All these skills have majorly impacted my adult life’: Atlantic Canadians discuss teaching children life skills

JOAN SULLIVAN: New cookbook by Bobbi Pike offers tips on how food can be comfort without guilt

Sports

With return to home ice on the horizon, Brad Gushue enters the offseason with eyes on staying at the top

A future imagined: Paradise teen makes his hockey commentary debut at Royal Newfoundland Regiment memorial tournament

‘Don’t hesitate to try this sport’: Atlantic Canadians endorsing the resurgence of badminton

DOJO: Mount Pearl, St. John’s reached the semifinals at 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup

On the ice with the pros: Mount Pearl girl hits ice as an anthem skater for PWHL game in Ottawa

Baseball NL wants more players and communities to 'Step Up to the Plate'

Canada

Chender proposes measures at convention to help with housing crisis in Nova Scotia

Man, 18, dead after crash in Upper Stewiacke

15-year-old youth dead, two injured after two ATVs crash in Beresford, N.B.

India waits for details on arrests in Canada over Sikh separatist's murder

Former Acadia prof Rick Mehta charged with intimidating justice system participant in latest alleged bail violation

Attempted murder, arson charges adjourned again for P.E.I. man

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On Orthodox Easter, Zelenskiy calls on Ukrainians to unite in prayer

Russia blames Baltic countries for the severing of most ties

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