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REPLAY: Newfoundland and Labrador Health Minister speaks about province's latest COVID-19 case
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![A Fire in the Cold Season" stars local actor Stephen Oates as Scott, an introverted trapper reeling from discovering a dead man's body, with Michaela Kurimsky playing the role of Mona, the soon-to-be mother of the dead man's child. This loss unites this unlikely pair for a wild and bloody adventure. CONTRIBUTED]()
WENDY ROSE: "A Fire in the Cold Season" sizzles
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![Nicole Marsden said King Xander, one of her two longhaired mini dachshunds (wiener dogs) died Saturday in Corner Brook after the veterinarian clinic taking emergency after-hours calls refused them service. — CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]()
'I felt lost, so helpless:' Corner Brook woman says her dog died after being refused treatment at a veterinary clinic
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![An out-of-control car struck a building several times in Goulds Thursday morning. Keith Gosse/The Telegram]()
Out-of-control car strikes St. John's building multiple times Thursday morning
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Newfoundland and Labrador Finance Minister Siobhan Coady monitoring for COVID-19 symptoms
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![Heather Elliott, spokesperson for Coalition for a Green New Deal NL. -JUANITA MERCER/THE TELEGRAM]()
Thumbs down on climate change for Newfoundland and Labrador budget
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![A seabird entangled in plastic. The “Drowning in Plastic” report said 90 per cent of seabird species studied had ingested plastics. The report said some birds mistake plastic for prey, or eat fish that have consumed plastic. It said microplastics in the ocean may now outnumber zooplankton, the tiny creatures that make up an essential part of the marine food web. -CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY OCEANA CANADA]()
Newfoundland and Labrador implements plastic-bag ban, but new report says Canada has a long way to go
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REPLAY: Newfoundland and Labrador Health Minister speaks about province's latest COVID-19 case
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Rifle, shotgun taken during St. John's break-in
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Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer injured as man is arrested, charged with sexual assault
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![An out-of-control car struck a building several times in Goulds Thursday morning. Keith Gosse/The Telegram]()
Out-of-control car strikes St. John's building multiple times Thursday morning
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![Heather Elliott, spokesperson for Coalition for a Green New Deal NL. -JUANITA MERCER/THE TELEGRAM]()
Thumbs down on climate change for Newfoundland and Labrador budget
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![Divert NS organized a province-wide waste audit to determine what was still ending up in landfills instead of being sorted into composters and recycling bins. (Divert NS)]()
Halifax to require its contractors to pay workers a living wage
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Japanese killer admits to targeting women contemplating suicide: ‘I want to help people who are really in pain’
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![A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.]()
Nova Scotia changes COVID-19 screening process; no new cases reported
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![Paul Alan, manager of election operations and communications at elections P.E.I. and Tim Garrity, chief electoral officer, present before the standing committee on education and economic growth.]()
Elections P.E.I. considering online voting for school boards
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Quebec probes incident of indigenous woman who filmed abuse from nurses in hospital
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'Time to do something different': Duelling public letters offer Doug Ford advice as he plots 'targeted' COVID-19 response
![['Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Premier Kathy Dunderdale stand together following Harper’s speech at the Delta hotel Thursday evening. Harper said if the Conservatives are re-elected, they would provide this province with a loan guarantee “or equivalent financial support” for the Lower Churchill project. — Photo by Keith Gosse/The Telegram']](/media/photologue/photos/cache/dunderdale-and-harper-1540523_small.jpg)
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![Cherubini Group in Dartmouth is fabricating four bridges for the Toronto Port Lands redevelopment project, including the four-span Commissioners Street bridge in this rendering. Two sections make up its 153-metre length, with a 53-metre width and 10.16-metre height, and it will weigh 1,210 tonnes.
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ROGER TAYLOR: Cherubini fills $100m bridge contract for Toronto Port Lands redevelopment
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![Researchers at the Verschuren Centre at Cape Breton University are extracting materials from lobster shells to create sustainable plastics. CAPE BRETON POST FILE]()
Rocket tech to help Cape Breton University create more sustainable plastics from lobster shells
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Registration re-opens for Cape Breton Local Immigration Partnership update event
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![A conceptual drawing of the new Nova Scotia Community College Marconi Campus on the Sydney waterfront. Construction will begin this month on the new project, which is anticipated to be an anchor in the city’s downtown core. PHOTO/NOVA SCOTIA GOVERNMENT]()
Elevator tenders issued for NSCC Sydney Waterfront Campus
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![The Hai Long gave tours from the Charlottetown waterfront for four years.]()
THE PIVOT: Chinese junk tour boat operator leaves P.E.I. for Asia-adjacent B.C.
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![Workers tend to nets at a Cooke Aquaculture salmon farm in the Bay of Fundy in 2012. - Adrien Veczan / File]()
Cooke Aquaculture says it's following proper protocols following detection of ISA at south coast Newfoundland site
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![Cape Breton Eagles forward Shawn Element watches the play during Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action at Centre 200 in Sydney last season. The 20-year-old will be tasked with the challenge of leading the team as its captain for the 2020-21 season. JEREMY FRASER • CAPE BRETON POST]()
Cape Breton Eagles captain Shawn Element wants to set an example, leave a legacy for young players
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St. John's senior baseball final will come down to final game of the season
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![Félix Lafrance of the Cape Breton Eagles skates with the puck in the neutral zone during Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action at Centre 200 in Sydney last season. Lafrance will be one of seven 19-year-old players on this year’s roster. JEREMY FRASER • CAPE BRETON POST]()
Cape Breton Eagles to begin 2020-21 season with youngest team in organization history to date
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![Members of the Halifax Mooseheads and Moncton Wildcats battle during a January, 2019 QMJHL game at the Scotiabank Centre. (Ryan Taplin/Staff)]()
QMJHL takes another step towards eliminating fighting
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![Ryan Francis
Birthplace: Beaver Bank, N.S.
Age: 18 (turning 19 on Dec. 2)
Height: 5’9”
Weight: 176
Last Team: Cape Breton (QMJHL)
Last Year’s Stats: Games Played: 61 – Goals: 24 – Assists: 48 – Points: 72]()
Meet the 2020-21 Cape Breton Eagles
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![Hannah Ellis of the St. Francis Xavier X-Women breaks through a tackle against the Guelph Gryphons during quarter-final play at the 2019 U Sports women's rugby championship on Oct. 30 in Ottawa. U SPORTS]()
AUS: Rugby teams making the most of cancelled season
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![A Fire in the Cold Season" stars local actor Stephen Oates as Scott, an introverted trapper reeling from discovering a dead man's body, with Michaela Kurimsky playing the role of Mona, the soon-to-be mother of the dead man's child. This loss unites this unlikely pair for a wild and bloody adventure. CONTRIBUTED]()
WENDY ROSE: "A Fire in the Cold Season" sizzles
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![Since his Casino Nova Scotia shows are on hold due to COVID-19-related cancellations, Bruce Guthro will bring his popular songwriters circles to an online platform starting on July 3, inviting guests into his home in person and on Zoom. TIM KROCHAK/ The Chronicle Herald]()
Guthro returns with best of East Coast songwriting as The Circle Continues
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![Sharon Bala, author of "The Boat People," has won the 2020 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Award for fiction, a press release from the Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador said. - SaltWire file photo]()
Author Sharon Bala wins Newfoundland and Labrador Book Award for ‘The Boat People’
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![The production team for the Amazon Prime series The Future Code interviews Kraken Robotics senior vice president of engineering David Shea on the Dartmouth waterfront, for an upcoming episode of the Future of Oceans.]()
Amazon Prime’s The Future Code looks at game-changers in ocean enterprise
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![Making biscuits is a quick way to use what’s on hand to make a fresh hot accompaniment for soup, chili or salad or to serve with jam, honey or molasses for a snack. They are delicious split and toasted under the broiler as well. SUBMITTED PHOTO]()
MARTHA MUZYCHKA: Advice for life in these pandemic times
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![Amazon Prime-distributed series The Future Code turns its lens to innovation on and under the sea with an episode featuring Atlantic Canada-based partnership Canada’s Ocean Supercluster.]()
Amazon Prime’s The Future Code takes a deep dive into Canada’s Ocean Supercluster
