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Aerial view of the La Manche suspension bridge on the East Coast Trail

Abandoned village, La Manche suspension bridge captured in drone video

Jon Keefe shows off one of the squish presses and other cannabis consumption paraphernalia he sells at the Dabber Hashery, a specialty shop in downtown St. John’s, N.L. Keefe had initially planned to obtain a licence to sell cannabis products, but abandoned that enterprise when it became clear the eight-per-cent margin paid to cannabis retailers in Newfoundland and Labrador didn’t make for a strong business case for him and his partners.

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Annie MacEachern of Charlottetown, P.E.I., who consumes cannabis for medicinal purposes, says legalization of the drug is just the beginning. She says advocates need to continue pushing to get edibles and concentrates on the market.

From pop culture to pot culture: Atlantic Canadian cannabis ...

Marijuana edibles are an alternative way to ingest cannabis.

University of Denver prof says day-to-day life won't change much after ...

Scott MacIntosh, communications manager with the Halifax Mooseheads, said the Mooseheads and the entire CHL have formed a partnership with Health Canada and will be rolling out an awareness campaign on our social media channels throughout the season.

What should Atlantic Canada's sports leagues do about legal marijuana?

While the exterior of the building is nearing completion, significant interior work, as well as the parking area, need to be completed before O’Leary’s new cannabis store opens for business. Provincial and town officials confirm the building will not be ready to serve customers on October 17, the date when cannabis use becomes legal in Canada.

Cannabis rules: what to expect in P.E.I.

The Cannabis NB location in Sackville, N.B.

Cannabis rules: what to expect in New Brunswick

‘We’re going to run this like the 32nd AHL team’

A representation of an electrocardiogram readout for use with healthcare stories.

Letter: Some thoughts on the daily health-care struggle

Russell Edward MacLean is seen in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador in Corner Brook on Tuesday.

Port aux Basques man gets intermittent sentence for sexual assault of ...

Tweed CEO Bruce Linton (left) launched pot sales in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, at 12:01 a.m. Ian Power (right) and Nikki Rose were the first customers.

Cannabis history buds in St. John’s

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Four former members of the board of directors of Nalcor Energy took to the witess seats side by side at the Commission of Inquiry Respecting the Muskrat Falls Project on Monday morning to begin Week 3 of the St. John’s hearings at the Beothuck Building in the capital city. From left are Tom Clift, Ken Marshall, Terry Styles and Gerry Shortall. At right is inquiry co-counsel Kate O’Brien.

Former Nalcor board members say at Muskrat Falls Inquiry that they don’t recall risk assessment

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Christopher Martin, who represented himself in his trial, leaves the courtroom at provincial court in St. John's Monday following a break in proceedings.

Paradise man found guilty of stealing electricity

Updated a day ago

When there is an offshore storm passing, Bernice MacDonald leaves her home in Antigonish N.S. and heads to Tor Bay. That's what she did last Saturday morning. She says the wind and waves were spectacular thanks to post-tropical storm Michael!

CINDY DAY: What’s up with the wind?

Published 18 hours ago

News

With the flu beginning to appear in northern Nova Scotia, the area's chief medical officer of health is encouraging people to get a flu shot.

Flu shot clinics start next week across Newfoundland and Labrador

Published 15 hours ago

Twenty-five years ago, the Newfoundland Writers’ Guild got together for its 25th anniversary dinner on Oct. 16, 1993. From left were charter members Ramona Tansley, Gerry Rubia, Paul O’Neill, Bernice Morgan, Helen Porter, Rae Perlin and Consie Howley. A reception will be held today at Government House to mark 50 years for the group.

Newfoundland Writers’ Guild celebrates 50 years

Published 18 hours ago

Commissioner Richard LeBlanc at the Muskrat Falls Inquiry hearings on Monday in St. John’s.

Two more people added at Muskrat Falls Inquiry

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The level of debt carried by residents of the province has grown.

Newfoundland and Labrador's debt keeps going up

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Sports

Newfoundland Growlers photo/Jeff Parsons
Newfoundland Growlers forward Zach O’Brien has his head up looking to make a play against the Adirondack Thunder in an ECHL game Tuesday night at Mile One Centre. O’Brien made lots of plays Tuesday, collecting assists on the Growlers’ first four goals in the Growlers’ 7-3 win.

Growlers silence Thunder on stormy Tuesday

Updated 2 hours ago

Blizzard have comfortable lead in major midget hockey

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Newfoundland Growlers photo/Jeff Parsons - The Newfoundland Growlers celebrated their first win in their first year in the ECHL Friday night at Mile One Centre, a 3-2 decision over the Florida Everblades. The Growlers had to settle for a split, however, as Florida won 3-2 Saturday night.

Growlers off and running

Updated a day ago

Samantha Walsh, Provincial Special Olympics Athlete of the Year, and Rosie Ryan, Provincial Special Olympics Coach of the Year, at the YMCA of Western Newfoundland Bay St. George.

Athlete of the Year Special Olympian Samantha Walsh dedicated to sports

Updated 27 minutes ago

Business

Taylor Giovannini of Oceanic Releaf. - Photo courtesy of Robert Conway Photography

Port aux Basques proves a natural fit for Oceanic Releaf cannabis shop

Updated a day ago

Gerry Byrne, minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, centre, was at the Agriculture Expo at the Corner Brook Civic Centre on Friday to talk about investments focused on growing the province’s agriculture industry and supporting entrepreneurs under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership and the Provincial Agrifoods Assistance Program. Long Range Mountains MP Gudie Hutchings (left) was also on hand for the announcement.

Growing the industry in Corner Brook

Published Oct 12, 2018 at 6:52 p.m.

Winnie Crocker serves a custard cone to St. John’s Mayor Danny Breen Thursday at the Newfoundland Embassy on Gower Street, a little wooden building that was once home for Lar’s Fruit Market.

Newfoundland Embassy brings in former Lar’s Fruit Market co-owner Winnie Crocker to kick off grand opening celebrations

Updated Oct 12, 2018 at 1:03 p.m.

Trevor Tulk and Kim Thompson of Tulk’s Bee Better Farm are at the Agriculture Expo at the Corner Brook Civic Centre this weekend.

Central bee farmer also has hives in Woody Point

Published Oct 12, 2018 at 6:15 p.m.

Living

Amelia Saunders, 3, was diagnosed with leukemia in July and received 11 blood transfusions that month. Her parents said she’ll likely need more blood again in November with the next round of chemotherapy.

Blood donation: ‘It’s life’ — Parents of N.L. toddler with leukemia thank blood donors

Updated a day ago

You can become addicted to having your mind numbed on a regular basis by CNN.

Janice Wells: Watching a train wreck syndrome

Published Oct 13, 2018 at 5 a.m.

Premier Dwight Ball, right, was the guest of honour at the Queen Esthers' Generation Canada First Anniversary Dinner held at the Corner Brook Civic Centre on Saturday. This is a movement with its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. The Founder and President is Pastor Esther Obasi-ike. The Canada Chapter was officially launched in Corner Brook on Nov. 25, 2017 and the current coordinator is Grenfell professor Roselyne Okech, left.

Premier Dwight Ball guest of honour at Queen Esthers' Generation Canada First Anniversary Dinner

Updated Oct 14, 2018 at 10:25 p.m.

Behind the silver spots of the European starling lies an intelligent and successful bird.

Bruce Mactavish: The busy starling

Published Oct 13, 2018 at 5 a.m.

Opinion

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Editorial: Money talks?

Updated 16 hours ago

A map showing the planned changes for Rawlins Cross.

Cheers & Jeers

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No privacy legislation currently exists to protect private information gathered on Canadian voters. —

Editorial: Privacy, to a point

Published Oct 13, 2018 at 6 a.m.

The Maritime Link began transmitting electricity from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland Tuesday.

Russell Wangersky: The missing link

Published Oct 13, 2018 at 6 a.m.

Community

Today: Claire’s Community 6th Annual Craft & Shopping Event — The annual craft and shopping event runs today and tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Fairfield Inn & Suites. Admission by donation. Accessible venue. Claire is an amazing eight-year-old who lives with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and autism. She recently became the 2018 Wish Child and is in the process of planning her wish.

Go Guide: Things to do in and around St. John's, Oct. 13-14

Published Oct 13, 2018 at 5 a.m.

Chenille Rich and her father Gabe.

Natuashish youth representing Canada in El Salvador

Published Oct 03, 2018 at 10:02 a.m.

From left: Reg Winsor, executive director for ArtsNL looks on as David Kerr, winner of the 2018 Equinor ArtsSmarts Scholarship shakes hands with Ms. Unni Fjaer, the vice-president for Statoil Canada.

ArtsNL and Equinor announce winner of 2018 Equinor ArtsSmarts Scholarship

Published Sep 30, 2018 at 8:55 p.m.

Wabush Mayor Ron Barron(left), Labrador City Mayor Wayne Button (centre), and Labrador West Chamber of Commerce president Toby Leon talk about cannabis

Talking change

Published 11 hours ago

Recent Stories

Russell Edward MacLean is seen in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador in Corner Brook on Tuesday.

Port aux Basques man gets intermittent sentence for sexual assault of minor

Corner Brook lawyer Andrew May has been asked to determine if Colin Wheeler's court case should be declared a mistrial or if it should continue to proceed with sentencing him for assault with a weapon and mischief.

Supreme Court Justice Vikas Khaladkar asks for help to determine how to proceed with Colin Wheeler case

Devon Pardy poses for a picture inside his new HomeGrow Experts NL, an indoor gardening and hydroponics store in Corner Brook.

Corner Brook man saw business opportunity in cannabis legalization

Megan Kennedy, owner/operator of The Natural Vibe retail outlet at 306 Water St. in downtown St. John’s, was busy at work on Tuesday with her staff preparing for today’s legal selling of cannabis as of 12:01 a.m., when it became legal to sell and possess the drug. Kennedy displays a sign at her store on Tuesday afternoon depicting history in the making, when — due to Newfoundland’s time zone — she was set to become one of the first retailers in the country to sell cannabis products.

Newfoundland and Labrador residents don’t expect big change

Not somewhere I'd want to be! Brad Cleveland was fishing out of Advocate Harbour NS on the Three Grand Babies in the Bay of Fundy as the Weather Bomb raced towards Newfoundland Tuesday morning. A huge thank you to all the men and woman who put themselves out there each and every day. Be safe!

WEATHER U: The weather bomb has come and gone

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Man who spends summers in Bonne Bay fined for holding a resident big game licence

Nicole Ivany

GRENFELL MATTERS: Making people feel at home

Remzi Cej, director of the Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism with the provincial Department of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, speaks during Diversity Summit 2018 in Corner Brook Tuesday morning.

Newfoundland and Labrador should embrace its growing immigrant population, urges Diversity Summit 2018 speaker

Marijuana became legal to purchase and smoke on Oct. 17.

NICHOLAS MERCER: Legalization is an important first step

Samantha Walsh, Provincial Special Olympics Athlete of the Year, and Rosie Ryan, Provincial Special Olympics Coach of the Year, at the YMCA of Western Newfoundland Bay St. George.

Athlete of the Year Special Olympian Samantha Walsh dedicated to sports

Tweed CEO Bruce Linton (left) launched pot sales in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, at 12:01 a.m. Ian Power (right) and Nikki Rose were the first customers.

Cannabis history buds in St. John’s

An SUV that was involved in a traffic collision Tuesday night in the Goulds.

Collision sends two people to hospital, injuries not thought to be serious