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City of St. John's mayor Danny Breen (centre) is flanked by Basketball Canada CEO and President Glen Grunwald and Judy Byrne, executive director of Newfoundland and Labrador Basketball Association, following an announcement that St. John's will play host to two FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Americas Qualifiers this coming February. The games feature Canada's national squad taking on those from Chile and Venezuela.

CONTEST: Win tickets to FIBA World Cup qualifiers in St. John’s

Maureen Peters, curator of history at The Rooms, holds a bustle pad while discussing how seduction and flirtation practices changed over the years in Newfoundland from the late 1700s into the 1800s.

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TaDa Events presents "We Will Rock You", a musical by Queen and Ben Elton, March 8-10 and 14-17 at the Arts and Culture Centre in St. John's.

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Vaping, using electronic cigarettes and flavoured liquid vape juice, is growing in popularity in this province. Some people worry about the increasing numbers of teens vaping, while others are just happy to have it available as a tool to quit smoking. Matt Goodman, an employee of Avalon Vapor, demonstrates vaping.

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The Liberal Party of Canada seems to have returned to its traditional modus operandi. —

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There will likely be many familiar faces seated in the chairs of the House of Assembly after the next provincial general election.

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Her Majesty's Penitentiary in St. John's. — Glen Whiffen/The Telegram

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We asked Atlantic Canadians their thoughts on legal cannabis

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Updated: Jan 24 at 3:43 p.m.

How will legal cannabis change our society? — How will legal cannabis change our society? - Ken Simmons

Ahead of Oct. 17, our journalists asked Atlantic Canadians how they think cannabis legalization will change our society. Take a look at what they had to say below and tell us what you think at cannabis@saltwire.com.

Read the full report: CLEARING THE AIR: Taking Atlantic Canada's pot pulse

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