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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.

Flirting with fans in Victorian Newfoundland

GUEST COLUMN: Flying with clipped wings

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.

Vaping among Newfoundland and Labrador teens an ‘epidemic,’ expert says

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

EDITORIAL: Liberal sleight of hand

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

Who’s running in Newfoundland and Labrador's 2019 general election?

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

ASHLEY FITZPATRICK: On deaths in Newfoundland and Labrador prisons

Living

Bare branches, cold temperatures and a sun part-veiled by a winter sky. As the late R.A. Parsons has written, “A lovely day – a day that swiftly ends, and now the sun – the winter’s sun descends -” Photo taken in St. John’s late January 2019.

Paul Sparkes: Winter sun miscellany

Published Feb 18, 2019 at 6 a.m.

Academy reverses plans, will air all awards live at Oscars

Updated Feb 16, 2019 at 6:52 a.m.

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.

CONTEST: Win tickets to see Queen musical "We Will Rock You" in St. John's

Updated Feb 15, 2019 at 10 a.m.

By taking inventory in her own kitchen, the author determined she had a good foundation of spices to start making blends. – Paul Pickett photo

ERIN SULLEY: For everything, there is a seasoning.

Published Feb 09, 2019 at 6 a.m.

Homes

Your first step to free up lost space is to discard and donate items you no longer need or want. - Getty Images/iStockphoto

Live in a tight space? Try these tips to maximize spatial efficiency

Updated Feb 13, 2019 at 9:35 a.m.

Don’t put away everything. It will make your space look sterile and very empty.

STAGE HAND: Set the stage for a sale

Updated Feb 08, 2019 at 10:16 a.m.

Heather loves her new oversized, ultra-colourful artwork for the wall of her home office.

MY HANDMADE HOME: Step-by-step to create oversized fabric wall art

Updated Feb 08, 2019 at 10:16 a.m.

Wallpaper is still a hot commodity, and if you’re thinking of decorating some walls with, pick a pattern that’s simple and light. If the paper is too bold or dark, the room will look even smaller. - Getty Images/iStockphoto

Growth Spurt: how to make a small room look bigger

Updated Feb 08, 2019 at 9:59 a.m.

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Dean Strangemore of St. Anthony initiated the Save Our Hospital Action Committee, a Facebook group allowing locals to express concerns about and advocate for better services at Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital.

Action committee to fight for services at St. Anthony hospital

Canada Basketball - Kyle Wiltjer, shown in this file photo, has followed in the footsteps of his father, Greg Wiltjer, on Canada’s national senior men’s basketball team. Greg Wiltjer played for Canada in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Canadians answering the hoops call

Rugby

Locals get the call to start against Portugal

The provincial government erected a new sign recently next to land earmarked for a new school to replace Coley's Point Primary.

Contract awarded to replace Coley’s Point Primary in Bay Roberts

Newfoundland and Labrador skip Kelli Sharpe calls out to her sweepers during their game against Jennifer Jones and Team Canada Wednesday at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Sydney, N.S. Sharpe lost 8-4 to Jones to finish the event at 1-5.

Sharpe team closes out Scotties at 1-5

RCMP.

Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP take man into custody after lengthy negotiations

The snowshoe workshop in the ACMS Learning Commons.

Embracing tradition: Hopedale students learn the art of making snowshoes, share new skills with others

Some of the wooden ornaments 13-year-old Gabe Flynn of Labrador City made and sold in 2018 as a fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House

Labrador City youth raises money for Ronald McDonald House

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