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Watercolour on ivory miniature Portrait of Demasduit (Mary March), by Lady Henrietta Hamilton, 1819 - Library and Archives Canada

BRIAN JONES: Visit Newfoundland, see our Beothuk bones

Bay Roberts native Dawson Mercer (19), shown in a recent game against the Sherbrooke Phoenix, is having a solid season with the QMJHL’s Drummondville Voltigeurs, with 49 points in 43 games.

NEWFOUNDLANDERS AWAY: Dawson Mercer's time will come

Leanne Osmond, who is originally from Paradise, has found a successful career as an online voice-over artist. — Submitted photo

Paradise native has found her voice

Sentencing for convicted criminals doesn’t always pan out the way the public thinks it should. But there are rules to follow. File photo

Crime and time in Newfoundland and Labrador: Here’s how courts arrive ...

I couldn't find a submitted photo of big snowflakes, but I remembered I had this one on my phone. A few of my favourite things: big puffy snowflakes, my Habs gear and skating on the Oval in Halifax, N.S.

GRANDMA SAYS: Size does matter

Scene from the Gilette ad campaign, #TheBestMenCanBe. —

PAM FRAMPTON: Let’s hear from men

Adult adoption not difficult in Newfoundland and Labrador, man says

The City of St. John’s has been dumping snow into St. John’s harbour for years, despite it being in violation of federal rules regarding pollution prevention in fish-bearing waters.

Dumping snow in St. John’s harbour violates federal law, but ...

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Employees of KP Harvey Construction and Sobeys on Kelsey Drive were busy doing repair work Monday morning after an early morning automatic teller machine heist at the supermarket in which a thief, or thieves, used a piece of heavy equipment to break through the front of the store and steal an ATM.

‘Master keys’ possible link to St. John's region backhoe break-ins

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Sherry Colford is the new chief of the St. John's Regional Fire Department.

SJRFD announce new platoon chiefs

Published 11 hours ago

Councillors Hope Jamieson and Deanne Stapleton voted against rezoning a section of Logy Bay Road to allow for a four-unit dwelling.

St. John's city council approves Logy Bay Road rezoning

Published Jan 21, 2019 at 8:51 p.m.

City of St. John’s Deputy Mayor Sheilagh O’Leary led the Monday evening council meeting this week. O’Leary said Mayor Danny Breen was off sick with a seasonal flu.

St. John's city council approves bid to clean litter from downtown streets

Published Jan 21, 2019 at 8:58 p.m.

With a lot of snow down in the St. John’s metro area, snowclearing crews are working around the clock to get streets and sidewalks opened up again. Crews also have to make sure the 3,200 fire hydrants in the city are clear in the event one is needed by firefighters. Monday morning, City of St. John’s environmental services operator employee Paul Winsor was shovelling out a fire hydrant on Cumberland Crescent. Because of the number of hydrants that must be cleared, the city and the St. John’s Regional Fire Department are hoping residents can lend a hand — when possible — and clear out a hydrant near their residences.

Clearing hydrants of snow, ice a full-time job

Published Jan 21, 2019 at 4:20 p.m.

While the City of St. John’s says it can’t afford to not break federal environmental laws forbidding the dumping of snow removed from street-clearing operations into its harbour, the City of Corner Brook says it does not deposit snow removed through municipal operations into the Humber Arm. Rather, Corner Brook piles snow in various open spaces near where the snow is being moved from, like this area near the intersection of Grenfell Drive and Elizabeth Street.

PHOTO: Snow clearing in Corner Brook stays within federal environmental regulations

Gary Kean
Published 1 hour ago

While the City of St. John’s says it can’t afford to not break federal environmental laws forbidding the dumping of snow removed from street-clearing operations into its harbour, the City of Corner Brook says it does not deposit snow ...

A screenshot of Ben Dunphy's Facebook post.

Facebook post by Stephenville man on eyelashes in takeout bag gets lots of attention

Frank Gale
Updated 2 hours ago

After posting on Facebook about an incident in which he found fake eyelashes in a meal from Mary Brown’s in Stephenville on Friday, Ben Dunphy says he’s now satisfied with apologies made. He said in the post, that evening he went to ...

Philip Butler (right) and his lawyer, Tim O'Brien, in provincial court in St. John's Wednesday.

Victim describes bloody assault

Tara Bradbury
Published 2 hours ago

As Philip Butler's trial for an alleged home invasion got underway Wednesday, his lawyer implied that Butler's brother - whom Butler is accused of murdering a month later - had been involved as well. The alleged incident happened in April ...

Second alleged heavy equipment bank robber released from jail

The Telegram
Published 3 hours ago

The second of two men charged with breaking into a bank with the use of heavy equipment has been released from custody on bail. Cory Quilty, 41, was freed after a bail hearing Wednesday morning and will make his next court appearance Feb. 28, the ...

Gathering Place guest Mike Ince (right), a native of Toronto — who has lived from west to east across Canada in his 58 years — is thankful for the support provided by The Gathering Place on Military Road in St. John’s and credits the centre for helping him to begin to turn his life around. On Wednesday, Ince spoke glowingly about The Gathering Place. He’s shown here chatting to case worker Kyle Langille at The Gathering Place.

Mike Ince says The Gathering Place is the reason he pulls himself out of bed in the morning

Glen Whiffen
Published 3 hours ago

Looking into Mike Ince’s eyes while he tells you about his life, you have no trouble seeing into his struggle. The tough childhood, living on the cold streets of Toronto, incarceration, and addictions to drugs and alcohol. The deaths of ...

Industry ponders rate mitigation options

David Maher
Published 3 hours ago

Major industry players are showing their nerves as the question of rate mitigation continues at the Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities (PUB). A letter was delivered to the PUB on Jan. 18 outlining the concerns of Corner Brook Pulp and ...

Sentencing for pot trafficking postponed

Tara Bradbury
Published 3 hours ago

A man convicted of a marijuana trafficking charge last March will wait some more to learn his sentence, as the court adjusts to changes brought on by the legalization of the drug. Stephen Parsley was due to be sentenced in provincial court in St. ...

Newfoundland man convicted of 1994 murder in B.C. granted bail

Barb Sweet
The Canadian Press
Updated 7 hours ago

Newfoundlander Wade Skiffington was granted bail Wednesday in Vancouver, B.C., in the 1994 murder of his common-law wife, Wanda Martin, but her parents say it doesn’t mean anything for what they believe is his guilt. “We are obviously ...

FFAW president Keith Sullivan (left) and FISH-NL president Ryan Cleary.

UPDATED: Supreme Court dismisses FFAW-Unifor appeal of FISH-NL union status

Juanita Mercer
Updated 8 hours ago

The province’s Supreme Court has dismissed the Fish, Food and Allied Workers-Unifor (FFAW-Unifor) appeal of the Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador’s (FISH-NL) status as a properly constituted ...

The story of a person who died in a vehicle fire in a wooded area near Deer Lake is another example of tragedy dotting the early part of our list. RCMP were alerted to the blaze in July.

RCMP, RNC issue warnings about counterfeit $100 bill

The Telegram
Updated 9 hours ago

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary and Whitbourne RCMP both issued warnings Wednesday about counterfeit $100 bills. The RNC’s economic crime unit issued a public advisory regarding counterfeit Canadian and United States of America $100 ...