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The author, after just assembling her ice cream snowman. Probably the fastest photo shoot ever — the race again melting ice cream is always a challenge. — Paul Pickett photo

ERIN SULLEY: Christmas entertaining, simplified

Brad Gushue has had success in big events in Newfoundland. He and his St. John’s rinkmates will be looking for more of the same as they compete in The National, a Grand lam of Curling event that begins tonight at the Conception Bay South Arena.

Brad Gushue knows he’ll feel at home in C.B.S.

Equalization Santa has delivered goodies for some provinces, and lumps of coal for others. —

EDITORIAL: Equalization inequality

Archbishop Martin Currie of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John’s will celebrate the 50th anniversary of his joining the priesthood this spring, having been ordained in Sheet Harbour, N.S., on May 12, 1968. Currie will turn 75 in December, and hopes to retire in Nova Scotia. He is shown here in his Archdiocese of St. John’s office on Wednesday, when he spoke to The Telegram about his 50 years in the clergy.

Martin Currie: Afterlife of an archbishop

Check out the lights from your area and around Atlantic Canada below! - 123RF photo

Newfoundland and Labrador 2018 Christmas Lights map

Cold temperatures and periods of snow persisted throughout Corner Brook on Friday as motorists needed a bit more time to travel about with snow-covered roads with slushy and icy sections making things a little tricky.

Long and stormy winter in store for Atlantic Canada

Top Restaurants in Canada says Raymonds is sophisticated but comfortable. Guests can enjoy exceptional cuisine at the bar or in the elegant dining room in downtown St. John’s. — Photo by Julia Pelish/Vacay.ca

POLL: What’s the best restaurant in St. John’s?

The spillway at the Muskrat Falls site in Labrador. — Telegram file

Muskrat Falls: fact and myth

Kevin Tobin's Editorial Cartoons

Man in St. John's court today facing charges including forcible ...

Shoplifting suspect in St. John’s court today

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$['<p>Rosie Mullaley/The Telegram</p>\n<p>Patricia Hynes-Coates of Conception Bay South was recently appointed president of MADD Canada, the first time a person from this province will have held the position.</p>']$

Hynes-Coates wins Liberal nod for Topsail-Paradise byelection

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Transportation and Works Minister Steve Crocker speaks with reporters Thursday outside the House of Assembly.

Ches Crosbie calls for investigation into Steve Crocker

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Former Nalcor Energy president and CEO Ed Martin at the Muskrat Falls Inquiry on Thursday.

‘Frustrating’ to see negativity, Ed Martin tells Muskrat Falls Inquiry

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Man in St. John's court today facing charges including forcible confinement, vehicle theft

The Telegram
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St. John’s, N.L. — Reports of an intoxicated man shortly before 11 p.m. Friday resulted in his arrest in connection with a more serious series of incidents that occurred earlier including forcible confinement and vehicle theft. When ...

Curtis French is an assistant professor in genetics at Memorial University and one of the few researchers at the university doing germline editing – the kind of gene editing completed by the researcher in China – except French does his research on zebrafish rather than humans.

Human gene editing not on Newfoundland and Labrador's near horizon

Juanita Mercer
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Scientists around the world are alarmed after a Chinese scientist announced last month he’d created the world’s first gene-edited babies. He Jiankui’s claims have shocked scientists in this province, too – and it’s ...

The Association for New Canadians in St. John’s held its annual Christmas dinner Thursday. — Glen Whiffen/The Telegram

Newcomers to Newfoundland enjoy special Christmas dinner

Glen Whiffen
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As much as the snow and cold weather was new to many of the about 150 newcomers to Canada who took in the Association for New Canadians Christmas dinner in St. John’s Thursday, so is the idea and Canadian traditions of Christmas. The ...

A Royal Newfoundland Constabulary cruiser. — Telegram file

Woman charged with drug-impaired driving after Mount Pearl accident

The Telegram
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Mount Pearl, N.L. — The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary responded to a call of a single vehicle collision in Mount Pearl around 8:30 a.m. Friday in which a car had been driven off the road into a snowbank. After investigation a ...

Man in St. John’s court today charged with overnight assault

The Telegram
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St. John’s N.L. — A 39-year-old man was arrested shortly after 2 o’clock this morning after police were called to a centre city service station. The suspect was been charged after reports he assaulted a clerk at the station. He ...

Newfoundland and Labrador Auditor General Julia Mullaley presented her report on the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, to the House of Assembly on Friday morning.

Newfoundland and Labrador's fiscal future faces big risk

David Maher
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The total debt of Newfoundland and Labrador has hit its all-time high: $14.7 billion and growing. On Friday, auditor general Julia Mullaley released the audited financial statements of the province. Mullaley says revenue is not the problem for ...

Ryan Farrell, 31, represented himself in provincial court Wednesday on charges of assault with a weapon, uttering threats, mischief and breaching court orders in connection with an altercation with his landlord a month ago. Farrell told the judge, “I think I’ll go to law school once I get pardoned."

Frustrated suspect put on mute by St. John's judge

Tara Bradbury
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Ryan Farrell was back in a St. John’s courtroom by video link from prison Friday morning, interrupting proceedings, demanding to represent himself and attempting to yell directly at the complainant in his case to the point where she ran out of ...

A school bus with its stop sign out and lights flashing.

Judge dismisses application for acquittal in N.L. unlawful school bus certificate case

Tara Bradbury
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A provincial court judge has turned down an application for an acquittal from a mechanic charged in connection with unlawful school bus inspection certificates. Randall O’Reilly, owner and operator of O’Reilly’s Service Station ...

ASK THE PEOPLE: What did you think of Corner Brook's budget?

The Telegram
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The City of Corner Brook delivered its 2019 budget earlier this week. Total spending in this year’s budget has increased by 1.98 per cent and the residential mil rate increased from 0.75 mils to 8.25 mils for an overall net increase of 4.33 per ...

Stella Michel of Corner Brook learned from her parents the importance of being willing to help others. She does her part in the community and loves being able to help those who find themselves in a situation where they could use a friend.

Corner Brook woman says her family showed her how to make a difference in people’s lives

David Kearsey
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When Stella Michel was in Grade 12 she moved out of her family home to live with her aunt, who treated her amazingly when she didn’t have to do so. It gave her a sense of how people can make a difference in other people’s lives without ...