The Telegram

After salmon angling his whole adult life and even back during his teen years, Tony Pottle is somewhat conflicted about the practice of catch and release fishing. As a licensed guide who owns Tug O’War Guiding Fishing Adventures, he said ...

While one group can agree with the approach the Department of Fisheries and Oceans has taken in closing the recreational salmon fishery to retention angling on the island portion of the province, another is gearing up to fight. John McCarthy is ...

Mayor Peter Fenwick said a backyard composting strategy in his town is making a big dent in garbage being sent to the landfill. It was in early June the town of Cape St. George took delivery of 200 backyard composting bins as part of its waste ...

As Sen. Kim Pate exited Her Majesty’s Penitentiary on Thursday afternoon, a young man caught her eye. The man had been released from the prison at 9:30 a.m. He carried a small bag with a few personal belongings and a taxi chit he’d ...

When Mandy Crane slipped Thursday morning on the Bell Island ferry and hit her head, it was a fear realized for Mandy and her parents, Henry and Kay Crane, after a new rule came into effect a year ago that stated passengers were not allowed to remain ...

More space is needed in the province’s adult correctional institutions, not just Her Majesty’s Penitentiary (HMP) in St. John’s. On March 28, there was a meeting at the House of Assembly, with provincial politicians and Justice ...

Changes made to the province’s Highway Traffic Act in late 2017, including new penalties for driving at excessive speeds, came into effect on June 7. On Thursday, RCMP in Happy Valley-Goose Bay reported a 35-year-old woman caught driving 115 ...

When the price of milk in Newfoundland and Labrador increased by 50 cents several years ago, Lisa McBride’s husband, Steve, joked that they should get a cow. After some research, the couple, who were living in St. John’s at the time, ...

A court case that started six years ago will likely move into its seventh year now that a Corner Brook judge has dismissed an application for a directed verdict. Twenty-eight charges were laid against four defendants — Woody Point fish plant ...

After Friday, all salmon rivers on the island part of the province will be closed to retention angling for the remainder of the season due to low counts following an in-season stock review. Catch-and-release angling will continue to be permitted, ...