The Telegram

Last week CUPE Newfoundland and Labrador participated in Phase 2 of a comprehensive review of the province’s automobile insurance system that has been undertaken by the provincial Public Utilities Board. In our submissions, we argue that ...

I think that the Springdale town council, perhaps especially in the person of the mayor as casting a deciding vote, was not only within its rights but acted quite rightly in deciding not to have a crosswalk painted in the colours of a rainbow as ...

In Newfoundland and Labrador, we are caught in time of uncertainty: spring is not arriving, the unemployment rate is not decreasing, and students are not being prioritized. The recent federal and provincial budgets, which should have been filled with ...

I would like to take a moment to respond to the false statements, and misguided views, that were presented in Robert Sheppard’s most recent letter to the editor on April 17 entitled “Catch and release: inflicting pain for pleasure and ...

Why is it that “full standing” at the Muskrat Falls Commission of Inquiry seems to mean one thing for Ed Martin and something altogether different for the Muskrat Falls Concerned Citizens Coalition — the people’s voice? On ...

The possibility of our salmon rivers winding up like those in the Maritimes has everyone squabbling. There’s lots of name calling and “fake news.” Neville Crabbe, of New Brunswick’s Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF), ...

Let me start my commentary by acknowledging upfront that I voted in favor of sanctioning the Muskrat Falls project.  I did so in good faith, based on the information provided to me at the time by those who I trusted and felt to have all of the ...

As stated by the late Alex Hickman, “the ocean is the backbone of our existence.” My Ancestors the Rices, Parsons and Bartletts came from England to this Province of N.L. many years ago to make a living from the ocean and did so for ...

Earlier this week I attended the DFO Groundfish advisory meeting together with various industry stakeholders. The meeting was designed to consider the latest DFO science on various groundfish, including northern cod, and to discuss various proposals ...

When you hear “isolated provinces” you can assume I am talking about Newfoundland and Labrador, but what’s the other? Prince Edward Island, or maybe Nova Scotia? No, I am talking about Alberta. Isolation comes in many forms, and ...