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Inmate at Clarenville women's prison dies early Saturday morning

Workers with Trident Construction were hard at work Saturday installing sixteen concrete beams for the new Team Gushue highway overpass at Topsail Road. Work began early Saturday.

Bulky beams briskly bridge busy boulevard

David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data in Ottawa, spoke at the Newfoundland and Labrador Construction Safety Association’s annual health and safety conference on Thursday. His topic was “Training Millennials,” about how employers and managers can better understand and engage with this technology-savvy, mobile-device-addicted generation.

N.L. employees may need ‘device break’

The Landwash Brewery team consists of (from left) Jennifer Defreyne, Chris Conway and Christina Coady. Construction of the Mount Pearl-based microbrewery, taproom and retail store began this week, and plans are for the first beers to be poured by late this year. — Photo by Alick Tsui

The pursuit of hoppy-ness in Mount Pearl

Marijuana legalization by the federal government could be weeks away, and the provincial government is ready and waiting, Justice Minister Andrew Parsons says.

How will they roll? N.L. government's pot plans still hazy

Public Utilities Board consumer advocate Dennis Browne says there needs to be an inquiry into Muskrat Falls, and the PUB needs to be responsible for devising a rate-mitigation scheme.

N.L.'s PUB completes auto insurance study

The provincial ferry MV Earl Winsor.

Newfoundland and Labrador government done with MV Earl Winsor

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

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Sports

St. John’s Edge shooting guard Carl English considers his next move while being guarded by Garrett Williamson of the London Lightning during Game 4 of their National Basketball League of Canada divisional semifinal at Mile One Centre. The Edge won 123-110 leaving the best-of-seven series at 2-2 heading into a rematch Thursday night at Mile One. — St. John’s Edge photo/Jeff Parsons

St. John's Edge get even with Lightning

Updated 7 hours ago

Justin Pender

Athlete of the Week

Published Apr 20, 2018 at 8 p.m.

St. John's Junior Hockey League hands out hardware

Updated Apr 20, 2018 at 12:17 a.m.

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Katelyn Osmond acknowledges the crowd at the Corner Brook Civic Centre on Saturday night during the Silver Blades Figure Skating Club's annual ice show.

Kaetlyn Osmond says Marystown will always be home no matter where skating takes her

Updated 10 hours ago

Hockey

St. John's Junior Hockey League hands out hardware

Updated Apr 20, 2018 at 12:17 a.m.

Stephen Simms will be wearing his jersey from the 2008 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League all-star game in honour of the victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.

Newfoundlander who once played in Saskatchewan junior league will be among those wearing their sorrow

Updated Apr 12, 2018 at 12:30 a.m.

The East Coast Senior Hockey League players are sharpening their skates for a new season.

U16 players will have scouts’ eyes

Published Apr 13, 2018 at 8 p.m.

These may be first-round predictions in April, but one of our playoff prognosticators — Telegram Sports Editor Robin Short — is already suggesting the Nashville Predators (shown above), will celebrate a Stanley Cup championship in June. Meanwhile, Kenn Oliver believes the Pittsburgh Penguins will three-peat. — Associated Press file photo/Mark Humphrey

An annual high-dive act: The Tely's fearless playoff predictions

Updated Apr 10, 2018 at 10:40 p.m.

Baseball

Baseball on the Pitchers Mound Close Up with room for copy

Another Shammies’ season sweep at St. Pat’s: Green and Gold take intermediate crown

Updated Oct 12, 2017 at 2:43 p.m.

Holy Cross, Shamrocks poised to move on in intermediate baseball

Updated Sep 30, 2017 at 6:37 a.m.

Vikes grab lead; Shammies advance in senior baseball

Updated Sep 30, 2017 at 6:37 a.m.

Whiffen shines for Knights; Shammies take 2-0 lead

Updated Sep 30, 2017 at 6:37 a.m.

Soccer

Sean Ray

Memorial Sea-Hawks men’s soccer team adding English standout

Published Apr 17, 2018 at 12:42 a.m.

Cape Breton Capers soccer players (from left) Tamara Brown, Robyn Novorolsky and St. John’s native Alyssa Armstrong play around with a soccer ball in Sydney, N.S., on Monday. The Atlantic University Sport champion Capers compete in the national soccer championships in Manitoba later this week. — Photo by the Cape Breton Post

St. John’s midfielder looks for national gold with Capers

Updated Nov 07, 2017 at 10:45 p.m.

Graduating Sea-Hawks among those earning lates NLSA athlete of the month honours

Updated Nov 06, 2017 at 10:27 p.m.

Padraig Dawe (33) of the Memorial Sea-Hawks goes up to the basket as teammate Davion Parnsalu (5) and Brett Speedy (4) and Jerome Mugambi (10) of the Acadia Axemen look on during their AUS men’s basketball game in Wolfville, N.S.

Nova Scotia proves tough on Sea-Hawks

Published Nov 05, 2017 at 11:08 p.m.

Football

Steven Sullivan, 9, poses with the Grey Cup and a Newfoundland and Labrador flag signed by all Members of the House of Assemby Thursday at the Confederation Building in St. John's. Steven was special guest of the CFL champion Ottawa RedBlacks, who brought the cup to the provincial seat of government.

A banner day with a silver lining

Updated Sep 30, 2017 at 6:38 a.m.

Carolina Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart leads his group in drills during practice in preparation for the Super Bowl 50 football game Thursday Feb. 4, 2016 in San Jose, Calif.

SUPER BOWL: Profiles of key players

Updated Sep 30, 2017 at 6:38 a.m.

Pro football players Akeem Foster (left) of the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos and Luke Willson (right) of the National Football League’s Seattle SeaHawks were in St. John’s this weekend lending their expertise to the first-ever Football Newfoundland and Labrador annual clinic at the Techniplex in Pleasantville. Here, they are shown with Jessica MacDonald, 9, and Ben Basha, 14, in a passing drill. MacDonald was the only girl at the camp.

Local football group scores touchdown

Updated Sep 30, 2017 at 6:38 a.m.

Learning from champions

Updated Sep 30, 2017 at 6:38 a.m.

Golf

What already had been a successful golf season got a little better for Andrew Bruce Monday with a first-place finish in the Tely Tour Championship at Twin Rivers course.

Bruce makes the most of a walk in the park

Updated Sep 30, 2017 at 6:38 a.m.

Pelley-MacHardy wins sixth straight Tely Tour title

Updated Sep 30, 2017 at 6:38 a.m.

Jack Pelley-MacHardy and Blomidon golf pro Wayne Allen.

Bantam golfer was at his best at Blomidon

Updated Sep 30, 2017 at 6:38 a.m.

Tely Junior Tour begins west coast swing in Stephenville

Updated Sep 30, 2017 at 6:38 a.m.

Curling

Brad Gushue (shown in action against Kevin Koe earlier in the week) and his St. John’s team went 5-2 overall at the Players Championship, losing to Niklas Edin in the semifinals.

Even when they lose, Brad Gushue and teammates can be winners

Published Apr 15, 2018 at 10:53 p.m.

Brad Gushue calls out to his sweepers during a game against Sweden at the 2018 world men's curling championship Friday in Las Vegas.

Gushue loses second straight; fails to secure semifinal bye

Updated Apr 06, 2018 at 8:09 p.m.

Mark Nichols, Brad Gushue and Brett Gallant celebrate their world championship victory in Edmonton last year. After back-to-back Tim Hortons Brier titles, and the favourites for a second straight world championship, there was no reason for this team to break up now. They are all in for another four-year Olympic quadrennial.

ROBIN SHORT: Curlers all aboard on Gushue’s train

Published Mar 30, 2018 at 8 p.m.

Members of Team Canada (from left), Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant and Geoff Walker acknowledge the fans in the stands after winning the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier Sunday in Regina. Gushue and his teammates on the St. John’s rink say they will remain together for another four years in order to make another run at an Olympic berth. — Canadian Press photo/Andrew Vaughan

Plenty of lineup changes on elite curling rinks, but Team Gushue staying together

Updated Mar 15, 2018 at 11 a.m.

Other-Sports

Audley Stephenson

No discipline results from Mile One fans' complaints about Lightning language

Updated 7 hours ago

Kaetlyn Osmond smiles and waves as she arrives at St. Gabriel’s Hall at the conclusion of Saturday’s parade in her honour. - Paul Herridge

Kaetlyn Osmond was born to skate, she worked to win

Updated Apr 20, 2018 at 10:37 a.m.

Carl English says teams have concentrated on physical play against the St. John's Edge over the latter part of the National Basketball League of Canada season and into the playoffs. It certainly was that way in a gruelling 140-133 double overtime loss to the Lightning Tuesday in the opener of their Central Division final and English expects more of the same in a Game 2 rematch tonight in London. — St. John's Edge photo/Jeff Parsons

St. John's Edge need to be that much sharper tonight

Updated Apr 20, 2018 at 12:03 a.m.

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Katelyn Osmond acknowledges the crowd at the Corner Brook Civic Centre on Saturday night during the Silver Blades Figure Skating Club's annual ice show.

Kaetlyn Osmond says Marystown will always be home no matter where skating takes her

Updated 10 hours ago

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