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City of St. John's mayor Danny Breen (centre) is flanked by Basketball Canada CEO and President Glen Grunwald and Judy Byrne, executive director of Newfoundland and Labrador Basketball Association, following an announcement that St. John's will play host to two FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Americas Qualifiers this coming February. The games feature Canada's national squad taking on those from Chile and Venezuela.

CONTEST: Win tickets to FIBA World Cup qualifiers in St. John’s

Maureen Peters, curator of history at The Rooms, holds a bustle pad while discussing how seduction and flirtation practices changed over the years in Newfoundland from the late 1700s into the 1800s.

Flirting with fans in Victorian Newfoundland

GUEST COLUMN: Flying with clipped wings

TaDa Events presents "We Will Rock You", a musical by Queen and Ben Elton, March 8-10 and 14-17 at the Arts and Culture Centre in St. John's.

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Vaping, using electronic cigarettes and flavoured liquid vape juice, is growing in popularity in this province. Some people worry about the increasing numbers of teens vaping, while others are just happy to have it available as a tool to quit smoking. Matt Goodman, an employee of Avalon Vapor, demonstrates vaping.

Vaping among Newfoundland and Labrador teens an ‘epidemic,’ expert says

The Liberal Party of Canada seems to have returned to its traditional modus operandi. —

EDITORIAL: Liberal sleight of hand

There will likely be many familiar faces seated in the chairs of the House of Assembly after the next provincial general election.

Who’s running in Newfoundland and Labrador's 2019 general election?

Her Majesty's Penitentiary in St. John's. — Glen Whiffen/The Telegram

ASHLEY FITZPATRICK: On deaths in Newfoundland and Labrador prisons

Sports

Canada Basketball - Kyle Wiltjer, shown in this file photo, has followed in the footsteps of his father, Greg Wiltjer, on Canada’s national senior men’s basketball team. Greg Wiltjer played for Canada in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Canadians answering the hoops call

Updated 3 hours ago

The Newfoundland Growlers

Newfoundland Growlers' Appalachian tour wasn't in the original plans

Published a day ago

Newfoundland and Labrador skip Kelli Sharpe, left, and vice skip Stephanie Guzzwell discuss their shot at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts Sunday in Sydney, N.S. Sharpe, Guzzwell, Beth Hamilton and Carrie Vautour improved to 1-1 Sunday with a 12-4 win over Nicole Baldwin and her team from the Yukon Territory. The Newfoundland and Labrador team from the Remax Centre (St. John’s Curling Club) had a rough start with a 13-4 loss to Prince Edward Island’s Suzanne Birt Saturday. Sharpe plays the Northwest Territories this morning, and Alberta’s Casey Scheidegger, the wild card winner, tonight. Sharpe actually curled with the Northwest Territories and skip Kerry Koe in three Scotties.

Sharpe could laugh about curling 'brain-dead moment'

Updated Feb 17, 2019 at 9 p.m.

The Holy Heart of Mary Highlanders beat the Gonzaga Vikings 89-41 Sunday to win the Hall of Fame Cup. Members of the winning team are, from left, first row: Devon Tobin, Caleb d’Entremont; second row: assistant coach Dave d’Entremont, Hunter McGrath, Eli Brown, Ben Chislett, Josh Reimer, J.P. Agbesse, Dafydd Banfield, Dem Lam, Liai Tong, Michael Burt, Curtis Corrigan, Nic Meaney, Innocent Ndaitouroum and coach David Banfield.

Hall of Fame Cup repeat for Highlanders; Warriors regain crown

Updated Feb 17, 2019 at 9:10 p.m.

Hockey

The Newfoundland Growlers

Newfoundland Growlers' Appalachian tour wasn't in the original plans

Published a day ago

Defenceman Sam Jardine (right) made his Newfoundland Growlers debut at Mile One Centre last weekend against the Fort Wayne Komets, including his numerical counterpart, Marc-Oliver Roy (left).

Jardine’s taken a long, twisted route from Toronto to St. John’s and Newfoundland Growlers

Updated Feb 13, 2019 at 9:15 a.m.

Allex Newhook (right), shown in preliminary-round action against the Czech Republic, had four assists in six games for Team Canada West at the World Junior A Hockey Challenge. — Matthew Murnaghan/Hockey Canada Images

NHL Central Scouting has Newfoundland's Alex Newhook 16th among North American skaters

Updated Jan 21, 2019 at 10:51 p.m.

['NLMMHL']

Major midget hockey: Osprey crown the Kings twice

Published Jan 20, 2019 at 10:47 p.m.

Baseball

Terry and Diane Hart pose outside the famous facade of Chicago’s Wrigley Field. The Harts, along with Roger and Mary Ann Grimes, just completed a tour of all 30 Major League Baseball parks, an adventure that started six years ago.

Take me out to ball game … again and again

Updated Sep 14, 2018 at 8 p.m.

Even posing for a photo in the snow in his yard on Dec. 4, Rob Myrden is all smiles with a ball and glove in his hands.

Coach Rob Myrden passes on his enthusiasm for baseball to players of all ages

Updated Dec 23, 2018 at 7:05 p.m.

The Corner Brook Baseball Association is excited to see the next step in replacing the aging clubhouse at Jubilee Field.

Corner Brook budget announcement has local baseball association looking forward

Updated Dec 11, 2018 at 7:50 p.m.

Gary White sits on the couch with his mutt Toby. White is putting faith in the health professionals as he begins his battle against cancer of the larynx. He’s going to take it one day at a time and not worry about it while he goes through radiation treatment in St. John’s.

Corner Brook’s Gary White taking battle with cancer one day at a time

Updated Dec 03, 2018 at 11:25 p.m.

Soccer

Kate Hickey (left) and Jennifer Bent (right) of the Memorial Sea-Hawks watch as Cameron Bruce (22) of the St. Francis Xavier University X-Men plays the ball during AUS women’s soccer action at King George V Park in St. John’s on Saturday. Taz Uddin

Memorial University women's soccer side secures playoff berth

Published Oct 29, 2018 at 6:58 a.m.

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St. John's under-13 boys claim bronze in Atlantic club championships

Published Sep 23, 2018 at 11:10 p.m.

Holy Cross Crusaders of St. John's finish fifth at Eastern Canadian masters championship

Published Sep 23, 2018 at 11:14 p.m.

Jaimie King (2) of the Memorial Sea-Hawks’ moves in for a tackle against Carly Connell of the University of Prince Edward Island Panthers during their Atlantic University Sport women’s soccer game Saturday at King George V Park in St. John’s. The game, the first of the 2018 AUS season for both teams, ended in a 1-1 draw. The Sea-Hawks and Panthers faced off again on Sunday afternoon, with Memorial winning 1-0. — Memorial Athletics photo/Taz Uddin

Memorial Sea-Hawks’ weren't pitch perfect on opening weekend, but they were undefeated

Updated Sep 10, 2018 at 7:14 a.m.

Football

Chris Foley should finally see his dream of tackle football on the west coast come to reality this summer.

Tackle football program for youth will be offered in Corner Brook

Updated Jan 22, 2019 at 11:25 p.m.

Jeff Hunt, left, presents the Ottawa Redblacks’ symbol of excellence, a “wood cookie” cut by chainsaw from the team’s touchdown log, to player Brad Sinopoli, who scored one of the Grey Cup touchdowns in this file photo.

Jeff Hunt bringing Grey Cup to Corner Brook as part of provincial tour

Updated Sep 30, 2017 at 7:32 a.m.

Leon Cantwell is huge supporter of the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs and has been ever since, as an elementary school student, his attention was grabbed by a magazine featuring quarterback Joe Montana — who ended his Hall of Fame career with the Chiefs — on the cover.

Leon Cantwell’s Chiefs obsession

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

Jeff Hunt, left, presents the Ottawa Redblacks’ symbol of excellence, a “wood cookie” cut by chainsaw from the team’s touchdown log, to player Brad Sinopoli, who scored one of the Grey Cup touchdowns.

Ottawa Redblacks president Jeff Hunt working on plan to bring Grey Cup to his native land

Updated Sep 30, 2017 at 7:32 a.m.

Golf

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Two high school golf titles for Michael Simms of St. John's; wins individual crown, helps Gonzaga to team championship

Published Sep 10, 2018 at 8:08 a.m.

Golfer Blair Bursey

Blair Bursey blisters Bally Haly

Published Jul 11, 2018 at 6:49 a.m.

Provincial amateur golf championships at Bally Haly

Published Jul 10, 2018 at 11:16 a.m.

Matt Bonnell makes a putt on the final hole on his way to winning the provincial junior men’s golf championship Wednesday at the Terra Nova Resort and Golf Community in Port Blandford. Lloyd Clarke, a Canadian veteran who served in Afghanistan, was the flagbearer on the 18th hole during the final round. — Golf NL/Facebook

From start to finish, Bonnell was the best at Newfoundland and Labrador junior golf championships

Updated Jul 05, 2018 at 9:40 a.m.

Curling

Newfoundland and Labrador second Beth Hamilton (left) and lead Michelle Jewer get ready to sweep a rock as they play Saskatchewan at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts at Centre 200 in Sydney, N.S. on Tuesday. — Canadian Press/Andrew Vaughan

Newfoundland and Labrador’s hopes hanging by the slimmest of threads at Scotties Tournament of Hearts

Updated 12 hours ago

Jeff Thomas

Old winners, new lineups at Newfoundland and Labrador men's curling championship

Updated Jan 29, 2019 at 6:28 a.m.

Middleton Curling Club is hosting the Provincial Masters.

Curling teams seventh, ninth at junior nationals

Updated Jan 27, 2019 at 9:20 p.m.

["The worlds' top junior curlers will be coming to Nova Scotia. "]

Newfoundland and Labrador remains in championship contention in Canadian junior men's curling

Published Jan 23, 2019 at 6:56 a.m.

Other Sports

St. John’s Edge guard Junior Cadougan (55), shown driving to the basket in an NBL Canada game against the Windsor Express at Mile One Centre last weekend, has averaged more than 19 points per outing for the Edge since Jan. 1. — St. John’s Edge photo/Jeff Parsons

He's mostly about points and assists, but Junior Cadougan of St. John's Edge has also had a big rebound

Published 12 hours ago

Memorial Sea-Hawks third-year forward Nathan Barker has emerged a force in the Atlantic University Sport basketball conference, leading all players in scoring.

ROBIN SHORT: Barker making lots of noise at MUN

Updated Feb 16, 2019 at 9:06 p.m.

Joel Anthony, seen here playing for the NBA’s Miami Heat, is a veteran of Canada’s national team program, having first suited up with the national senior side in 2006.

Canada has something to play for in St. John’s

Published Feb 15, 2019 at 8 p.m.

Allison Somers

Athlete of the Week: Allison Somers

Published Feb 15, 2019 at 8 p.m.

Recent Stories

Dean Strangemore of St. Anthony initiated the Save Our Hospital Action Committee, a Facebook group allowing locals to express concerns about and advocate for better services at Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital.

Action committee to fight for services at St. Anthony hospital

Canada Basketball - Kyle Wiltjer, shown in this file photo, has followed in the footsteps of his father, Greg Wiltjer, on Canada’s national senior men’s basketball team. Greg Wiltjer played for Canada in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Canadians answering the hoops call

Rugby

Locals get the call to start against Portugal

The provincial government erected a new sign recently next to land earmarked for a new school to replace Coley's Point Primary.

Contract awarded to replace Coley’s Point Primary in Bay Roberts

Newfoundland and Labrador skip Kelli Sharpe calls out to her sweepers during their game against Jennifer Jones and Team Canada Wednesday at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Sydney, N.S. Sharpe lost 8-4 to Jones to finish the event at 1-5.

Sharpe team closes out Scotties at 1-5

RCMP.

Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP take man into custody after lengthy negotiations

The snowshoe workshop in the ACMS Learning Commons.

Embracing tradition: Hopedale students learn the art of making snowshoes, share new skills with others

Some of the wooden ornaments 13-year-old Gabe Flynn of Labrador City made and sold in 2018 as a fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House

Labrador City youth raises money for Ronald McDonald House

Crude-by-rail shipments set new record in December despite lower price discounts

Canada rejects global ban on shipping recyclables as trash rots in Manila

'Worst ways to die:' Ottawa asks if cruelty should be weighed in wildlife toxins

SNC-Lavalin lawyers rushed to prosecutors before MPs knew of proposed law change