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Samantha Hicks is tired of waiting to find a permanent teaching position and is leaving Newfoundland and Labrador to teach in the Northwest Territories. - Contributed

'It’s the system': Why this Newfoundland teacher is packing her bags and bidding goodbye to the province

Samantha Hicks is passionate about teaching, but 10 years into her career and with no permanent position in sight, she’s made the difficult decision to leave this province to teach in the Northwest Territories. At 36 years old, Hicks doesn’t want to ...

Updated 2 hours ago |5 min read

Graffiti ticket part of 'vendetta' by City of St. John's against Danny Willliams, says former law partner

Updated 5 hours ago |4 min read

Photo of the former Breakwater Books building on 100 Water Street East in downtown St. John’s as seen here on Friday, January 6, 2023. The building was damaged in the major early morning fire at the former Williams Roboethan McKay Marshall law firm on Saturday morning, June 12, 2010. Completely destroyed in the fire, the law firm fronted onto Duckworth Street, while Breakwater building, behind the firm, has remained vacant ever since the multi-alarm fire. To go with story on the Breakwater Books building and the empty lot aside it, adjacent to the National War Memorial. -Photo by Joe Gibbons/The Telegram

Feds ask court to dismiss N.L. man's claim for compensation based on law that soon won't exist

Updated 1 hour ago |4 min read

Jack Whalen, 63, sits in a replica of the isolation cell he spent 730 days in as a youth in the former Whitbourne Boys' Home. He is lobbying the government to remove the statute of limitations on childhood physical abuse, and travelled from Ottawa to bring the replica cell to Confederation Building in St. John's June 12, 2023. TARA BRADBURY • THE TELEGRAM

'We lost everything': St. John's family of seven who lost home in fire last week still dealing with toll

Updated 5 hours ago |8 min read

Chris Carter's St. John's sexual assault trial postponed for medical issue

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Four people homeless following Mount Pearl house fire Wednseday afternoon

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Opinion

Another spring day in St. John’s. Cabot Tower looms out of the fog on a windy, wet Signal Hill, April 30, 2024. — Pam Frampton

PAM FRAMPTON: Wake me up when spring comes

“The day is cold, and dark, and dreary It rains, and the wind is never weary…” From “The Rainy Day” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The evergreens across the road have been rendered into shadowy versions of themselves by a bank of low fog that’s ...

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GWYNNE DYER: 'The second time as farce' – is history repeating itself?

Updated 3 hours ago |6 min read

Heinrich XIII (C), who goes under the title Prince Reuss of Greiz, is led by police officers to a police vehicle after arresting him while searching a house as part of a raid aginst so-called "Reich citizens". Nine alleged members of a far-right extremist group accused of plotting to overthrow the German government went on trial in Stuttgart April 29. - Boris Roessler/dpa via Reuters

COMMENTARY: Newfoundland and Labrador’s population is growing fast and homebuilding isn’t keeping up

Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read

Provincial and federal government officials announced the opening of eight new affordable housing units on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. (Jenna Head/ The Telegram)

LETTER: N.L. government isn't representing the interests of the people and nature with approval of hydrogen projects

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LETTER: Keels was featured in 'The King Tide,' but community has important history in N.L.

Updated a day ago |3 min read

LETTER: How a failed laser eye surgery changed my life

Updated Apr. 30, 2024 |3 min read

Business

Newfoundland Whiskey earned a "Best in Class" Double Gold Medal at the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. - Contributed

Newfoundland Whisky earns 'Best in Class' distinction at 2024 spirit competition

The best whisky in the world may very well be distilled in Newfoundland and Labrador. Newfoundland Whisky by the Newfoundland Distillery Company earned a whopping 97 points at the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition and is one of five ...

Updated a day ago |1 min read

N.L. socioeconomic tracking software firm gets government funding to aid in expansion

Updated a day ago |2 min read

Two Cape Breton non-profit organizations are receiving funding through the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation's community investment program, the Good of Our Community Fund.

Loblaw profit increases as Canadians boycott the company

Updated 19 hours ago |5 min read

Pictured is the Southport Real Canadian Superstore.

Moncton golf course in receivership and up for sale

Updated a day ago |2 min read

Feds remain confident in their bet on auto industry's electrification despite slowing sales

Updated 22 hours ago |4 min read

Equinor seeks to revive costly Norway, Canada oil prospects

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Lifestyles

While sitting at a desk, frequently look up from the screen to avoid eye strain. FILE PHOTOS

Blink breaks and other ways to work at a computer without causing strain, pain or injury

Laura Churchill Duke Special to SaltWire Desk work has become the new way of life for so many people. It’s not without its consequences, however. Those who spend most of their time sitting at a desk are not only more prone to eye strain, but they ...

Updated 48 minutes ago |5 min read

Changing with the seasons: Atlantic Canadian mothers share their budgeting tips for getting kids new summer clothing

Updated 4 hours ago |6 min read

A parent’s or guardian’s current shopping list for children’s summer clothing ranges from shorts and T-shirts to rain gear to bathing suits and sunglasses to new underwear and socks.

ERIN SULLEY: How to make the perfect homemade treats for your favourite pup

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Dexter certainly approves – he said these homemade treats are most definitely fit to eat! – Paul Pickett

‘All these skills have majorly impacted my adult life’: Atlantic Canadians discuss teaching children life skills

Updated a day ago |8 min read

JOAN SULLIVAN: New cookbook by Bobbi Pike offers tips on how food can be comfort without guilt

Updated a day ago |5 min read

Reaping the rewards of communal eating: Gathering around the table at least once a day can draw out conversation, prevent isolation

Updated Apr. 30, 2024 |7 min read

Sports

Paradise teenager Drew Feltham made his hockey commentary debut at the Royal Newfoundland Regiment Memorial Hockey Tournament when he called some 20-25 games at the tournament last month. Contributed photo

A future imagined: Paradise teen makes his hockey commentary debut at Royal Newfoundland Regiment memorial tournament

Before he donned a headset for the Royal Newfoundland Regiment Memorial hockey tournament, Drew Feltham might have been better known for his other hockey venture. An avid Newfoundland Growlers fan, the 14-year-old from Paradise has been doing ...

Updated a day ago |3 min read

‘Don’t hesitate to try this sport’: Atlantic Canadians endorsing the resurgence of badminton

Updated Apr. 30, 2024 |6 min read

Badminton Canada estimates that over 2 million people play badminton regularly in Canada on an annual basis.

DOJO: Mount Pearl, St. John’s reached the semifinals at 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup

Updated Apr. 27, 2024 |2 min read

The St. John’s Junior Capitals are looking to bounce back on Day 2 of the Don Johnson Memorial Cup. Nicholas Mercer/The Telegram

On the ice with the pros: Mount Pearl girl hits ice as an anthem skater for PWHL game in Ottawa

Updated Apr. 24, 2024 |4 min read

Baseball NL wants more players and communities to 'Step Up to the Plate'

Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |2 min read

BASKETBALL: AUS MVP Malcolm Christie leaves Dalhousie for NCAA's Oakland University

Updated Apr. 29, 2024 |2 min read

Canada

IN PHOTO: Sydney Waterfront NSCC campus taking shape

As a fall opening date inches closer, the Sydney Waterfront campus of the Nova Scotia Community College in Sydney continues to take shape. Among the many recent project aspects has been adding the school lettering to the front of the building. The ...

Updated 19 minutes ago |1 min read

Some bars staying open until 4 a.m. during ECMA week in Charlottetown

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Jamie Juniper, Hunter’s Ale House general manager, holds a poster for music at the bar during ECMA awards week. Hunter’s and three other bars will stay open until 4 a.m. on May 2-4. - Logan MacLean

P.E.I.'s Malpeque and Egmont federal districts see border changes come into place

Updated 42 minutes ago |4 min read

The boundaries of the federal district of Malpeque have shifted slightly as of April 23, 2023. The old boundaries are represented by the thin dark line while the new boundaries are represented by the thicker, green line. The district expanded eastward slightly, taking on the communities of Frenchfort and Grand Tracadie. – Elections Canada

BoC says there's a limit to how far US and Canada rates can diverge

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Subject of manhunt in Dartmouth turns himself in

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Canada posts surprise trade deficit as gold exports fell in March

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World

General Janne Jaakkola, Finland’s new Chief of Defence since April 1, stands at the Finnish Defence Forces’ headquarters in Helsinki, Finland, April 24, 2024.

Finland army chief urges Europe to be prepared for Russia testing unity

By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's new armed forces chief said Russia was unlikely to test NATO's mutual defence clause by attacking a NATO member state in the coming years, but may well continue what he said were hybrid attacks such ...

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Kyrgyzstan tells citizens to temporarily avoid travel to Russia

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Italy seeks compensation for EU firms hit by Russian sanctions

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Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani looks on during an interview with Reuters in Rome, Italy, April 15, 2024.

Death toll from rains in southern Brazil climbs to 13, Lula visits region

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Britain's Cameron, in Kyiv, promises Ukraine aid for 'as long as it takes'

Updated 22 minutes ago |2 min read

Ukraine war not likely to end anytime soon, says top US spy

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'We lost everything': St. John's family of seven who lost home in fire last week still dealing with toll

'It’s the system': Why this Newfoundland teacher is packing her bags and bidding goodbye to the province

Graffiti ticket part of 'vendetta' by City of St. John's against Danny Willliams, says former law partner

Feds ask court to dismiss N.L. man's claim for compensation based on law that soon won't exist

Chris Carter's St. John's sexual assault trial postponed for medical issue

Four people homeless following Mount Pearl house fire Wednseday afternoon

Local

'It’s the system': Why this Newfoundland teacher is packing her bags and bidding goodbye to the province

Graffiti ticket part of 'vendetta' by City of St. John's against Danny Willliams, says former law partner

Feds ask court to dismiss N.L. man's claim for compensation based on law that soon won't exist

'We lost everything': St. John's family of seven who lost home in fire last week still dealing with toll

Chris Carter's St. John's sexual assault trial postponed for medical issue

Four people homeless following Mount Pearl house fire Wednseday afternoon

Opinion

PAM FRAMPTON: Wake me up when spring comes

GWYNNE DYER: 'The second time as farce' – is history repeating itself?

COMMENTARY: Newfoundland and Labrador’s population is growing fast and homebuilding isn’t keeping up

LETTER: N.L. government isn't representing the interests of the people and nature with approval of hydrogen projects

LETTER: Keels was featured in 'The King Tide,' but community has important history in N.L.

LETTER: How a failed laser eye surgery changed my life

Business

Newfoundland Whisky earns 'Best in Class' distinction at 2024 spirit competition

N.L. socioeconomic tracking software firm gets government funding to aid in expansion

Loblaw profit increases as Canadians boycott the company

Moncton golf course in receivership and up for sale

Feds remain confident in their bet on auto industry's electrification despite slowing sales

Equinor seeks to revive costly Norway, Canada oil prospects

Lifestyles

Blink breaks and other ways to work at a computer without causing strain, pain or injury

Changing with the seasons: Atlantic Canadian mothers share their budgeting tips for getting kids new summer clothing

ERIN SULLEY: How to make the perfect homemade treats for your favourite pup

‘All these skills have majorly impacted my adult life’: Atlantic Canadians discuss teaching children life skills

JOAN SULLIVAN: New cookbook by Bobbi Pike offers tips on how food can be comfort without guilt

Reaping the rewards of communal eating: Gathering around the table at least once a day can draw out conversation, prevent isolation

Sports

A future imagined: Paradise teen makes his hockey commentary debut at Royal Newfoundland Regiment memorial tournament

‘Don’t hesitate to try this sport’: Atlantic Canadians endorsing the resurgence of badminton

DOJO: Mount Pearl, St. John’s reached the semifinals at 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup

On the ice with the pros: Mount Pearl girl hits ice as an anthem skater for PWHL game in Ottawa

Baseball NL wants more players and communities to 'Step Up to the Plate'

BASKETBALL: AUS MVP Malcolm Christie leaves Dalhousie for NCAA's Oakland University

Canada

IN PHOTO: Sydney Waterfront NSCC campus taking shape

Some bars staying open until 4 a.m. during ECMA week in Charlottetown

P.E.I.'s Malpeque and Egmont federal districts see border changes come into place

BoC says there's a limit to how far US and Canada rates can diverge

Subject of manhunt in Dartmouth turns himself in

Canada posts surprise trade deficit as gold exports fell in March

World

Finland army chief urges Europe to be prepared for Russia testing unity

Kyrgyzstan tells citizens to temporarily avoid travel to Russia

Italy seeks compensation for EU firms hit by Russian sanctions

Death toll from rains in southern Brazil climbs to 13, Lula visits region

Britain's Cameron, in Kyiv, promises Ukraine aid for 'as long as it takes'

Ukraine war not likely to end anytime soon, says top US spy

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