Watercolour on ivory miniature Portrait of Demasduit (Mary March), by Lady Henrietta Hamilton, 1819 - Library and Archives Canada

BRIAN JONES: Visit Newfoundland, see our Beothuk bones

Bay Roberts native Dawson Mercer (19), shown in a recent game against the Sherbrooke Phoenix, is having a solid season with the QMJHL’s Drummondville Voltigeurs, with 49 points in 43 games.

NEWFOUNDLANDERS AWAY: Dawson Mercer's time will come

Leanne Osmond, who is originally from Paradise, has found a successful career as an online voice-over artist. — Submitted photo

Paradise native has found her voice

Sentencing for convicted criminals doesn’t always pan out the way the public thinks it should. But there are rules to follow. File photo

Crime and time in Newfoundland and Labrador: Here’s how courts arrive ...

I couldn't find a submitted photo of big snowflakes, but I remembered I had this one on my phone. A few of my favourite things: big puffy snowflakes, my Habs gear and skating on the Oval in Halifax, N.S.

GRANDMA SAYS: Size does matter

Scene from the Gilette ad campaign, #TheBestMenCanBe. —

PAM FRAMPTON: Let’s hear from men

Ryan MacFarlane and Jessica King.

Adult adoption not difficult in Newfoundland and Labrador, man says

The City of St. John’s has been dumping snow into St. John’s harbour for years, despite it being in violation of federal rules regarding pollution prevention in fish-bearing waters.

Dumping snow in St. John’s harbour violates federal law, but ...

Kevin Tobin's Editorial Cartoons

Employees of KP Harvey Construction and Sobeys on Kelsey Drive were busy doing repair work Monday morning after an early morning automatic teller machine heist at the supermarket in which a thief, or thieves, used a piece of heavy equipment to break through the front of the store and steal an ATM.

‘Master keys’ possible link to St. John's region backhoe break-ins

CINDY'S SNAPSHOT: Richard Collis, Bras D'Or Lake

Cindy Day (cindy.day@saltwire.com)

Published: Nov 28, 2018 at 6 a.m.

Richard Collis got his home on Boularderie Island NS ready for Christmas.. then Mother Nature supplied the snow! Picture perfect! Boularderie Island is an island separating the Cabot Strait from Bras D'Or Lake on Cape Breton Island. — - Contributed

Richard Collis got his home on Boularderie Island NS ready for Christmas.. then Mother Nature supplied the snow! Picture perfect! Boularderie Island is an island separating the Cabot Strait from Bras D'Or Lake on Cape Breton Island.

Recent Stories

Various vegetables are on display at the Jean Talon Market in Montreal. A newly-overhauled Canada Food Guide will be released today highlighting a modern approach to encouraging healthy eating in Canada. - Paul Chaisson

MARTHA MUZYCHKA: Digesting Health Canada’s new food guide

Opposition Leader Ches Crosbie talks to reporters Thursday outside the House of Assembly.

Why negotiate Atlantic Accord in private? Crosbie asks

Let’s Make a Choir 2019, under the direction of Valerie Long, is open for registration. Come and enjoy a unique 10-week session for adults. It begins in March and culminates with a concert performance in June. For more information, visit heartnotes.net and follow the link for registration for “Let’s Make a Choir 2019” or email letsmakeachoir@gmail.com.

Community events in and around St. John's, Thursday, January 24 to Sunday, January 27

In time, the grocery shopping experience will be digitized, says Sylvain Charlebois, an expert on food prices and security. - File

LETTER: Fed food guide out of touch with reality

The construction site of the hydroelectric facility at Muskrat Falls is seen on July 14, 2015.

EDITORIAL: Muskrat mess, upsized

This lovely photo was taken on the morning of Jan. 18 near Chance Cove Park, N.L., by lighthouse keeper Clifford Doran.

CINDY'S SNAPSHOT: Chance Cove Park, N.L.

['The Ducats play the Old Mill in St. Johns in 1968. They are, from left, Lewis Skinner, Jim Crewe, Dave Parsons on drums, singer Claude Caines and Bob Battiste. The Ducats earned the Stompin Tom Award for 2008. ']

LETTER: N.L. needs a rock ’n’ roll hall of fame before it's too late

In the news today, Jan. 24

While the City of St. John’s says it can’t afford to not break federal environmental laws forbidding the dumping of snow removed from street-clearing operations into its harbour, the City of Corner Brook says it does not deposit snow removed through municipal operations into the Humber Arm. Rather, Corner Brook piles snow in various open spaces near where the snow is being moved from, like this area near the intersection of Grenfell Drive and Elizabeth Street.

PHOTO: Snow clearing in Corner Brook stays within federal environmental regulations

A screenshot of Ben Dunphy's Facebook post.

Facebook post by Stephenville man on eyelashes in takeout bag gets lots of attention

This video appeared on Corner Brook MHA Gerry Byrne's Twitter feed Jan. 22 and shows clips from 2017.

NICHOLAS MERCER: Stoking the fire using dated viewpoints

Gary Callahan holds his precious granddaughter Keesha. Keesha, who was born Dec. 08, 2018, is the daughter of Joseph Callahan and Stacy MacDonald.

Poppy Gary Callahan oldest hockey official in province at 67 years of age