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In a lead-up to legalization on Oct. 17, SaltWire Network journalists set out to take Atlantic Canada's pot pulse, to see how we got to this point and where this could lead.

CLEARING THE AIR: Taking Atlantic Canada's pot pulse

The provincial government wants an education campaign to be prepared about the risks involved with cannabis use.

Cannabis rules: what to expect in Newfoundland and Labrador

Marijuana edibles are an alternative way to ingest cannabis.

University of Denver prof says day-to-day life won't change much after ...

Katie and Tyler Flood of Montreal have visited almost every nook and cranny throughout the province.

Talking with tourists in Ramea

Isle aux Morts senior Sadie Organ, 98, is a relative of legendary Ann Harvey.

Isle aux Morts senior appreciates how things have changed

Vehicles are unable to pass safely or easily thanks to the overgrown foliage.

T’Railway Provincial Park bed is hazardous say Codroy Valley residents

Elaine Hayward won Gun of the Year.

Sou’Wes Newfoundland Delta Waterfowl hosts third annual sportsman’s ...

Steve Osmond, 37, is one of the hopefuls trying to make the cut for the 2018-19 Port aux Basques Mariners.

Steve Osmond, 37, hopes to make the cut with the Port aux Basques ...

The Canadian flag stands at the entrance to Rocky Harbour.

LEGER: Self-absorbed neighbours frustrate Canadians and Irish

St. John’s Fire Fighters Association president Craig Smith

Goulds area of St. John's deserves full-time firefighters: union

Steve Osmond, 37, is one of the hopefuls trying to make the cut for the 2018-19 Port aux Basques Mariners.

Steve Osmond, 37, hopes to make the cut with the Port aux Basques Mariners

Updated 1 hour ago

Author and registered psychologist Florence Strang with her son, Ben.

Writer chooses autism-friendly Port aux Basques to launch book

Updated Oct 17, 2018 at 7:58 a.m.

MHA Andrew Parsons, Burgeo - La Poile

Minister ready for things to light up on Wednesday

Published Oct 15, 2018 at 9:57 p.m.

The provincial government wants an education campaign to be prepared about the risks involved with cannabis use.

Cannabis rules: what to expect in Newfoundland and Labrador

Updated Oct 15, 2018 at 2:12 p.m.

News

Consumer Advocate Dennis Browne takes questions from reporters Monday outside of the Public Utilities Board hearing room in the Prince Charles Building in St. John’s.

Insurance cap no solution, says Newfoundland consumer advocate

Updated 4 hours ago

["A strike by Canada Post employees won't happen before Wednesday as the Canadian Union of Postal Workers proposes a new offer to the Crown corporation."]

Update: Postal workers begin rotating strikes in four Canadian provinces

Updated 47 minutes ago

Making it easier to get help for children with learning disabilities by keeping costs down was the focus of a project, now completing its second year at Eastbound International Speedway. The family of Michael Neary, the 2018 Hanlon Realty U.S. Legends series champion, sells programs on race days and all profits from the sales go to the Learning Disabilities Association of Newfoundland and Labrador. On hand for the cheque presentation of $3,024.90 were (from left) LDANL executive director Edie Dunphy, Juliana Neary, Michael Neary and Lynn Green (volunteer chair, LDANL).

Neary family raises more than $3,000 for Learning Disability Association of Newfoundland and Labrador

Published Oct 20, 2018 at 6 a.m.

About 125,000 people received a flu shot last year through the province’s publicly funded vaccination program.

Vaccination particularly important for those at highest risk to get flu, chief medical officer says

Published Oct 20, 2018 at 6 a.m.

Sports

Steve Osmond, 37, is one of the hopefuls trying to make the cut for the 2018-19 Port aux Basques Mariners.

Steve Osmond, 37, hopes to make the cut with the Port aux Basques Mariners

Updated 1 hour ago

After losing the second game of their pair of two-game series to open the 2018-19 ECHL season, Newfoundland Growlers coach Ryane Clowe would like to see more push-back from his charges. — Newfoundland Growlers/Jeff Parsons

Clowe wants more bite to Growlers' game

Published Oct 19, 2018 at 7:07 a.m.

St. John's native Joel Bishop has been named an assistant captain for the Halifax Mooseheads. This is the 19-year-old's fourth year with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League club.

It was a big day for hockey’s Bishop family from St. John's

Updated Oct 19, 2018 at 7:03 a.m.

Daniel Moores, right, and his coach Jeff Butt after Daniel received his powerlifting medals from the 2018 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Antigonish, N.S.

Corner Brook's Daniel Moores takes home third Special Olympics Male Athlete of the Year honour

Updated Oct 18, 2018 at 11:50 p.m.

Business

Ryan Cleary has demanded that Mary Shortall, president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour, immediately resign.

Labour federation blasts N.L. Employer’s Council for ‘reprehensible’ opposition to presumptive mental health legislation

Published Oct 20, 2018 at 6 a.m.

C-NLOPB

Province announces CNLOPB appointment

Published Oct 18, 2018 at 5:53 p.m.

['Some employees of Purity Factories have been given their walking papers. — Photo by Joe Gibbons/The Telegram']

Purity workers in St. John's vote to ratify new contract

Published Oct 18, 2018 at 10:36 a.m.

Joey Penney educates a customer on the different strains available in pre-roll form at the Paradise Green Stop on Topsail Road, one of nearly two dozen licensed retailers to open their doors for the first time as Canada’s recreational cannabis industry went live. He says customers were a mix of regular users and newcomers interested in trying cannabis now that it’s no longer illegal.

Canna-business was booming in Newfoundland and Labrador on Day 1

Published Oct 18, 2018 at 6 a.m.

Living

Elliott Pinksen, a transgender teen from Baie Verte, was able to meet some young people just like him at the Pride Parade in Corner Brook on Saturday.

SLIDESHOW: Baie Verte teen attended Corner Brook Pride Parade to be with and support people like him

Updated 10 hours ago

Keith Muise performs his version of Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are A Changin'" to reflect the societal shift that accompanied the legalization of cannabis across the country.

Newfoundlanders have fun with pot parodies

Updated Oct 19, 2018 at 2:21 p.m.

The colour you see in autumn is always there. The green we identify with summer-leaf colour is in fact the chlorophyll the tree uses to produce food.

RATHER BE OUTDOORS: Are you suffering from fall colour envy?

Published Oct 19, 2018 at 1:54 p.m.

Installing programmable thermostats allows you to “set and forget” the temperatures in your home.

REAL advice: Tips to save money on your energy bills

Published Oct 19, 2018 at 1:40 p.m.

Opinion

The Canadian flag stands at the entrance to Rocky Harbour.

LEGER: Self-absorbed neighbours frustrate Canadians and Irish

Published 3 hours ago

Sometimes, you just can't get soup from a stone. —

Russell Wangersky: Soup from a stone

Published Oct 19, 2018 at 6 a.m.

Workplace bullying can cause an undue amount of mental stress for victims.

NICHOLAS MERCER: More needs to be done to fight workplace harassment

Published Oct 18, 2018 at 11:39 p.m.

If you buy some cannabis at an NSLC outlet and it doesn’t meet with your approval, you can return it to the store you purchased it from.

Letter: All in favour, say “high”

Updated Oct 18, 2018 at 9:15 a.m.

Community

Former Corner Brook Royals captain and well-known city resident Craig Kennedy, who had his No. 2 jersey retired by the team last year, continued to be involved with the hockey club until his death earlier this week at age 61.

Corner Brook’s Craig Kennedy remembered as a stalwart figure both on and off the ice

Published Oct 19, 2018 at 6:21 p.m.

Detour performing at “No Dress Rehearsal” in Labrador City.

Tragically Hip tribute on the road in Labrador

Updated Oct 16, 2018 at 10:41 a.m.

Marty Byrne hard at work.

The artwork of Marty Byrne

Published Oct 15, 2018 at 9:59 a.m.

Lynette Collins (left) Sonya Nolan Baker (centre) and Courtney Clarke have been working diligently over the last few years to see an animal shelter built in Spaniard’s Bay.

Baccalieu Trail SPCA excited about ground breaking for new shelter

Published Oct 13, 2018 at 2:55 p.m.

Recent Stories

Steve Osmond, 37, is one of the hopefuls trying to make the cut for the 2018-19 Port aux Basques Mariners.

Steve Osmond, 37, hopes to make the cut with the Port aux Basques Mariners

The Canadian flag stands at the entrance to Rocky Harbour.

LEGER: Self-absorbed neighbours frustrate Canadians and Irish

“It’s real within various workplaces and that’s why this progressive legislation that has been brought into play in other provinces is so important, and why it’s so disturbing to hear the Employers’ Council stay with their regressive view," says Registered Nurses’ Union president Debbie Forward.

Critical need for N.L. government to update legislation, says nurse with PTSD

St. John’s Fire Fighters Association president Craig Smith

Goulds area of St. John's deserves full-time firefighters: union

Consumer Advocate Dennis Browne takes questions from reporters Monday outside of the Public Utilities Board hearing room in the Prince Charles Building in St. John’s.

Insurance cap no solution, says Newfoundland consumer advocate

Qalipu First Nation

Getting to know your future Qalipu members

Elliott Pinksen, a transgender teen from Baie Verte, was able to meet some young people just like him at the Pride Parade in Corner Brook on Saturday.

SLIDESHOW: Baie Verte teen attended Corner Brook Pride Parade to be with and support people like him

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Scholarship for indigenous youth will help Corner Brook teen meet her goals

Jackie Sheppard Alcock poses for a photo in front of her Korean War display with 516 poppies sewn into an army blanket representing those Newfoundlanders who served in that war.

Forget-Me-Not project on exhibit at Stephenville Arts and Culture

Andrea Furlong, the interim executive director of the Council of Canadians presented a charter to Sisters of Mercy representative Sister Diane Smyth during a ceremony at McAuley Convent in St. John’s Friday making the organization a Blue Community. The designation denotes the Sisters recognize that water is a shared resource for all.

Sisters of Mercy of Newfoundland add to global reach

The new RNC constables. Back row (l-r): Peter Baird, Nicholas Hynes, Keith Norman, Kurt Etchegary, Anthony Tucker. Middle row (l-r): Colin Dunphy, Nicholas Small, Kyle Fowler, Andrew Snow, Karla Walsh. Front row (l-r): Stephen Gillard, Meghan Carey, Jessica Cole, Jessica Woodfine, Tiffany Wall.

Police graduates sworn in

RCMP.

Antigonish County crash claims three lives