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Coun. Kathy Tetford (left) made a motion Monday night for Mayor Don Coombs to meet with Moore's Ambulance Services.

Tensions flare up at Harbour Grace council meeting over committees

Province should expect feds to push cuts: Vardy

VIBERT: Public accounts not worthy of name

Jeffrey Young, left, wants to be able to raise hens in his Delaware Drive backyard in Stephenville with his three-year old son Gabriel, seen here in their home.

Stephenville man pushing with petition for backyard hens

Letter to the editor

OPINION: Our historic and ambitious infrastructure plan for Canadians

Will Butler poses with his gold medal in the Star 6 men’s category of the 2018 Agnes Thistle Invitational figure skating event in Grand Falls-Windsor.

Two provincial championships in one weekend for Will Butler of Kippens

Augustine Joshua, a PhD candidate at Memorial’s faculty of medicine, demonstrates how people with multiple sclerosis were tested on the MOXUS modular VO2 system during a recent study at the Miller Centre in St. John’s. This machine tests for oxygen levels in the blood and how quickly participants recovered from physical activity.

Memorial University research shows progress in helping those with ...

Scott Shaffer, a forensic auditor with Grant Thornton, continued to present his findings to the Commission of Inquiry Respecting the Muskrat Falls Project in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Tuesday. He will take questions from lawyers of the various parties with standing at the inquiry beginning on Wednesday.

Auditor stands by report under questioning

Accused murderer Allan Potter arrives in the courtroom for Day 4 of his trial Monday in St. John’s.

Audio played at Allan Potter murder trial

On Wednesday, The Telegram visited the Gathering Place and spoke to some people about the weather and the help they get at the Gathering Place. Posing outside the Gathering Place are (from left) Joseph Howell, Billy Murray, Robyn Byrne, Gerard Murphy and Robert Rideout.

Extreme cold produces extreme need

Jim Vibert

VIBERT: Public accounts not worthy of name

Published 1 hour ago

On Wednesday, The Telegram visited the Gathering Place and spoke to some people about the weather and the help they get at the Gathering Place. Posing outside the Gathering Place are (from left) Joseph Howell, Billy Murray, Robyn Byrne, Gerard Murphy and Robert Rideout.

Extreme cold produces extreme need

Published 10 hours ago

Part of the Grant Thornton report showing numbers submitted by four bidders for construction at Muskrat Falls.

Nalcor defends hiring Astaldi Canada

Published 10 hours ago

Adam Webber braved the elements as he waited patiently in downtown Corner Brook for the city’s public transit bus to pick him up in Wednesday’s extremely chilly temperatures. The mercury dropped to around -18 C, but the wind chill made it feel like it was twice as cold as that at times.

SLIDESHOW: Freezing, stormy weather in western Newfoundland

Updated 7 hours ago

News

The community of Ramea.

POLL: Time and tides: Climate change a real concern for municipalities

Updated Feb 13, 2019 at 9:42 a.m.

Part of the Grant Thornton report showing numbers submitted by four bidders for construction at Muskrat Falls.

Nalcor defends hiring Astaldi Canada

Published 10 hours ago

Adam Webber braved the elements as he waited patiently in downtown Corner Brook for the city’s public transit bus to pick him up in Wednesday’s extremely chilly temperatures. The mercury dropped to around -18 C, but the wind chill made it feel like it was twice as cold as that at times.

SLIDESHOW: Freezing, stormy weather in western Newfoundland

Updated 7 hours ago

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

Updated 13 hours ago

Sports

Will Butler poses with his gold medal in the Star 6 men’s category of the 2018 Agnes Thistle Invitational figure skating event in Grand Falls-Windsor.

Two provincial championships in one weekend for Will Butler of Kippens

Updated 7 hours ago

Team Sexton Lumber. Front, from left, Wade Lahey, Susan Sexton, Greg Elliot, Dave Cheeks, Denise Roberts, Dwight Snow, Chris Prior, Kevin Collins, Hazen Scarth, Bill Rowsell; back, Chris Walters, Matt Green, Kevin Sexton, John Del Rizzo, Mike Aucoin, Rick Collins, Lee Smith and Dave Butt.

Sexton Lumber places second in fundraising at Log a Load for Kids hockey tournament

Published Feb 15, 2019 at 11:14 a.m.

Thomas Stewart of the Corner Brook Titans warms up for practice with the high school’s senior boys’ basketball team in advance of this weekend’s Hall of Fame Cup tournament in St. John’s, which features the top eight senior high school basketball teams in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Stewart hoping Corner Brook Regional High Titans can prove to be the best of the best at Hall of Fame Cup this weekend

Updated Feb 14, 2019 at 11:45 p.m.

James and Norah Levesque-Morrisette are ready to compete for Team NL at the Canada Winter Games.

Ready to dance: brother, sister duo ready to compete for Team NL at Canada Winter Games

Updated Feb 14, 2019 at 10:15 p.m.

Business

There are currently 60 buildings for seniors subsidized by the province that are designated as smoking buildings. 123RF

Newfoundland and Labrador's lawsuit vs. big tobacco still awaiting trial date

Updated 14 hours ago

Cabs belonging to Marystown Taxi sit idle on Queen Street on Monday, Feb. 11.

‘Scab cabs’ peeling away taxi customers on the Burin Peninsula

Updated Feb 14, 2019 at 11:52 a.m.

Photo by Mandy Keeping

Sean Dolter, left, and Kim Thistle are getting ready to retire and are looking for a buyer for The Greenhouse, their nursery and garden store, in Little Rapids.

Little Rapids couple looking for a buyer for their greenhouse business

Updated Feb 12, 2019 at 11:45 p.m.

Paul Griffin, president CEO of C-CORE, speaks Tuesday during an announcement at the C-CORE headquarters on MUN campus in St. John’s. C-Core has signed a $9.6 million contract with Airbus Defence and Space to work on the European Space Agency’s Biomass Mission.

C-CORE inks $9.6-million satellite tech contact

Published Feb 12, 2019 at 5:14 p.m.

Living

Watching the weather helped solve a mystery!

CINDY DAY: Floored by science

Updated 3 hours ago

Ed Vincent

Remembering Ed ‘Bud’ Vincent

Updated a day ago

If ever a moon could look cold, this one sure does! As the giant orb rose over the icy waters of Grand Lake, N.B., Vanessa Clark was there to take the perfectly framed photo.

CINDY DAY: Full moon fuels fitful sleep

Published Feb 19, 2019 at 4 a.m.

Jackson Brogan, now in Grade 1, is all smiles as he helps his little brother celebrate his third birthday in this family photo with his mother Lisa and dad Ryan. Jackson suffered a stroke at three weeks old and has battled through a number of side-effects since but is managing well and living as close to a normal childhood as possible.

Overcoming the odds: Newfoundland child Jackson Brogan suffered a stroke just three weeks after he was born

Updated Feb 18, 2019 at 11:33 a.m.

Opinion

Jim Vibert

VIBERT: Public accounts not worthy of name

Published 1 hour ago

Jim Vibert

VIBERT: Grits go for old-school political tactics

Published Feb 15, 2019 at 6 a.m.

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

EDITORIAL: Liberal sleight of hand

Published Feb 15, 2019 at 6 a.m.

Does Canada want to become known as a country that not only ignores bribes, but is open to them, Russell Wangersky asks. —

RUSSELL WANGERSKY: Canada shouldn’t stand for corruption

Published Feb 15, 2019 at 6 a.m.

Community

The snowshoe workshop in the ACMS Learning Commons.

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

Updated 17 hours ago

Mark Pilgrim, board member of the St. Anthony Non-Profit Seniors Housing Complex Committee, checks out the apartments at the recently constructed centre.

St. Anthony accepting applications for seniors housing

Published Feb 13, 2019 at 12:39 p.m.

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Association for New Canadians hosting roundtable sessions in 10 N.L. communities

Updated Feb 12, 2019 at 10:57 a.m.

A crowd gathered in Bay Roberts recently for a noteworthy presentation of $19,000 to support three food banks in Conception Bay North. The gesture came from Newfound Resources Ltd. to honour the replacement of the shrimp trawler Newfound Pioneer.

Conception Bay North food banks benefit from big corporate donation

Published Feb 09, 2019 at 8:30 a.m.

Recent Stories

Jim Vibert

VIBERT: Public accounts not worthy of name

Jeffrey Young, left, wants to be able to raise hens in his Delaware Drive backyard in Stephenville with his three-year old son Gabriel, seen here in their home.

Stephenville man pushing with petition for backyard hens

Letter to the editor

OPINION: Our historic and ambitious infrastructure plan for Canadians

Will Butler poses with his gold medal in the Star 6 men’s category of the 2018 Agnes Thistle Invitational figure skating event in Grand Falls-Windsor.

Two provincial championships in one weekend for Will Butler of Kippens

Augustine Joshua, a PhD candidate at Memorial’s faculty of medicine, demonstrates how people with multiple sclerosis were tested on the MOXUS modular VO2 system during a recent study at the Miller Centre in St. John’s. This machine tests for oxygen levels in the blood and how quickly participants recovered from physical activity.

Memorial University research shows progress in helping those with multiple sclerosis

Scott Shaffer, a forensic auditor with Grant Thornton, continued to present his findings to the Commission of Inquiry Respecting the Muskrat Falls Project in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Tuesday. He will take questions from lawyers of the various parties with standing at the inquiry beginning on Wednesday.

Auditor stands by report under questioning

Accused murderer Allan Potter arrives in the courtroom for Day 4 of his trial Monday in St. John’s.

Audio played at Allan Potter murder trial

On Wednesday, The Telegram visited the Gathering Place and spoke to some people about the weather and the help they get at the Gathering Place. Posing outside the Gathering Place are (from left) Joseph Howell, Billy Murray, Robyn Byrne, Gerard Murphy and Robert Rideout.

Extreme cold produces extreme need

Part of the Grant Thornton report showing numbers submitted by four bidders for construction at Muskrat Falls.

Nalcor defends hiring Astaldi Canada

Adam Webber braved the elements as he waited patiently in downtown Corner Brook for the city’s public transit bus to pick him up in Wednesday’s extremely chilly temperatures. The mercury dropped to around -18 C, but the wind chill made it feel like it was twice as cold as that at times.

SLIDESHOW: Freezing, stormy weather in western Newfoundland

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

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