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Bent steel and broken lives: why do we drive too fast?

“Muskrat Falls is more of a reminder of something that we all knew, I think. Which is that politicians can be overtaken by fevers,” says Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie.

Ches Crosbie confident heading into 2019

RCMP check over 3,000 vehicles as part of Impaired Driving Enforcement ...

Premier Dwight Ball stands in his office overlooking St. John’s. Ball has had another year of ups and downs in his turbulent career in politics.

Newfoundland and Labrador premier reflects on 2018, eyes 2019 general ...

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 ...

Gunner Leo Knox enlisted as a teenager in 1944, joining the 166th (Newfoundland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery in Italy upon deployment. The Second World War and St. John’s Regional Fire Department veteran died this week.

Leo Knox was war veteran and St. John's first fire prevention officer

Philip Wayne Pynn (right) talks to his co-counsel Kellie Cullihal in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court in St. John’s Tuesday. — Photo by Rosie Mullaley/The Telegram

Philip Pynn banned from certain 'geographical area'

Pam Frampton is the new managing editor of The Telegram.

STEVE BARTLETT: Pam Frampton makes Telegram history

Ryan MacFarlane and Jessica King.

Adult adoption not difficult in Newfoundland and Labrador, man says

Cannabis will soon start being produced at a facility in Jackson's Arm. It is an idea that residents are warming up too.

Mayor, senior resident welcome idea of cannabis facility in Jackson’s ...

Pam Frampton is the new managing editor of The Telegram.

STEVE BARTLETT: Pam Frampton makes Telegram history

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Justice scales courtroom - Stock

Supreme Court rules sloppy bookkeeping of Corner Brook business was not fraud, false pretenses

Published 11 hours ago

Construction has started on the new Theatre Newfoundland and Labrador building in Cow Head.

SLIDESHOW: Cow Head theatre gets financial boost

Published 12 hours ago

Jason Fitzgerald decided to get ahead of the impending weather by clearing up some of the snow in his driveway on Dorchester Avenue in Corner Brook on Friday. Fitzgerald said he wanted to get it moved before it turned to slop in the coming rain.

Coming weather system is a lot like last year’s storm that caused flooding on the west coast

Published 12 hours ago

News

Gunner Leo Knox enlisted as a teenager in 1944, joining the 166th (Newfoundland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery in Italy upon deployment. The Second World War and St. John’s Regional Fire Department veteran died this week.

Leo Knox was war veteran and St. John's first fire prevention officer

Published just now

An eel

Bay of Islands fisherman Rick Crane says eel company is staying ahead of the game by diversifying

Published 11 hours ago

Justice scales courtroom - Stock

Supreme Court rules sloppy bookkeeping of Corner Brook business was not fraud, false pretenses

Published 11 hours ago

Construction has started on the new Theatre Newfoundland and Labrador building in Cow Head.

SLIDESHOW: Cow Head theatre gets financial boost

Published 12 hours ago

Sports

Identical twins Ryley, right, and Drew Nadon pose for a photo at Immaculate Heart of Mary School where the two Port aux Basques Mariners are employed as teachers and coaches of all the sports teams at the school.

Port aux Basques Mariners’ Ryley and Drew Nadon have opponents looking twice

Published 12 hours ago

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The Weeks Crushers of the Maritime Hockey League are under new ownership and it just so happens a pair of men with strong Corner Brook connections are at the helm.

Two guys with a deep connection to Corner Brook are new owners of Weeks Crushers of Maritime Hockey League

Updated Jan 14, 2019 at 8 p.m.

Pictured are Tricentia Academy team members, front row, from left, Emma Deer, Courtney Guy; middle row, Kenadie Butler, Michelle Caul, Mackenzie Leonard, Dana Tobin; back row, Samantha Warren, coach Trina Guy, Sarah Whalen, Anna Farrell, Ava Brett, Carley Beck, Sarah Gilbert, Hannah Hepditch, coach Jennifer Leonard and teacher sponsor Betty Guy. Missing from photo is Skyla Hurley.

Tricentia Academy claim volleyball title at Clarenville tournament

Published Jan 14, 2019 at 7:49 p.m.

Coach Paul Barter huddles with a group of initiation-level skaters before beginning practice on Sunday, Jan. 6.

Port aux Basques Mariners passing the puck to young minor hockey players

Updated Jan 14, 2019 at 9:24 a.m.

Business

The Muskrat Falls Inquiry heard testimony Friday about the federal loan guarantee for the project. — Telegram file photo

Nalcor, Muskrat Falls inquiry commission fight over construction phase audit report redactions

Updated 18 hours ago

Department of Fisheries and Oceans supervisor Dwayne Holwell, left, and fisheries officer Trent Chaffey bag groceries for customers as the new initiative to end plastic bags use gets underway.

Twillingate and New World Island say goodbye to plastic bags

Updated a day ago

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MARK VAUGHAN-JACKSON: Newfoundland and Labrador bucking the trend on business investment confidence

Published Jan 16, 2019 at 6 a.m.

A new poll suggests too many of us don’t have a plan for our retirement.

Poll suggests room for more, individualized financial planning

Published Jan 15, 2019 at 5:08 p.m.

Living

The Red Bay National Historic Site’s World Heritage plaques overlook Saddle Island and the harbour of Red Bay.

Parks Canada adjusting admission fees at Red Bay National Historic Site in 2020

Published 13 hours ago

Kaiden Little, 6, passed away Monday afternoon.

Many expressing sympathy after passing of six-year-old Kaiden Little of Conception Bay South

Updated Jan 15, 2019 at 12:47 p.m.

Valentines Day background with patterned textile hearts on old wooden

Unique opportunity for Newfoundland and Labrador romance writers to share the love

Published Jan 15, 2019 at 9:38 a.m.

Twenty one people were killed on Commercial Street in the North End when a tank of molasses ruptured and exploded. An eight foot wave of the syrupy brown liquid moved down Commercial Street at a speed of 35mph. Wreckage of the collapsed tank visible in background, center, next to light colored warehouse. Elevated railway structure visible at far left and the North End Park bathing beach to the far right. - Wikimedia Commons

CINDY DAY: The Great Molasses Flood, a sad day in Boston’s history

Updated Jan 16, 2019 at 1:40 p.m.

Opinion

Businesses that no longer contribute to pension plans for their employees should have to pay more into the Canada Pension Plan, Russell Wangersky argues. —

RUSSELL WANGERSKY: Businesses should share the pension pain

Updated 22 hours ago

['<p>Drones have become increasingly popular, such as this one used by police. However, others, such as one that was spotted near a school area in Bible Hill this week, are considered a safety concern.<br /></p>']

EDITORIAL: Dealing with drones

Published Jan 15, 2019 at 6 a.m.

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RUSSELL WANGERSKY: Alcohol and altitude — a potentially dangerous cocktail on airplanes

Updated Jan 16, 2019 at 1:40 p.m.

Jim Vibert

VIBERT: ‘Best care’ impossible in stressed emergency

Published Jan 12, 2019 at 6 a.m.

Community

Cole Porter

Ask the People: How are you staying active in winter?

Published 12 hours ago

The Jacobs family and tournament organizer Brooke Kinden feel that a volleyball tournament is the perfect way to celebrate Caitlyn’s life. Pictured, from left, father Gary Jacobs, Kinden, mother Suzanne Jacobs and sister Chelsea (Jacobs) White.

Volleyball players in Lewisporte honour one of their own

Updated Jan 14, 2019 at 3:41 p.m.

Fifteen-year-old Rahel Porter

Best of the West: Rahel Porter

Updated Jan 14, 2019 at 12:02 p.m.

Trudy Mesher-Barkman passed away Dec. 28.

Remembering former Nunatsiavut Government representative Trudy Mesher-Barkman

Updated Jan 14, 2019 at 11:09 a.m.

Recent Stories

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 alternatives are too costly, city councillor says

Pam Frampton is the new managing editor of The Telegram.

STEVE BARTLETT: Pam Frampton makes Telegram history

Philip Wayne Pynn (right) talks to his co-counsel Kellie Cullihal in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court in St. John’s Tuesday. — Photo by Rosie Mullaley/The Telegram

Philip Pynn banned from certain 'geographical area'

Gunner Leo Knox enlisted as a teenager in 1944, joining the 166th (Newfoundland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery in Italy upon deployment. The Second World War and St. John’s Regional Fire Department veteran died this week.

Leo Knox was war veteran and St. John's first fire prevention officer

Ryan MacFarlane and Jessica King.

Adult adoption not difficult in Newfoundland and Labrador, man says

Cannabis will soon start being produced at a facility in Jackson's Arm. It is an idea that residents are warming up too.

Mayor, senior resident welcome idea of cannabis facility in Jackson’s Arm

An eel

Bay of Islands fisherman Rick Crane says eel company is staying ahead of the game by diversifying

Justice scales courtroom - Stock

Supreme Court rules sloppy bookkeeping of Corner Brook business was not fraud, false pretenses

Construction has started on the new Theatre Newfoundland and Labrador building in Cow Head.

SLIDESHOW: Cow Head theatre gets financial boost

Jason Fitzgerald decided to get ahead of the impending weather by clearing up some of the snow in his driveway on Dorchester Avenue in Corner Brook on Friday. Fitzgerald said he wanted to get it moved before it turned to slop in the coming rain.

Coming weather system is a lot like last year’s storm that caused flooding on the west coast

Identical twins Ryley, right, and Drew Nadon pose for a photo at Immaculate Heart of Mary School where the two Port aux Basques Mariners are employed as teachers and coaches of all the sports teams at the school.

Port aux Basques Mariners’ Ryley and Drew Nadon have opponents looking twice

Cole Porter

Ask the People: How are you staying active in winter?