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• RCMP want personal items of woman who died in...
  REGINA — RCMP say they need more help investigating the suspicious death of a woman whose remains were found in rural west-central ...
• Inuit government in Labrador to revisit 2008 uranium...
  NAIN — The Inuit government of Labrador says it will review a 2008 moratorium on uranium mining that it brought in to protect the environment.The ...
• Critics slam Nova Scotia’s silence on...
  HALIFAX — Critics are raising red flags about Nova Scotia’s muted reaction to an inquiry recommendation calling for the creation of an ...
• Canada’s economic growth will slow to 2.4 per cent...
  MONTREAL — Canada’s economic growth will slow to 2.4 per cent this year, RBC Economics said Monday, marking a 0.8 percentage point downgrade from ...
• Police continue to probe discovery of man’s body...
  ST. JOHN’S — Police in St. John’s continue to investigate the discovery of a man’s body in a remote part of a city park.The remains were found ...
• Witnesses see brief flame from St. John’s manhole;...
  ST. JOHN’S — Power was knocked out in part of downtown St. John’s on Wednesday evening after reports of a flame coming out of a manhole on Water ...
• Quebec deputy premier Nathalie Normandeau calls it...
  QUEBEC — Quebec Premier Jean Charest’s second-in-command is walking away from politics.Nathalie Normandeau, the province’s deputy premier and ...
• Review to probe finances of troubled fish processing...
  MARYSTOWN — Financial advisory firm Deloitte will review the finances of a troubled fish processing plant on Newfoundland’s south ...
• Porter Airlines opens crew base in Halifax, plans 40...
  HALIFAX — Porter Airlines has opened a crew base in Halifax and plans on hiring 40 new employees, including flight attendants and pilots.The new ...
• Dental records used to identify Carol King
  HERSCHEL, Sask. — Mounties have confirmed remains found in rural Saskatchewan are those of a woman who vanished three weeks ago.RCMP say dental ...
• Remains found near where Carol King’s car was...
  HERSCHEL, Sask. — Mounties in Saskatchewan say remains they believe are human have been found near the search area for a woman who vanished while ...
• Union hopes to fight cuts coming to EI centres; 10...
  GANDER — The union representing federal workers says it will fight cuts planned at several Service Canada offices in Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
• Bus and car collide in northern Newfoundland,...
  LEWISPORTE — RCMP say two people were killed when their small car crossed the centre line of the Trans-Canada Highway in northern Newfoundland on ...
• Former hockey player accused of robbery at...
  CLARENVILLE — A 24-year-old Newfoundland man, once touted as a top NHL prospect, was found not guilty today of holding up a convenience store ...
• Man, 55, dies after losing control of motorcycle,...
  TILTON — A 55-year-old man has been killed today in a motorcycle crash in southeastern Newfoundland.RCMP say witnesses reported seeing the driver ...
• Two passengers walked away from Nunavut plane crash...
  RESOLUTE BAY, Nunavut — As Nicole Williamson walked away from the fiery rubble of the plane that crashed into an Arctic hillside, she heard ...
• Newfoundland offshore board refers call for safety...
  ST. JOHN’S — The regulator of Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore energy industry says it has passed along an inquiry’s call for a distinct ...
• Romeo Cormier sentenced to 18 years in New Brunswick...
  Romeo Cormier has been handed an 18-year prison sentence for keeping a New Brunswick woman captive and sexually assaulting her in his basement ...
• Nova Scotia’s EastLink to roll out wireless...
  MONTREAL — Cable, Internet and phone company EastLink said Wednesday it will launch an advanced wireless network in 2012, which it will roll out ...
• Feds to announce loan guarantee for Muskrat Falls...
  ST. JOHN’S — A news report says the federal government will announce details this week of a loan guarantee for the proposed $6.2-billion Muskrat ...
• Distraught dad from Newfoundland fears for daughter...
  By Jennifer GrahamROSETOWN, Sask. — For more than a week, Carl King has wondered and worried about his missing daughter.“I’m losing my hope now ...
• Labrador Iron Mines reaches agreement to sell, ship...
  TORONTO — Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Ltd. has reached an agreement to sell and ship all of its 2011 iron ore production to the Iron Ore Company ...
• Offshore body would need ’all-encompassing’...
  ST. JOHN’S — An inquiry report into offshore helicopter safety says a proposed independent regulator should have “all-encompassing” oversight of ...
• Investments have to be made in the future
  It’s all about attitude. And maybe getting a little help. The surge in business openings in Deer Lake should serve as a wake-up call to anyone ...
• Fluorspar mine reopens in eastern Newfoundland,...
  ST. LAWRENCE — A new mining operation has officially opened in eastern Newfoundland.Premier Kathy Dunderdale was on hand for a ribbon-cutting ...
• Lawyer is third candidate for Liberal leadership in...
  ST. JOHN’S — Three people are now seeking the leadership of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal party with lawyer Bern Coffey confirming his ...
• Officials investigate incident aboard chopper off...
  ST. JOHN’S — The Transportation Safety Board is investigating an incident involving a helicopter that encountered a problem while taking off from ...
• Ten-year-old boy dies after falling off 30-metre...
  BAY ROBERTS — A 10-year-old boy is dead after falling off a 30-metre cliff in eastern Newfoundland. Police say the boy was playing in the ...
• Two young girls found in hidden compartment under...
  PICCADILLY — A man is facing charges after police found two young girls hidden in a secret compartment under the living room of a home in ...
• Police investigate discovery of two bodies in home...
  ST. JOHN’S — Two bodies were discovered Wednesday afternoon in a home in west-end St. John’s, but police said they weren’t looking for a suspect. ...