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Diane Crocker
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Kennedy accuses union of misleading public
Kennedy said comments made to the media by union president Bruce Randell Monday were “unfair, inflammatory and misleading.”Kennedy said Randell, ... -
Pensioners concerned proposal won't pass
But Miller, a member of the Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Union Pensioners Committee, is concerned of what the future holds if a proposal to give ... -
Davidge awarded degree amid music and friends
CORNER BROOK Bud Davidge will probably be remembered more for what he sang than what he said at the Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of ... -
Workplaces need to do more: RNC officer
But Dean Peckford believes that they can do even more. Peckford has been a member of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary for over 21 years and to ... -
Thompson pleads guilty to three pellet gun charges
The 18-year-old Corner Brook man is accused of being responsible for causing pellet damage to public property.Four charges, including three of ... -
Waterfront not open to housing
The town is opposed to using the area for residential development, preferring recreation and tourism projects instead.“There’s a lot of ... -
RCMP stop moving truck carrying contraband
The police investigation into the origin and destination of the contraband products is ongoing and no arrests have been made.At 10 p.m. on ... -
Bigamist to serve sentence intermittently
CORNER BROOK — Despite an objection from the Crown, a provincial court judge granted a defence application to allow a convicted bigamist to serve ... -
Witness disagrees with outcome of internal...
CORNER BROOK — The outcome is just as expected, but Frank LeDrew believes it’s not right.A Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Professional Standards ... -
Group won’t be ‘rattling the cages’
CORNER BROOK — If you were waiting for the Western Environment Centre to come out banging a drum to protest recent actions by the federal ... -
Smith case set over to June
CORNER BROOK — The provincial Crown attorney’s office is waiting for information from a court in Nova Scotia to make its way into this province’s ... -
Priest's case set over to June
The provincial Crown's office is waiting for information from Nova Scotia to make its way into this province's court system before proceeding ... -
Going the wrong way
CORNER BROOK — As incidents of motorists travelling the wrong way on the Trans-Canada Highway increase, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are ... -
Qalipu not exempt from paying taxes on purchases
CORNER BROOK — It’s my right! Or is it?If you’re a member of the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band looking to avoid paying taxes on goods you ... -
Local parks cuts will include shorter work,...
CORNER BROOK — The past couple of days have been tough ones at Parks Canada’s Western Newfoundland and Labrador Field Unit as management moved to ... -
St. Carols fisherman dies after falling on boat
CORNER BROOK — When it comes time to go back on the water Baxter Rose knows it won’t be easy.That’s because the St. Carols man will be going back ... -
Tourism group hoping to work with Parks Canada
CORNER BROOK — Darlene Thomas is hoping that Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador can work with Parks Canada to turn cuts in the national park ... -
Paulette Fudge is new president of NLOWE
CORNER BROOK — Paulette Fudge has a piece of advice for women starting out in business and it’s the same advice she took herself when she started ... -
City ready to award skateboard equipment tender
CORNER BROOK — The City of Corner Brook could be placing an order for new equipment for the skateboard park later this week.City council met for ... -
Parks Canada cuts impact 47 jobs in western NL and...
CORNER BROOK — Forty-seven positions within the Western Newfoundland and Labrador Field Unit of Parks Canada will be impacted by the latest round ... -
City woman to receive Queen Elizabeth II Diamond...
CORNER BROOK Long before the ALS Society of Newfoundland and Labrador was formed Cheryl Power was there helping people in need. Tonight the ... -
Child luring, sexual interference charges may go to...
CORNER BROOK — A Corner Brook man charged with luring a 14-year-old girl over the Internet and having a sexual encounter with her may have the ... -
Advocating for a better system
CORNER BROOK — Like most people along the south coast of Labrador, Nath Moores can only express frustration when it comes to talking about ... -
Breast cancer survivor looking forward to...
CORNER BROOK — As a breast cancer survivor Shirley Porter believes in doing whatever it takes to keep herself healthy. For the 60-year-old Mount ... -
Comedic roles can be both fun and challenging: actor
CORNER BROOK Aaron Bryne suspects there might have been a little bit of typecasting going on when he got the role of Ivan Dmitritch Tchervyakov ... -
A real head-scratcher; Mother wants change to the...
CORNER BROOK — Kristie Hurley went through the normal feelings of being ashamed, mortified even, when she discovered her oldest daughter had head ... -
Mental Health Initiative reunites with community...
CORNER BROOK — A partnership of agencies focused on serving the needs of individuals from a mental health, social and educational perspective was ... -
24 hours on the street
CORNER BROOK — Sitting out on the side of Main Street with signs about homelessness felt a little weird to Jennifer Brace at first.But after 19 ... -
Sci-fi enthusiasts planning for Atlanti-Con
CORNER BROOK — Jeff Keeping has been interested in comic books and science fiction since the day he started to read.“For me, it’s the ability to ... -
Mogul Road proposal gets green light
TROUT RIVER — The Mogul Road Trail Committee has moved a major step forward in its plan to link the Town of Trout River to the backcountry.The ...




