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• Hurricane Sandy means extra cruise ship visit to...
  CORNER BROOK — Corner Brook’s record year for cruise ship visits will be extended by one more, thanks to the major storm impacting the eastern ...
• RNC release surveillance video of break-in
  CORNER BROOK The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is asking the public to take a look at a surveillance video captured during a break-in at ...
• Stephenville beat out by Bay Roberts
  STEPHENVILLE - While there was obvious disappointment in the voice of Coun. Darlene Oake Tuesday evening as word came that Stephenville didn't ...
• Out of hand
  All-terrain vehicles are becoming just as much a problem as snowmobiles ... maybe even more. There was a death and serious injuries to riders ...
• Not included; Part of Frenchmans Cove left out of...
  Some Humber Arm South residents are feeling left out of a plan to put water and sewer services in the community of Frenchman's Cove. Anthony ...
• A small step
  Again, there is some movement in getting the Lower Churchill hydroelectric project moving ahead. Late last week, the province's energy ...
• Corner Brook claims bantam gold at Mary Tavenor...
  Corner Brook - Daniel McCarthy launched a three-run homer to lead the Corner Brook Fairway Honda Barons to an 8-6 win over the St. John's ...
• Active kids, healthy kids
  Corner Brook - When school is out for the summer months, kids have a lot of free time and are hopefully filling it up with physical activity. ...
• No pressure to dive headlong into negotiations: mill...
  Unionized employees at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper are not about to rush into negotiating a new contract, even though they have been without a ...
• Cest la vie
  Gasoline at more than a dollar a litre has evidently become just another part of our modern-day lives. In a story Thursday, a number of drivers ...
• Saving the salmon
  Charges will soon be laid after four illegal salmon nets were confiscated in western Newfoundland. In another Western Star story, a ...
• Volunteers provided a lot of help
  Dear Editor: I would like to thank the seven other volunteers who helped me take 45 full-size garbage bags of plastic filth from a small brook in ...
• Two seniors honoured for their distinct contributions
  Two west coast women were among five recipients of the second annual Seniors of Distinction Awards, which were presented by the provincial ...
• Everyone gains from summer jobs
  Students of all education levels are out of class and many are looking for summer jobs to make some extra money. Those finishing high school and ...
• Monarchs earn unlikely 11-inning triumph over Aces
  Corner Brook - As a fly ball off the bat of Darren Park dropped towards his glove with two out in the bottom of the seventh inning, Corner Market ...
• Society must get serious about animal cruelty
  Dear Editor: A recent front page story is a prime example of why courts should aggressively penalize animal abusers, examine families for other ...
• Too much piling on
  Dear Editor: Predictably, the labour unions, spearheaded by the public sector unions, are all in favour of increasing payroll taxes on small ...
• Full speed ahead
  The federal government is finally taking complaints about problems with the Gulf ferry seriously. Recently, the feds announced the purchase of ...
• What an experience
  Dear Editor: As I settle in from an experience of a lifetime, the Relay of Life held at the Pepsi Centre June 5, I want to say "wow, what an ...
• Offshore petroleum board announces call for bids in...
  There was some movement in the province's offshore oil play today when the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) ...
• Corporate Challenge new
  Corner Brook - A Corporate Challenge is a new component to this year's Health and Performance Corner Brook Triathlon. Organizations in the ...
• Get them and get them quickly
  All vandalism makes no sense to any right-thinking person, but the burning of three vehicles in the east end of the city during the weekend is ...
• Wright leads Pirates to win over Monarchs
  PASADENA - Andrew Wright scattered seven hits in a complete game as the Pasadena Pirates dumped the West Side Monarchs 8-5 Sunday. Wright only ...
• Aubrey Sanders claims first at Canada Day race in...
  CORNER BROOK - Aubrey Sanders found himself amongst a bunch of mainlanders, so he thought he'd show him what Newfoundlanders are made of as ...
• On home turf
  CORNER BROOK - David Oram scored at 46 minutes and keeper Matthew Quigley was flawless in the cage as Rugged Edge Western United FC shaded the ...
• Tavenors team up in junior baseball triumph
  PASADENA - Siblings Mark and Michael Tavenor took it upon themselves to carry their team to victory Sunday. Michael went 5-for-5 in the batter's ...
• Protection of habitat a gift
  It's great to see the Nature Conservancy of Canada has secured an area of natural habitat in Grand Codroy Valley. The five-acre area, known as ...
• International Appalachian Trail expands into Europe
  Greenland signed on in April, Scotland joined in May and Ireland may also soon become part of the International Appalachian Trail network. It ...
• Who pays for the damage?
  News of more acts of vandalism continues to surface in Deer Lake. Three churches, a business and a public library have been targeted over the ...
• Marine Atlantic launches commercial waitlist
  Port aux Basques - The commercial wait list is up and running at Marine Atlantic's terminals in North Sydney and Port aux Basques. Don Barnes, ...