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Prosecutor Deidre Badcock (left) and defence lawyers Rosellen Sullivan and Jerome Kennedy in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court Monday.

Lawyer’s sexual assault trial in St. John's turns once again to allegations against police officer

Tara Bradbury · Reporter |Updated 7 hours ago |5 min read Premium content

Robert Regular’s sexual assault trial continued in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court in St. John’s Wednesday with testimony from police officers and a heated exchange involving the Crown and defence. Defence lawyers Jerome Kennedy and Rosellen ...

The House of Assembly during question period, as seen from the press gallery. Juanita Mercer file photo • The Telegram

N.L. Tories demand travel nurse cost breakdown

Juanita Mercer · Multi-media journalist |Updated 7 hours ago |5 min read Premium content

Politicians are called a great many things, but Wednesday in the provincial legislature may be the first time any of them were dubbed “the Mad Hatter.” Much like the classic children’s novel in which he’s found, confusion reigned for the first few ...

Mounties ticketed two drivers for speeding on the Trans-Canada Highway near Gander on April 12.

RCMP nab two drivers speeding over 160 km/h on Trans-Canada Highway near Gander

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated 21 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

Mounties ticketed two drivers for speeding on the Trans-Canada Highway near Gander on April 12. While patrolling the highway, police say the Traffic Services Central officers noticed two vehicles approaching their car from behind at a high speed. An ...

The Liberals have always wanted to revive the national child care plan; the pandemic gave them the excuse to dust off the proposal.

More than 2,200 childcare and early spaces under development in N.L.

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated 22 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

Good news for current and expecting parents: there are 2,206 early learning and childcare spaces in various stages of development in Newfoundland and Labrador, all slated to be operational at some point in the next 24 months. The province says 750 ...

Plaintiffs' lawyer Keith Morgan prepares to present his summation in Newfoundland Supreme Court Tuesday, Jan. 31. 2023. (Peter Jackson/SaltWire Network)

Former Federation of Newfoundland Indians Board given opportunity to apply for standing in ongoing court case

Diane Crocker · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 4 hours ago |4 min read Premium content

A decision from the Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador has created an interesting situation in the ongoing legal battle over membership in the Qalipu First Nation, says the lawyer for one of the parties. Keith Morgan represents a group of ...

St. John’s City Hall with Mary Brown’s Centre in the background.

Keith Gosse/The Telegram

More Canada Games funding, stormwater infrastructure and new plows among items voted on by St. John's council

Evan Careen · Multimedia journalist |Updated a day ago |7 min read Premium content

Action: The city approved a discretionary use application for a clinic at 83 Thorburn Rd. by Rockwater Medical Inc. According to the application, the clinic will offer cosmetic, wellness and anti-aging treatments and will operate 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

One man was taken to hospital following an apparent break and enter in St. John's early Wednesday morning. Keith Gosse/The Telegram

Suspect taken to hospital following apparent break and enter in St. John's early Wednesday morning

Keith Gosse |Updated 21 hours ago |4 min read Premium content

A 41-year-old St. John's man is facing a number of charges after attempting to break into a residence on Brookfield Road in St. John’s, and then damaging a commercial property on the same road early morning Wednesday, April 17, 2024. David Burry ...

Jack Whalen and his wife, Glennis Whalen, stand outside the replica isolation cell Jack built and brought to Confederation Building in St. John's, Monday, June 12. TARA BRADBURY • THE TELEGRAM

'My God, you'd think that we would have learned': N.L. MHAs urge province, again, to end statute of limitations for child abuse

Tara Bradbury · Reporter |Updated a day ago |5 min read Premium content

Some members of the province’s House of Assembly lauded Jack Whalen as a champion this week. As he sat with his family in the gallery, they described him as an advocate for children abused in the past and those who could be abused in the future, ...

One person was sent to hospital following a moose-vehcile collision in St. John's Tuesday night. Saltwire staff

Moose-vehicle collision sends one to hospital in St.John's Tuesday night

SaltWire Staff |Updated a day ago |2 min read Premium content

One person was sent to hospital following a moose-vehicle collision in St. John’s Tuesday night. The crash happened on the Robert E. Howlett Highway at about 9:15 p.m. between Doyle’s Road and Main Road. The car was significantly damaged and the ...

Labour leaders and members of the NDP watched Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's budget speech on Wednesday at the Public Service Alliance of Canada office in St. John's. (Jenna Head/ The Telegram)

Budget 2024 met with criticism by N.L. labour leaders

Jenna Head |Updated a day ago |6 min read Premium content

The 2024 federal budget is one dedicated to helping every generation get ahead, the federal government said Tuesday. Titled "Fairness for Every Generation," the 400-page document was tabled in Ottawa by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister ...

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