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Prices at the Pumps for April 25, 2024.

Prices at the Pumps: Some small relief, more for diesel

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'We brought The Seed Company into the 21st century': St. John's-based business prepares to celebrate 100 years
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Jackson McLean, manager, and owner Peter Byrne of The Seed Company in St. John's. Next April marks 100 years in business for the company, though the pair have already begun ringing in the occasion and hope to have some sales and contests soon. Cameron Kilfoy/The Telegram

All fuel prices drop in Newfoundland and Labrador overnight Thursday, April 25
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Higher gas prices are expected to have bumped up inflation in March.

St. John's Pilates studio helping those with Parkinson's: Classes offered free to those with the disease to help keep people moving
Updated Apr. 24, 2024 |6 min read Premium content

Time to double the quota? Owner of only N.L. fish plant to process exclusively northern cod thinks stocks are ready and is working to regain its position in global marketplace
Updated Apr. 24, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

Clarenville's SubC Imaging gets nearly $500K in N.L. government funding for new ROV project
Updated Apr. 23, 2024 |2 min read Premium content
Co-owners of St. John's-based business Hempware are celebrating 27 years in business all week. On April 21, co-owner Nycki Delisle hosted a BBQ and community clean-up. This week, on Monday, April 22, she held an Earth Day giveaway and on Saturday and Sunday, she is hosting a sidewalk sale and show. - Contributed

St. John's-based business Hempware celebrating nearly three decades in business

Cameron Kilfoy |Updated Apr. 23, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

When Nycki Delisle and her partner, Stephane, opened Hempware nearly three decades ago, it was intended to be a short-term venture. “When the Cabot 500 celebrations were happening, I was finishing my education, and that fall me and my partner were ...
"The first time I was there, I saw what my end results would be," said patient Dennis Budden. Now that Budden is nearing the end of his treatment, he said the results he's seen have already exceeded his expectations. - Contributed

'Orthodontics has come full circle': New Galway clinic using digital approach to help predict outcomes, reduce treatment time

Cameron Kilfoy |Updated Apr. 22, 2024 |6 min read Premium content

St. John's resident Dennis Budden, 43, got his braces off 20 years ago. But in February 2023, he started to notice a gap between his teeth. Budden believed the gap came from not wearing a retainer, so he decided to go to his dentist, who suggested ...
Cove Soda founders Ryan and John MacLellan outside the Bayers Lake Costco on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Cove Soda will now be available in Costcos across the United States. Ryan Taplin - The Chronicle Herald

THE WRAP: $100 million in soda, streamlined shellfish, and only the poor change eating habits

Brian Mumford · Digital editor |Updated Apr. 21, 2024 |6 min read Premium content

Cove spilling into U.S. big box market “It wasn’t very long ago our goal was $10 million (in revenue),” John MacLellan, co-founder of Cove drinks, said during an interview on Tuesday. Now they're looking at a $100 million revenue forecast following a ...
Danny Fellingham, owner and operator of Tee Box Indoor Golf said, the move to Freshwater Road was an effort to better accommodate customers and go from a seasonal operation to a year-round business. - Cameron Kilfoy/The Telegram

'A more sociable thing': St. John's business Tee Box Indoor Golf moves locations, adds mini-golf and bar area

Cameron Kilfoy |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

When Danny Fellingham opened Tee Box Indoor Golf four years ago on Stavanger Drive, he was surprised a business like this one didn't already exist. "When I lived in Edmonton, I used to play indoor golf, and when I moved I noticed there wasn’t any, ...
Waves full of capelin roll in at a beach at Cape Bonavista recently. Glen Whiffen/The Telegram

Union, processors recommend DFO increase N.L. capelin quota amid calls for temporarily halting the fishery

Gary Kean |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

While they may have been at odds for snow crab pricing, harvesters and processors have put up a united front when it comes to capelin — both recommend an increase in the capelin quota. Things were heated between FFAW-Unifor, the union that represents ...
Skiers and snowboarders will have to wait a little longer for Marble Mountain to open for the winter season. Mother Nature has to provide a some more snow and favourable conditions for snowmaking. – SaltWire File Photo

Despite tough season, N.L. tourism minister says province sees value in investing in Marble Mountain, focusing on year-round operation

Diane Crocker · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 18, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

From a late start to winter and a rainstorm that washed out a main run, the 2023-2024 season was tough for Marble Mountain. With just 58 days of operation, those involved with the running of the Steady Brook ski resort say transitioning to a ...
Gas prices went up in Newfoundland and Labrador after the weekly scheduled adjustment on April 17. - File

N.L. gas prices up 3.5 cents overnight Thursday, April 18

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated Apr. 17, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

Gas prices at the pumps in Newfoundland and Labrador increased overnight Thursday, April 18.  The Public Utilities Board announced all types of gasoline motor fuel was up by 3.5 cents per litre (cpl), setting the maximum price of a litre of regular ...
Prices at the Pumps for Feb. 28, 2024.

Prices at the Pumps: An up and down week at the pumps

Scott Squires · Producer video/audio |Updated Apr. 17, 2024 |1 min read Video

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With the 2024 crab fishery having slated to have begun this past Saturday, April 6th., 2024, crab fishing boats still remained tied-up as fish harvesters await a settlement on fish pricing issues between the Fish, Food & Allied Workers (FFAW) union and the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP). But, fish harvesters are still busy preparing for the return to the fishing grounds once the settlement is reached and they can get back on the water. Here at St. John’s Harbour on Thursday afternoon, April 11, 2024, harvesters load crab pots from a trailer on the waterfront onto the fishing vessel Dalton Princess. -Photo by Joe Gibbons/The Telegram

Crab deal will pay dividends this year and pave way for longer-term stability, says union president

Gary Kean |Updated Apr. 17, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

The new pricing system for snow crab is a significant step in addressing problems in the contentious fishery, FFAW president Greg Pretty says. The most lucrative fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador has been in turmoil since pandemic-driven market ...
Mallard Cottage in Quidi Vivi Village in St. John's. Keith Gosse • The Telegram

Mallard Cottage in St. John's may be forced into bankruptcy

Evan Careen · Multimedia journalist |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

Well-known St. John’s restaurant Mallard Cottage may soon be forced into bankruptcy. The restaurant, which has been named one of the Top 100 in Canada, is the subject of a court hearing on April 24 brought forward by the Business Development Bank of ...
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Hannah Rowe, 20, said she started her online based jewelry business, Mae & Co., after realizing how hard it is to find classy yet affordable jewelry. - Contributed
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Betty-Ann Gaslard, 59, owner and operator of Flowers With A Special Touch based on Commonwealth Avenue. Four years ago, when she first opened, she didn't expect to now have to be selling the business due to receiving a cancer diagnosis. - Cameron Kilfoy/The Telegram
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Prices for most fuels went up in Newfoundland and Labrador after scheduled adjustment on Thursday, April 11. - File
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Greg Pretty, FFAW-Unifor president. - Joe Gibbons/The Telegram file
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Evening Tide Vodka, crafted by Wooden Walls Distilling in St. John's, clinched two prestigious titles: at the 2024 World Vodka Competition: world's best varietal vodka and best varietal vodka in Canada.
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