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Sarah Smith, left, was the team captain for Memorial's female team at William & Mary Women’s Stock Pitch Competition in Virginia, where the team placed second. They were the only Canadian school to place in the competition. From left are Smith, Abigail Martin, Emily Gagne-Hedderson and Erica McShane. - Contributed

'A competitive advantage': Preparation key to first- and second-place finishes for Memorial University business teams at global finance competitions

Undergraduate business students at Memorial have had a busy few months as two teams took home first and second-place spots at two different finance competitions. A team of four male business students won the Van Berkom Small Cap Case Competition in ...

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Kami iron ore project in Labrador west registered with province

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Champion Iron Ore has registered the Kami project in Labrador west with the provincial government. Courtesy of Champion

'I think the yard can be a success': Under new ownership, Harbour Grace Ocean Enterprises hopes to get clear of stormy financial seas

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A fishing vessel is lifted onto dry land at Harbour Grace Ocean Enterprises.

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N.L. Dairy Co-operative gets $10M loan from province for Mount Pearl facility purchase

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Under Armour opening store in Galway, first in Newfoundland and Labrador

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80-year-old N.L.-based business Big Eric's finds buyer

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Prices at the Pumps: Explaining recent pump fluctuations

Scott Squires · Producer video/audio |Updated May. 3, 2024 |1 min read

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The price of fuel increased by nearly one cent in a scheduled Newfoundland and Labrador price adjustment overnight Thursday, May 2. - Stock Image

N.L. gas prices up, other fuels fall in weekly adjustment Thursday, May 2

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated May. 1, 2024 |1 min read

Prices for most fuels fell in Newfoundland and Labrador after a scheduled price adjustment on Thursday, May 2. The Public Utilities Board announced gas prices rose by up to 0.9 cents per litre (cpl), setting the maximum cost of a litre of regular ...

Newfoundland Whiskey earned a "Best in Class" Double Gold Medal at the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. - Contributed

Newfoundland Whisky earns 'Best in Class' distinction at 2024 spirit competition

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated May. 1, 2024 |1 min read

The best whisky in the world may very well be distilled in Newfoundland and Labrador. Newfoundland Whisky by the Newfoundland Distillery Company earned a whopping 97 points at the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition and is one of five ...

Two Cape Breton non-profit organizations are receiving funding through the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation's community investment program, the Good of Our Community Fund.

N.L. socioeconomic tracking software firm gets government funding to aid in expansion

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated Apr. 30, 2024 |2 min read

A Newfoundland and Labrador company that designed software to track and measure the socioeconomic impacts of projects is getting financial assistance from the province in a bid to expand. To go along with its own $80,325 investment, NetBenefit ...

Aaron Rodgers, general manager of O'Brien Farm in St. John's, said the agricultural incubation program is not just a farming opportunity but a business opportunity as well. - Cameron Kilfoy/The Telegram

'Getting more farms back in Newfoundland': O'Brien Farm program providing support and resources to help start small-scale farms

Cameron Kilfoy |Updated Apr. 30, 2024 |6 min read

Since 1950, Newfoundland has lost 95 per cent of its farms. "Most of them were family farms and as families got smaller, people didn't want to take over the farm,” Aaron Rodgers, general manager of O'Brien Farm in St. John's, said. “There were also a ...

Crewmembers load crab pots onto a fishing boat at St. John's at the start of the 2022 fishing season. Joe Gibbons/Telegram File Photo

Taking the horse to the water: Buyer’s licence holder says it’s time for Newfoundland and Labrador’s harvesters to act on change

Gary Kean |Updated Apr. 30, 2024 |6 min read

Change in the fishery won't be a smooth road, but Matthew O’Leary is ready and willing to tackle the challenge. O’Leary owns and operates Rough Water Traps, a company based in Fox Harbour on the Avalon Peninsula side of Placentia Bay that makes wire ...

Husky fined $2.5 million for N.L.'s largest oil spill

Tara Bradbury · Reporter |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |3 min read

Husky Oil Operations Ltd. has been ordered to pay a total of $2.5 million in fines for a 2018 crude oil spill believed to be the largest in the province’s history. Provincial Court Judge Lois Skanes accepted a joint sentencing submission from Crown ...

In this Saltwire file photo, a person rolls up the rim of their Tim Hortons cup to see if they are a winner or not, which was how the contest was run until 2021 when they decided to make it a digital-only game. SALTWIRE FILE

THE WRAP: Baristas picket, punching the retirement ticket and Tim Hortons plays defence

Brian Ward · Managing Editor |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |5 min read

Timmies misses the boat You win some, you lose some. And 2,900 Tim Hortons customers did both the same day. Cape Bretoner Paula Cleveland was told by email she’d won a boat in Roll Up The Rim, then that it was a technical error, ah, human error, ...

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

Scott Squires · Producer video/audio |Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |1 min read

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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

'We brought The Seed Company into the 21st century': St. John's-based business prepares to celebrate 100 years

Cameron Kilfoy |Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |7 min read

When Peter Byrne's great-grandfather, E.W. Gaze, opened Gaze Seed Company in 1925, it was the only seed company in N.L. Better known today as The Seed Company, they supplied seeds to farmers and gardeners across the island through mail via a ...

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Sarah Stoker is the owner and operator of Pony Pilates in St. John's. (Contributed)

St. John's Pilates studio helping those with Parkinson's: Classes offered free to those with the disease to help keep people moving

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A cod is tagged earlier in 2024 as part of the Northern Cod Fishery Improvement Project in Newfoundland and Labrador, a collaborative effort by industry partners to improve the science of understanding the stock and to elevate its place in the global market. Contributed/Atlantic Groundfish Council

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

Newfoundland-based SubC Imaging is developing a new multi-channel inspection system that includes up to six cameras providing complete situational awareness for an ROV. - SubC Imaging

Clarenville's SubC Imaging gets nearly $500K in N.L. government funding for new ROV project

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

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"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

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

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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

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'A competitive advantage': Preparation key to first- and second-place finishes for Memorial University business teams at global finance competitions

Kami iron ore project in Labrador west registered with province

'I think the yard can be a success': Under new ownership, Harbour Grace Ocean Enterprises hopes to get clear of stormy financial seas

N.L. Dairy Co-operative gets $10M loan from province for Mount Pearl facility purchase

Under Armour opening store in Galway, first in Newfoundland and Labrador

80-year-old N.L.-based business Big Eric's finds buyer

Prices at the Pumps: Explaining recent pump fluctuations

N.L. gas prices up, other fuels fall in weekly adjustment Thursday, May 2

Newfoundland Whisky earns 'Best in Class' distinction at 2024 spirit competition

N.L. socioeconomic tracking software firm gets government funding to aid in expansion

'Getting more farms back in Newfoundland': O'Brien Farm program providing support and resources to help start small-scale farms

Taking the horse to the water: Buyer’s licence holder says it’s time for Newfoundland and Labrador’s harvesters to act on change

Husky fined $2.5 million for N.L.'s largest oil spill

THE WRAP: Baristas picket, punching the retirement ticket and Tim Hortons plays defence

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'A competitive advantage': Preparation key to first- and second-place finishes for Memorial University business teams at global finance competitions

Kami iron ore project in Labrador west registered with province

'I think the yard can be a success': Under new ownership, Harbour Grace Ocean Enterprises hopes to get clear of stormy financial seas

N.L. Dairy Co-operative gets $10M loan from province for Mount Pearl facility purchase

Under Armour opening store in Galway, first in Newfoundland and Labrador

80-year-old N.L.-based business Big Eric's finds buyer

Prices at the Pumps: Explaining recent pump fluctuations

N.L. gas prices up, other fuels fall in weekly adjustment Thursday, May 2

Newfoundland Whisky earns 'Best in Class' distinction at 2024 spirit competition

N.L. socioeconomic tracking software firm gets government funding to aid in expansion

'Getting more farms back in Newfoundland': O'Brien Farm program providing support and resources to help start small-scale farms

Taking the horse to the water: Buyer’s licence holder says it’s time for Newfoundland and Labrador’s harvesters to act on change

Husky fined $2.5 million for N.L.'s largest oil spill

THE WRAP: Baristas picket, punching the retirement ticket and Tim Hortons plays defence

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

'We brought The Seed Company into the 21st century': St. John's-based business prepares to celebrate 100 years

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All fuel prices drop in Newfoundland and Labrador overnight Thursday, April 25

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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

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

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

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