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Bay St. George RCMP stopped three impaired drivers and impounded their vehicles over the April 26 weekend. - File

Two drivers charged, vehicles impounded for impaired driving over weekend: Bay St. George RCMP

Three drivers have their licences suspended and vehicles impounded by RCMP following separate incidents in western Newfoundland over the weekend. On Friday, April 26, Bay St. Geroge RCMP in St. George's tried to stop a man driving an all-terrain ...

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Trial begins for St. John's-area man charged with sexually assaulting two youth

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Chris Carter's sexual assault trial began in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court in St. John's Monday, April 29, 2024. TARA BRADBURY • THE TELEGRAM

N.L. government not doing enough on mental health, addictions: PCs, NDP

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Progressive Conservative Leader Tony Wakeham says Housing Minister Fred Hutton is assigning blame rather than solving the problem. -Juanita Mercer/The Telegram

Small-craft harbours getting $463 million in federal funding

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Grade reconfigurations set for four St. John's schools due to capacity challenges

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'You don't need to be right next to it': Ophthalmologists warning of impacts from fires in N.L. on eye health

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A handout photograph, shot in January 2024, shows a woman and baby at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan. Some 800,000 people in a Sudanese city are in "extreme and immediate danger" as worsening violence advances and threatens to "unleash bloody intercommunal strife throughout Darfur," top U.N. officials warned the Security Council last week. - MSF/Mohamed Zakaria/Handout via REUTERS

GWYNNE DYER: A look at the whys and hows of the wars in Africa

“We could see an all-out war between all the tribes and that is really the doomsday scenario. At this point, it’s not unrealistic,” the head of an international non-government organization that is working in Sudan told the Al Jazeera news agency last ...

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BRIAN HODDER: Why building physical activity into your daily routines can benefit your mental health

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"Running regularly has allowed me to remain healthy both physically and mentally and the endorphins released during running help me to deal with stress," writes Brian Hodder. - Venti Views/Unsplash

LETTER: N.L. needs to become faster at licensing international doctors

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More housing has been announced for doctors, nurses and other health-care practitioners in Guysborough and Port Hawkesbury.

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Business

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

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 ...

Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |3 min read

Keep the benefits of the fishery in the hands of people in N.L. and not foreign companies, says MP Ken McDonald

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Ken McDonald, Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal MP for Avalon and chair of the federal Standing Committee of Fisheries and Oceans.

Mactaquac Dam laying the groundwork for decade-long refurbishment

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Project Manager Charlie Ryan and colleagues attended the open house in Woodstock on April 14 to answer questions about the environmental impact of the Mactaquac Life Achievement Project.

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ASK THE MONEY LADY: Helping your partners with their spending

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Mercedes-Benz vows to defend pricing levels after in-line Q1 profit drop

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Lifestyles

Kelsey Puddister of the Jacob Puddister Memorial Foundation which is named after her brother who died by suicide.

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'I do not feel that the services are up to snuff': Long-term solutions needed as number of people in N.L. seeking help for mental health rises

Mark Hoffe Special to SaltWire “While I believe that some of the stigma surrounding mental health is improving as we have more open discussion in our community, stigma still exists when folks are accessing care,” said Kelsey Puddister, managing ...

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‘A farm is a local hub’: Buying direct from farmers a win-win situation in Atlantic Canada

Updated 17 hours ago |10 min read

Lukas Doman said his passion for farming began on family farms in South Africa. He now grows a variety of fresh vegetables on his farm in Cormack, N.L. - Contributed

Mid-20th century Corner Brook and the Tablelands in Gros Morne provide the backdrop for virtual reality experiences being created here in N.L.

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St. John’s artist Andrea Cooper worked with Chelsea O’Hara and Dustin Boyce of DCXIX to bring her cinematic virtual reality piece, Gone, to life. – Contributed

'After 52 years of male leadership, it was time for a woman to take the lead': Connie Reid of Reidville answers 20 questions

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Spring cooking in N.L. usually involves a winter hat, but for local cooking enthusiast Willow Kean, a boil up on the beach is the way to go

Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |7 min read

'People from all walks of life and all age groups' love off-roading in N.L., say enthusiasts

Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |7 min read

Sports

The St. John’s Junior Capitals are looking to bounce back on Day 2 of the Don Johnson Memorial Cup. Nicholas Mercer/The Telegram

DOJO: Mount Pearl, St. John’s reached the semifinals at 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup

It’s playoff time at the 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup and both teams from this province are in the semifinals. The host Mount Pearl Blades and Team NL’s St. John’s Junior Capitals finished the round robin in the top four to clinch their spot in the ...

Updated Apr. 27, 2024 |2 min read

On the ice with the pros: Mount Pearl girl hits ice as an anthem skater for PWHL game in Ottawa

Updated Apr. 24, 2024 |4 min read

Isabelle Russell stands next to Ottawa forward Hayley Scamurra during the Apr. 20 PWHL game she spent as an anthem skater. Contributed photo

Baseball NL wants more players and communities to 'Step Up to the Plate'

Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |2 min read

a baseball player hitting a ball The Nova Scotia Major Little League Provincial Championship will continue this weekend at Cameron Bowl in Glace Bay. The host Glace Bay McDonald’s Colonels enter the weekend undefeated. STOCK IMAGE.

BASKETBALL: AUS MVP Malcolm Christie leaves Dalhousie for NCAA's Oakland University

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QMJHL Playoffs: Cape Breton Eagles put body on the line in frantic final minute, defeat Baie-Comeau Drakkar in Game 3 in Sydney

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Soccer-US and Mexico withdraw bid for 2027 Women's World Cup, eye 2031

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Canada

Britain's King Charles leaves after attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Britain March 31, 2024.

King Charles to visit cancer centre on his return to public duties

LONDON (Reuters) - King Charles will visit a cancer treatment centre on Tuesday on his return to public duties after the British monarch himself was diagnosed with the disease in February. Buckingham Palace announced on Friday that doctors were ...

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Nova Scotia provides $2.3 million for bridge replacement work in St. Margaret's Bay, Municipality of Chester

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The Municipality of Chester is receiving $1 million in funding from Nova Scotia to demolish and replace the Gold River Bridge. - Photo by Mykola Swarnyk / Wiki Commons

It’s a three-peat: King’s-Edgehill girls claim Highlanders Rugby Classic banner in Windsor, N.S.

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Frances Aceron powered up the pitch during the Highlanders Rugby Classic championship final against the Three Oaks Axewomen.

'Who's next?’: Daughter of murdered Cape Breton woman still lives in fear

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Fiona claim rejected: Cape Breton woman turned down for house damages

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N.S. mom who strangled her own daughter eyeing eventual release to a halfway house

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World

A 98-year-old Ukraine woman walks 10 km under shelling to escape Russians

(Reuters) - A 98-year-old Ukrainian woman said she walked 10 km (6 miles) under shelling, supporting herself with sticks and sleeping on the ground, leaving Ocheretyne in Donetsk, now occupied by Russia, and trying to reach areas controlled by ...

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Australian regulator weighs India spice mix issue for possible recall

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A man adjusts the spice boxes of MDH and Everest on the shelf of a shop at a market in New Delhi, India, April 29, 2024.

Reported Indian role in assassination plots a 'serious matter', White House says

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A view shows the White House in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2024.

Thirty men have died trying to leave Ukraine to avoid fighting since war started

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Pro-China Sogavare out of the race as Solomon Islands votes for next leader

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Philippines accuses China of damaging its vessel at hotly contested shoal

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Keep the benefits of the fishery in the hands of people in N.L. and not foreign companies, says MP Ken McDonald

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'I do not feel that the services are up to snuff': Long-term solutions needed as number of people in N.L. seeking help for mental health rises

‘A farm is a local hub’: Buying direct from farmers a win-win situation in Atlantic Canada

Mid-20th century Corner Brook and the Tablelands in Gros Morne provide the backdrop for virtual reality experiences being created here in N.L.

'After 52 years of male leadership, it was time for a woman to take the lead': Connie Reid of Reidville answers 20 questions

Spring cooking in N.L. usually involves a winter hat, but for local cooking enthusiast Willow Kean, a boil up on the beach is the way to go

'People from all walks of life and all age groups' love off-roading in N.L., say enthusiasts

Sports

DOJO: Mount Pearl, St. John’s reached the semifinals at 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup

On the ice with the pros: Mount Pearl girl hits ice as an anthem skater for PWHL game in Ottawa

Baseball NL wants more players and communities to 'Step Up to the Plate'

BASKETBALL: AUS MVP Malcolm Christie leaves Dalhousie for NCAA's Oakland University

QMJHL Playoffs: Cape Breton Eagles put body on the line in frantic final minute, defeat Baie-Comeau Drakkar in Game 3 in Sydney

Soccer-US and Mexico withdraw bid for 2027 Women's World Cup, eye 2031

Canada

King Charles to visit cancer centre on his return to public duties

Nova Scotia provides $2.3 million for bridge replacement work in St. Margaret's Bay, Municipality of Chester

It’s a three-peat: King’s-Edgehill girls claim Highlanders Rugby Classic banner in Windsor, N.S.

'Who's next?’: Daughter of murdered Cape Breton woman still lives in fear

Fiona claim rejected: Cape Breton woman turned down for house damages

N.S. mom who strangled her own daughter eyeing eventual release to a halfway house

World

A 98-year-old Ukraine woman walks 10 km under shelling to escape Russians

Australian regulator weighs India spice mix issue for possible recall

Reported Indian role in assassination plots a 'serious matter', White House says

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