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When Pierre Poilievre arrived in Petty Harbour today, he was greeted by protestors
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LETTER: Beware of Poilievre's plans for our social safety net.
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Jaida Lee to throw first pitch at Blue Jays game days after St. John's native made Canada Games history | SaltWire
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Petition to save Anne with an E hits one million signatures, breaks record | The Telegram
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“I know I’m still considered obese, but I know that my heart is strong, and I know that I’m a strong individual who can accomplish anything I put my mind to.”
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Did you catch last night's premiere of @MarkCritch's @SonofaCritchTV? What did you think? @tara_bradbury
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She affected many with her lemonade and kindness; now Newfoundland girl Neveah Denine is being honoured posthumously with a medal from the Governor General of Canada | SaltWire
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“His social media feed contains an endless litany of hate-coded messages, inaccuracies and sometimes downright lies,” writes Lana Payne
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P.E.I. curler Brett Gallant of @TeamGushue reflects on #Olympic heartbreak and bronze medal | SaltWire
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BREAKING: Trudeau also announced a plan to make maternity and parental benefits tax-free and a 15-week leave for adoptive parents to allow them the same benefits as non-adoptive parents.
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Young Newfoundlanders Dawson Mercer, Alex Newhook make the cut with their NHL teams | Saltwire
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Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman @MStrooo6 is in St. John's today. If you see him out and about, call our newsroom at 364-2323. We'd love to track him down for a chat and a snap!
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Canada's favourite bhangra dancer @GurdeepPandher was in St. John's on Regatta Day and the SaltWire Network was fortunate to catch up with him in between dances and radiating his own infectious brand of positivity! . Via @PJackson_NL. #SaltWire #joy.
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Pam is the first female managing editor in the paper’s nearly 140 years!.STEVE BARTLETT: Pam Frampton makes Telegram history
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A fresh-faced 20-year-old Roderick Deon was a hull technician onboard HMCS Ottawa ll, one of the armada of Allied vessels headed toward the coast of France and the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Today, Deon is 101. Lest we forget. 🌺 .
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We were so sad to hear Krissy Howell has passed away and are thinking of her loved ones. We’re thankful they have the memories of this beautiful wedding as they go through this terrible time . By @_gracemsmith
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ICYMI: What did you think of "Rock Solid Builds" second season premiere this week?
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'I am so scared': Man awaiting MRI to see if his cancer has spread said appointment is not until January 2026. When he got his appointment he didn’t believe it was correct, said Neil Batstone of Mount Pearl. “For me, this is a do-or-die situation.".
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Brad Gushue and company return home to a hero’s welcome after the Olympic Games | SaltWire
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Charges of impaired driving and dangerous driving causing death have been laid in connection with a two-vehicle crash that claimed the life of Mount Pearl resident Brad Kerrivan.
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Brigus company gets picked up for second season of 'Rock Solid Builds' on HGTV | Saltwire
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The new fisheries minister is from NL for the first time since 2008
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Top doc: Chief Medical Health Officer Janice Fitzgerald named Newfoundland and Labrador's physician of the year | The Telegram
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Kaleidoscope Drag Lounge and Restaurant on George Street hosts kid- and family-friendly drag shows, movie nights and bingo and has created a safe, fun space where they can be introduced to and learn about the queer community.
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The RCMP say Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, and Kam McLeod, 19, are dangerous and warn people not to approach them, take no action and to call 911 immediately.
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St. John's chef Jeremy Charles cooks up NL seafood for celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay
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Under Armour opening store in Galway, first in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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A few short weeks after winning a record fifth Brier title, Brad Gushue and his rink are headed back to Ontario in search of gold🥇at the worlds.
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Clowe set to become Newfoundland Growlers coach, sources tell The Telegram
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End of an era: As Team Gushue gets ready to cap its current run, N.L. skip looking forward to 'exciting' future | SaltWire
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Meet Andre Crocker, the Canadian soldier originally from Trout River, NL, who dropped the puck at the @Canucks and @MapleLeafs game recently alongside Prince Harry to celebrate the Invictus Games
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11 Canadian Tire employees in Stephenville, N.L. split $500,000 Atlantic Lottery prize | SaltWire
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We have lost a winner: Telegram Sports Editor Robin Short, who died Sunday at 56, wrote brilliantly, lived courageously | Saltwire
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US liquor won't be going back on store shelves in NL, says Furey, as we continue battling Trump's tariffs
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Danny Williams to erect Brad Gushue curling team tribute statue in Galway. Sculptor Morgan MacDonald commissioned.
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Team Gushue will close out its season at the Champions Cup in Regina next week. The rink has already captured its third Pinty’s Cup championship and locked down world No. 1 rankings.
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'I didn't do it to be popular, I did it to help': Six-year-old from St. John’s lends a helping hand by distributing meals to those in need on Water Street.
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Kevin Blackmore, Raymond Johnson and Wayne Chaulk were appointed as members of the Order of Canada for contributions to Canadian music and comedy and as ambassadors of Newfoundland and Labrador’s culture and heritage.
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Meet Jolene Ashini: Soon to be the first Labrador Innu lawyer in N.L. Among her many achievements she was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella Prize.
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Alan Doyle is stepping into musical theatre with a lead role in Tell Tale Harbour at the Charlottetown Festival in 2022
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Avalon constituents say Conservative candidate Steve Kent is ignoring and blocking questions about a MAGA hat selfie
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Brigus-based television show is bringing plenty of new exposure for the historic Newfoundland town | The Telegram
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Iconic Newfoundland and Labrador actor Gordon Pinsent about to turn 90 | The Telegram
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RNC officer Doug Snelgrove reportedly has 24 hours to turn himself in, after the province’s Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday to uphold his conviction for sexual assault.
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When Marty Heffernan started with Dominion in 1973, a loaf of bread cost 25 cents. After 48 1/2 years, the 65-year-old from Maddox Cove will work his final shift at the Blackmarsh Dominion on July 23. Join us in wishing him well in his retirement.
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Couple ventures from Fort McMurray to Dildo, Newfoundland to open Indian restaurant | The Telegram
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Some sad news from the local sports community today.
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CRTC considering banning Fox News from Canadian cable packages | SaltWire
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'I'm just addicted to it': 85-year-old St. John's woman who recently completed Cape to Cabot has no intention of stopping running . Florence Barron, who didn’t start running until she was 59, was the only registered participant in the over-80 class.
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"Memorial no longer reflects the values and experience so formative for me all those years ago," writes alumnus who will pull his 'substantial donations' in light of MUN dropping the 'Ode to Newfoundland' from convocation ceremonies.
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Jim Lester, his two Percheron horses Mike and Molly, and the family’s Lester’s Farm Chalet will appear in a @hallmark_canada movie this Christmas.
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Dwan Street, a Spillar’s Cove native, made history on Thursday as the FFAW voted her in as the organization’s first woman president in the 2024 Executive Board Election.
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“It won’t be anything different that we don’t have downtown, it will just be a few less items that we can’t fit in."
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The COVID-19 pandemic meant the past year was pretty much a write-off when it came to competitive hockey for Abby Newhook. However, the St. John's phenom can look forward to the coming months, because she soon will soon fly like an Eagle
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“Anyone who has a legitimate mask exemption due to a medical condition should, in Level 5, avoid entering a public establishment if at all possible,” the @CMOH_NL reminded people during Monday's briefing.
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Starting today, all essential workers who frequently enter the province for work will not be able to go directly to work as before. They must get a COVID-19 test first and self-isolate while they wait for a negative result. #covid19nfld .
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A strange sequence of events led to a pantsless plow driver going off the road in Portugal Cove-St. Philip's late last night. #nltraffic
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KEVIN TOBIN CARTOON: In memory of Chris Abbott, a.k.a. Buddy the Puffin (1970-2022) #SaltWire
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NDP leader Jim Dinn calls on Memorial to drop charges against student protestors. 'It is unacceptable for student protestors, who pose no demonstrable threat to campus safety, to be charged with trespassing and to be fined': Dinn.
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“My kids won’t always think the hospital is just a negative place, and a dark place,” said Trevor Tobin who, along with the help of HSC nurses and so many more, gave Krissy Howell the Disney wedding of which she always dreamt. By @_gracemsmith
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Nevaeh touched the hearts of readers far and wide, brought us down to reality, let us see innocence for what it is and can be and should be, and led so many to reach out, to push petty differences aside, and to follow her example of helping others.
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Only about seven per cent of N.L. nurses identify as male, so having six on one shift on the HSC's 4 North B earlier this month was 'pretty special.'
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A western Newfoundland couple has spent the better part of the last year living in St. John’s while their oldest son, Denver, underwent treatment for neuroblastoma. Today, the toddler's going home. By @WS_DianeCrocker .
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St. John’s elects its first transgender councillor | Saltwire
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“I thought it was time that maybe some little girl who sees herself in a fishing boat and wants to be involved in the union can look at the head of the union and see somebody who looks like her.".
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Nursing a broken jaw after a weekend hate crime, two-time N.L. curling champ @GregSmithNL doesn't want your sympathy or well wishes. He wants people to tell everyone in their circle that intolerance and discrimination are not OK. Via @BarbSweetTweets
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Mount Pearl MHA Paul Lane launches a petition for tougher consequences for violent youth crime
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Brad Gushue's Team Canada qualifies for playoffs in Olympic men’s curling while enjoying a day off 🥌🏅.
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In addition to representing Canada at the 2021 world mixed doubles championship this May in Scotland, Brad Gushue and Kerri Einarson also won $50K — the biggest cash prize ever offered at a mixed doubles event.
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Three-man Gushue team advances to Brier final | SaltWire
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This photo! 😍. It should be a stamp. Or a Canadian Heritage Moment. At the very least, we hope @markcritch and @DannyBreenNL get each other a framed copy. By @juanitamercer_ .
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Saying goodbye to everybody's favourite Buddy: Chris Abbott, the man behind the beloved St. John's hockey mascot, dead at 51 #SaltWire . By @BarbSweetTweets with more reaction from colleagues, friends and loved ones to come.
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Another beauty from last evening's strawberry moon over St. John's.
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Mark Gray was photographing the rough seas of the Atlantic ahead of a storm late Friday and captured this wave curl in Bonavista, N.L.
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'I will not stop being loud about it until something changes': Mental health advocates continue weekly demonstrations in St. John’s. Kristi Allan started demonstrating in December 2020, but others have joined over the 175 weeks.
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We're always grateful for that. This week, you stepped up once again with scores of readers responding to Brian Jones’s May 20th column. Your feedback was an important gauge for us and for him, and in response, he has decided that this week’s column will be his last.
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Kaetlyn Osmond named Alberta’s 2017 female athlete of the year
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Fair is fair: NL politicians call for feds to ditch Marine Atlantic fees if tolls for P.E.I. bridge are removed
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Standing near centre ice as teammates and their friends and family celebrated in unison. Adam Pardy officially called it quits on a darn fine playing career. Via @telyrobinshort .
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A ban on using phones in public schools was announced in B.C. today- should NL follow suit?
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Engaged curling couple from P.E.I., Manitoba are off to the Olympics together | SaltWire
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“I don’t pay people $20 an hour. My customers do,” says @Mallard_Cottage's @ToddPerrin, who, when faced by #COVID19nfld upheaval and a reluctant workforce, took the radical step of upping wages and hasn’t looked back. #nlpoli . Story by @PJackson_NL
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About 50 cm of snow turned St. John’s, N.L., into a winter wonderland where Shannon Reardon captured this wintry scene from the Georgestown neighbourhood.
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Damian Laundry of Clarke’s Beach, Kyle McGuire of C.B.B., and Jaden Dyke and Reegan Hiscock of St. John’s helped Canada to gold at the 2023 ISBHF Under-20 Men’s World Junior Championships on Sunday.
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Twenty-two MUN med students agree to a 12-month return-in-service agreement, promising to work within the province. The bonuses — $7,500 each — will cost the province $165,000.
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Mount Pearl woman who started off sharing her Jiggs' Dinner recipe on TikTok has grown 800,000 followers, landed cookbook deal
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Kaetlyn Osmond captures world figure skating gold medal
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After 15 years of fighting fires in Ukraine, Stanislav Baranov is now on duty in Corner Brook.
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Newfoundland and Labrador goes undefeated at national 5-pin bowling Youth Challenge event, a first in tournament’s history | SaltWire
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Newfoundland wildlife officer receiving praise after helping free seven beached whales | Saltwire
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