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Bent steel and broken lives: why do we drive too fast?

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Bay St. George man charged with attempted murder remanded in custody

Hughes Brook councillor didn’t get his Christmas wish

The Deer Lake Red Wings have left a void in the senior hockey world for some of its fans.

Diehard Deer Lake Red Wings fan would love to see team back in senior ...

The Princeton Tigers teammates of forward Maggie Connors (right) had plenty of reasons to congratulate the freshmen forward from St. John’s over the last few days. — Princeton Athletics photo

Newfoundlanders Away: Another weekly honour for Newfoundland's Maggie ...

Thomas Grace speaks to reporters in provincial court in St. John's Tuesday afternoon.

Contracting company fined $60,000 for workplace accident in St. John's

Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie speaks to reports Thursday outside the House of Assembly.

Newfoundland and Labrador Opposition leader files ethics complaint ...

Alyssa Power is shown in a Facebook post.

Driver in fatal crash in St. John's gets jail time

Randy Biggin is shown in this file photo.

Corner Brook court advises Randy Biggin to get a lawyer after setting ...

A new poll suggests too many of us don’t have a plan for our retirement.

Poll suggests room for more, individualized financial planning

Conne River held a vigil the evening of Jan. 14 for Chantel John, who was killed the previous week.

Conne River vigil for Chantel John draws hundreds

Updated a day ago

Alyssa Power is shown in a Facebook post.

Driver in fatal crash in St. John's gets jail time

Published 3 hours ago

Randy Biggin is shown in this file photo.

Corner Brook court advises Randy Biggin to get a lawyer after setting dates for preliminary inquiry into armed robbery

Updated 4 hours ago

A new poll suggests too many of us don’t have a plan for our retirement.

Poll suggests room for more, individualized financial planning

Published 7 hours ago

News

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Bay St. George man charged with attempted murder remanded in custody

Updated 52 minutes ago

Randy Biggin is shown in this file photo.

Corner Brook court advises Randy Biggin to get a lawyer after setting dates for preliminary inquiry into armed robbery

Updated 4 hours ago

['Barrington RCMP charged four drivers, including the driver of a tractor trailer with impaired driving.']

Tips from the public lead to RCMP in Bay Roberts removing impaired driver from the road

Published 9 hours ago

Members of the Labrador Land Protectors gathered in front of Labrador MP Yvonne Jones’ office Jan. 12 in Happy Valley-Goose Bay in solidarity with the We’suwet’en First Nation in British Columbia.

Labrador Land Protectors show solidarity with Wet’suwet’en

Updated 8 hours ago

Sports

The Deer Lake Red Wings have left a void in the senior hockey world for some of its fans.

Diehard Deer Lake Red Wings fan would love to see team back in senior hockey

Updated 1 hour ago

Connor Crisp played for the St. John's IceCaps during two seasons, but only appeared in 17 games for the AHL team, largely because of concussions. The 24-year-old Crisp, who retired from hockey last year, is the subject of a revealing online documentary. — File photo/St. John's IceCaps/Colin Peddle

Documentary tells career-ending concussion story of former St. John's IceCap Connor Crisp

Updated a day ago

Team Canada, including Newfoundland and Labrador's Shailynn Snow (far left, second row) celebrate after defeating the United States 3-2 in overtime in the final of the world under-18 women's hockey championship Sunday in Obihiro, Japan. — Steve Kingsman/HHOF/IIHF Images

Newfoundland's Shailynn Snow part of Canada's gold-medal winners at world U18 hockey championship

Updated 10 hours ago

Brad Gushue lost in the quarter-final round of the Grand Slam of Curling Tour Challenge.

A semi-tough defeat: Brad Gushue loses close one to Brendan Bottcher and is denied berth in Canadian Open final

Updated Jan 13, 2019 at 1:36 a.m.

Business

Corner Brook Regional High student Emily Vincent recently got a taste of the skilled trades during the Skills Canada Skills Work for Women Conference at the College of the North Atlantic in Corner Brook on May 11.

Grand Falls-Windsor wastewater treatment upgrade requires women’s employment plan

Published Dec 10, 2018 at 4:57 p.m.

Sonja Mills and Alicia MacDonald.

Port Rexton Brewing Company looking to expand

Updated Jan 10, 2019 at 4:19 p.m.

A deplorable right-of-way providing access to several businesses located off Columbia Drive in Marystown has been a major annoyance for the business owners, the town and motorists for years.

No easy fix for pothole-riddled road, Marystown restaurant owner says

Published Jan 10, 2019 at 10:10 a.m.

Whether or not two five-year permits in forestry management areas 17 and 18 on the Northern Peninsula have been issued requires clarification.

New Newfoundland and Labrador commercial cutting permit policy in effect

Published Jan 09, 2019 at 5:49 p.m.

Living

Kaiden Little, 6, passed away Monday afternoon.

Many expressing sympathy after passing of six-year-old Kaiden Little of Conception Bay South

Updated 11 hours ago

The Bridgeport Kinsmen Club celebrating their $1million lottery win.

Bridgeport Kinsmen Club members on the receiving end of a $1M lottery win

Published Jan 10, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

Mike and Nicole Walsh of Marystown won $20,000 on an Atlantic Lotto scratch ticket on Christmas Day.

Christmas stocking scratch ticket makes Marystown couple $20,000 richer

Updated Jan 10, 2019 at 2:20 p.m.

Jeff Martin is shown going over a big drop in the Terra Nova River known as Jim’s Drop. The gruelling trip was documented in “Rising Waters”, which will be screened this Saturday at Hampton Hall Theatre.

Capturing a challenging whitewater run in Newfoundland

Updated Jan 09, 2019 at 6:25 p.m.

Opinion

One Ocean Expeditions has added a new ship to it's operations, RCGS Resolute, will start it's service in November 2018. The announcement was made in Sydney, Nova Scotia where the ships for the northern cruises will be refueled and provisioned.

ALEX HARROLD: Our tourism rub

Updated Jan 08, 2019 at 11:27 a.m.

A photo provided as evidence during an animal cruelty trail in Charlottetown of Nicholas, a mixed Labrador/Rottweiler dog recovering at the P.E.I. Humane Society earlier this year.

EDITORIAL: Pets need protection

Published Jan 11, 2019 at 6 a.m.

The west coast of Newfoundland saw flooding and destruction after a mid-January thaw in 2018.

NICHOLAS MERCER: One year beyond the January flooding

Updated Jan 10, 2019 at 10:55 p.m.

Jim Vibert

VIBERT: Rule changes render public accounts committee toothless

Updated Jan 10, 2019 at 10:05 a.m.

Community

Community calendar

OUT & ABOUT: what's going on in central this week Jan 9

Published Jan 09, 2019 at 12:14 p.m.

Gordon and Stella Avery

Labrador West Pioneers: Gordon and Stella Avery

Published Jan 12, 2019 at 1:23 p.m.

Kim Wheeler

ASK THE PEOPLE: Why are people leaving their pets outside in the cold?

Published Jan 11, 2019 at 5:30 p.m.

Steelworkers Local #5795 donates $1,400 dollars to the local ministerial association with an additional $2,550 coming from District 6.

Labrador West Steelworkers spread Christmas cheer with donations

Updated Jan 11, 2019 at 10:33 a.m.

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Bay St. George man charged with attempted murder remanded in custody

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Hughes Brook councillor didn’t get his Christmas wish

The Deer Lake Red Wings have left a void in the senior hockey world for some of its fans.

Diehard Deer Lake Red Wings fan would love to see team back in senior hockey

The Princeton Tigers teammates of forward Maggie Connors (right) had plenty of reasons to congratulate the freshmen forward from St. John’s over the last few days. — Princeton Athletics photo

Newfoundlanders Away: Another weekly honour for Newfoundland's Maggie Connors

Thomas Grace speaks to reporters in provincial court in St. John's Tuesday afternoon.

Contracting company fined $60,000 for workplace accident in St. John's

Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie speaks to reports Thursday outside the House of Assembly.

Newfoundland and Labrador Opposition leader files ethics complaint against Newfoundland and Labrador premier

Alyssa Power is shown in a Facebook post.

Driver in fatal crash in St. John's gets jail time

Randy Biggin is shown in this file photo.

Corner Brook court advises Randy Biggin to get a lawyer after setting dates for preliminary inquiry into armed robbery

A new poll suggests too many of us don’t have a plan for our retirement.

Poll suggests room for more, individualized financial planning

['Barrington RCMP charged four drivers, including the driver of a tractor trailer with impaired driving.']

Tips from the public lead to RCMP in Bay Roberts removing impaired driver from the road

Marine forecast

ATLANTIC MARINE FORECAST: Jan. 16, 2019

Taking part in the presentation of the car seat was, from left, big sister Miley Spearing, father Martin Spearing, mother Amy Cadwell, Dr. Willy Yogolelo (physician) and baby Maggie Jane Marlena Spearing.

New Year’s baby at the Labrador West Health Centre