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Marijuana edibles are an alternative way to ingest cannabis.

University of Denver prof says day-to-day life won't change much after ...

Scott MacIntosh, communications manager with the Halifax Mooseheads, said the Mooseheads and the entire CHL have formed a partnership with Health Canada and will be rolling out an awareness campaign on our social media channels throughout the season.

What should Atlantic Canada's sports leagues do about legal marijuana?

Jon Keefe shows off one of the squish presses and other cannabis consumption paraphernalia he sells at the Dabber Hashery, a specialty shop in downtown St. John’s, N.L. Keefe had initially planned to obtain a licence to sell cannabis products, but abandoned that enterprise when it became clear the eight-per-cent margin paid to cannabis retailers in Newfoundland and Labrador didn’t make for a strong business case for him and his partners.

Path to profit: It’s not just government and major corporations ...

While the exterior of the building is nearing completion, significant interior work, as well as the parking area, need to be completed before O’Leary’s new cannabis store opens for business. Provincial and town officials confirm the building will not be ready to serve customers on October 17, the date when cannabis use becomes legal in Canada.

Cannabis rules: what to expect in P.E.I.

Annie MacEachern of Charlottetown, P.E.I., who consumes cannabis for medicinal purposes, says legalization of the drug is just the beginning. She says advocates need to continue pushing to get edibles and concentrates on the market.

From pop culture to pot culture: Atlantic Canadian cannabis ...

The Cannabis NB location in Sackville, N.B.

Cannabis rules: what to expect in New Brunswick

Twenty-five years ago, the Newfoundland Writers’ Guild got together for its 25th anniversary dinner on Oct. 16, 1993. From left were charter members Ramona Tansley, Gerry Rubia, Paul O’Neill, Bernice Morgan, Helen Porter, Rae Perlin and Consie Howley. A reception will be held today at Government House to mark 50 years for the group.

Newfoundland Writers’ Guild celebrates 50 years

Russell Wangersky: Dangerous dogmatists

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Editorial: Money talks?

Dale Park, the city's director of finance and administration, and acting city manager, is shown during Monday night's meeting of Corner Brook City Council.

More properties will be up for auction in Corner Brook in property tax ...

MusicNL 2018 nominee Kellie Loder’s performance garnered one of the few standing ovations at the award show Oct. 14.

MusicNL gala rocks Twillingate

Updated 18 hours ago

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Editorial: Money talks?

Published 1 hour ago

Dale Park, the city's director of finance and administration, and acting city manager, is shown during Monday night's meeting of Corner Brook City Council.

More properties will be up for auction in Corner Brook in property tax sale

Updated 6 hours ago

Keith Russell, co-owner of Russell's Funeral Home and Crematorium, inspects the Leo Bruce Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence after accepting it on Monday.

Keith Russell feels proud company's dignified service recognized by Bay St. George Chamber of Commerce

Updated 8 hours ago

News

Twenty-five years ago, the Newfoundland Writers’ Guild got together for its 25th anniversary dinner on Oct. 16, 1993. From left were charter members Ramona Tansley, Gerry Rubia, Paul O’Neill, Bernice Morgan, Helen Porter, Rae Perlin and Consie Howley. A reception will be held today at Government House to mark 50 years for the group.

Newfoundland Writers’ Guild celebrates 50 years

Published 1 hour ago

Colin Percy Wheeler during a previous court appearance in Corner Brook.

Colin Wheeler going to trial for allegedly threatening Crown prosecutor, Supreme Court justice in Corner Brook

Updated 10 hours ago

Four former members of the board of directors of Nalcor Energy took to the witess seats side by side at the Commission of Inquiry Respecting the Muskrat Falls Project on Monday morning to begin Week 3 of the St. John’s hearings at the Beothuck Building in the capital city. From left are Tom Clift, Ken Marshall, Terry Styles and Gerry Shortall. At right is inquiry co-counsel Kate O’Brien.

Former Nalcor board members say at Muskrat Falls Inquiry that they don’t recall risk assessment

Published 10 hours ago

RNC Chief Joe Boland detailed work the RNC is doing to repair relations between Indigenous populations and police.

Mending the police-Indigenous relationship

Published 10 hours ago

Sports

More than 20 people from Grand Falls-Windsor, Botwood, Gander, Corner Brook and Stephenville participated in a mountain biking trail development session on Sept. 22. One of the things they did was practice trail planning. Delia Young (left) uses the inclinometer, with Jenelle Grandy assisting, to measure the slope of a section of trail.

Grand Falls-Windsor gears up for a mountain bike trail

Updated Oct 13, 2018 at 9:24 a.m.

Noah Blanchard

Noah Blanchard and AAA peewee Kings look to build on success of kickoff tournament with trio of games this weekend in Rocky Harbour

Published Oct 12, 2018 at 6:31 p.m.

Deer Lake native Jolena Gillard is shown in practice with the University of Prince Edward Island Panthers prior to the start of the regular season.

Deer Lake’s Jolena Gillard enjoying life as a Panther in her quest to be her best

Updated Oct 12, 2018 at 10:26 p.m.

Mountain Bike - Stock

A new skills park with pump track to become reality for west coast mountain bikers

Updated Oct 12, 2018 at 12:25 a.m.

Business

Keith Russell, co-owner of Russell's Funeral Home and Crematorium, inspects the Leo Bruce Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence after accepting it on Monday.

Keith Russell feels proud company's dignified service recognized by Bay St. George Chamber of Commerce

Updated 8 hours ago

Dianna Dwyer (left) and Kristie Lawlor recently launched the House of Glam in St. John’s, the province’s first lash studio. In addition to offering a full line of eyelash extension services and products, the pair are also establishing a training and certification program aimed at making the growing industry safer for clients.

House of Glam owners set sights on improving regulations, safety in Newfoundland and Labrador’s growing eyelash industry

Published Oct 10, 2018 at 6:42 p.m.

The West Hercules offshore drilling rig. A new report examines the competitiveness of Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore oil industry in comparison with other jurisdiction.

Noia opens nominations for annual N.L. offshore oil and gas industry awards

Published Oct 10, 2018 at 6:36 p.m.

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New cannabis firm’s parent company starts trading on CSE

Published Oct 09, 2018 at 4:56 p.m.

Living

MusicNL 2018 nominee Kellie Loder’s performance garnered one of the few standing ovations at the award show Oct. 14.

MusicNL gala rocks Twillingate

Updated 18 hours ago

Not a cloud in sight and no city lights! Barry Burgess shares this stunning view of the Milky Way taken last Saturday, Oct. 6, near New Harbour, N.S.

CINDY DAY: The magic of the Milky Way

Updated Oct 13, 2018 at 12:05 a.m.

Newfoundland Ridge Baklava A La Mode

The Food Dude — Pulverizing the puff pastry pet peeve

Published Oct 12, 2018 at 6 a.m.

Plant Matter

CB Petite Nuit starts Friday in Corner Brook

Updated Oct 12, 2018 at 12:35 a.m.

Opinion

Fogo Island Inn is organizing a community quilt hang out on May 5.

David Clarke: What’s in a name?

Published Oct 04, 2018 at 1:36 p.m.

Letter to the Editor

Letter: Time for some uncommon sense

Updated Oct 12, 2018 at 9:03 a.m.

Nathalia Bonilla-Alvarez (left) and Jeong Woo-Kang are two international students enrolled in the English as a Second Language program at Grenfell Campus.

Editorial: Recruit but also retain

Published Oct 12, 2018 at 6 a.m.

The New Brunswick provincial government it is prepared for the federal government legalizing adult-use cannabis on Oct. 17.

Russell Wangersky: Legal weed — expect snags

Published Oct 12, 2018 at 6 a.m.

Community

Community calendar

Out & About: what's going on in central this week

Published Oct 09, 2018 at 10:26 a.m.

Miley Spearing enjoyed the animals at the Farmers market.

Labrador West Farmers market and Fall Fair offer goods from near and far

Updated Oct 12, 2018 at 2:35 p.m.

Bernie Denief.

Labrador West Pioneers: Bernie Denief

Published Oct 12, 2018 at 11:02 a.m.

Patty Way has spent decades compiling this family tree of Lydia Campbell.

Labrador woman filling in the gaps on Lydia Campbell’s family tree

Published Oct 12, 2018 at 10:54 a.m.

Recent Stories

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Editorial: Money talks?

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Russell Wangersky: Dangerous dogmatists

Twenty-five years ago, the Newfoundland Writers’ Guild got together for its 25th anniversary dinner on Oct. 16, 1993. From left were charter members Ramona Tansley, Gerry Rubia, Paul O’Neill, Bernice Morgan, Helen Porter, Rae Perlin and Consie Howley. A reception will be held today at Government House to mark 50 years for the group.

Newfoundland Writers’ Guild celebrates 50 years

Dale Park, the city's director of finance and administration, and acting city manager, is shown during Monday night's meeting of Corner Brook City Council.

More properties will be up for auction in Corner Brook in property tax sale

Keith Russell, co-owner of Russell's Funeral Home and Crematorium, inspects the Leo Bruce Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence after accepting it on Monday.

Keith Russell feels proud company's dignified service recognized by Bay St. George Chamber of Commerce

Crystal Waters Boat Tours has ceased operation. The boat tour company had operated out of the Bay of Islands Yacht Club in Corner Brook.

Crystal Waters Boat Tours ceases operation

Gavel and handcuffs.

Michael Oxford charged for threatening violence against Corner Brook judge

A couple of staffers from the firm Grant Thornton, from left, senior tech analyst Christopher Stone and assurance manager Jadie Zeng, chat with Sean St. George of the Navigate Entrepreneurship Centre during a public coffee break at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University as part of Small Business Week events in Corner Brook Monday.

Small Business Week events in Corner Brook on Monday

This is the road leading into the Maritime Link Grounding Facility, the area where a Stephenville man died in an industrial incident in January of 2017.

New court dates set for Occupational Health and Safety charges

MHA Andrew Parsons, Burgeo - La Poile

Minister ready for things to light up on Wednesday

Bob Byrnes, president of the Stephenville Downtown Business Improvement Association, is seen doing a presentation on the Stephenville Downtown Master Plan at a Bay St. George Chamber of Commerce meeting on Monday.

New Downtown Master Plan in Stephenville to create a good atmosphere: Roberts

Commissioner Richard LeBlanc at the Muskrat Falls Inquiry hearings on Monday in St. John’s.

Two more people added at Muskrat Falls Inquiry