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Reg Forbes came across these falls near Earltown, N.S., on Nova Scotia's February long weekend. Despite the chilly weather, the water was still flowing.

CINDY'S SNAPSHOT: Long weekend hikes

This stunning photo was taken from Tower 16 on Marble Mountain, N.L. Krista Miller said the conditions were incredible! Today, there are extreme cold warnings for Newfoundland. Dress accordingly, ski in pairs and watch for frost bite!

WEATHER U: Digging out mittens and a wind chill chart

Photo courtesy of Kayla Carey

Kayla Carey, a nurse at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, is seen training medical professionals at St. Jude Hospital in Vieux Fort, St. Lucia. Carey, who is originally from Corner Brook, is part of Project Next Mile.

Corner Brook’s Kayla Carey helping strengthen medical capacity in St. ...

Jodi Sware photo

Musician Steven Bowers, who is originally from Hampden but now lives in Victoria, B.C., recently released his first album since 2012.

Hampden native Steven Bowers returns to songwriting to build on his ...

P.J. Shea is being remembered as a person who never let his sickness get in the way of him doing things.

P.J. Shea remembered as person who didn’t let sickness get in his way

Allan Potter (right) reviews his notes with his lawyer, Randy Piercey, in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court in St. John’s Tuesday, as a sheriff’s officer looks on.

'I had made it pretty clear I had committed murder and we were moving ...

Selina Boland’s new album “The Cold” will be released online Friday, and physical copies will be available soon. This photo appears on the CD’s back cover.

Selina Boland’s third album ‘The Cold’ set for release Friday

Natural Resources Minister Siobhan Coady speaks to reporters Tuesday.

Coady wants rate mitigation plan revealed before election

Joe Tremblett worked at the AbitibiBowater paper mill from 1972 to its closure in 2009. Here he stands next to the machine he spent so much of his life working on the day of the closure.

When the last whistle blew: Grand Falls-Windsor marks 10th anniversary of mill closure

Updated Feb 13, 2019 at 2:35 p.m.

P.J. Shea is being remembered as a person who never let his sickness get in the way of him doing things.

P.J. Shea remembered as person who didn’t let sickness get in his way

Updated 6 hours ago

Allan Potter (right) reviews his notes with his lawyer, Randy Piercey, in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court in St. John’s Tuesday, as a sheriff’s officer looks on.

'I had made it pretty clear I had committed murder and we were moving a dead body'

Published 7 hours ago

Selina Boland’s new album “The Cold” will be released online Friday, and physical copies will be available soon. This photo appears on the CD’s back cover.

Selina Boland’s third album ‘The Cold’ set for release Friday

Published 7 hours ago

News

Allan Potter (right) reviews his notes with his lawyer, Randy Piercey, in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court in St. John’s Tuesday, as a sheriff’s officer looks on.

'I had made it pretty clear I had committed murder and we were moving a dead body'

Published 7 hours ago

Screen shot of the RCMP Facebook page

RCMP view social media as a beneficial tool

Published 14 hours ago

Members of Hopedale Ground Search and Rescue.

Ground Search and Rescue successful in search for Hopedale snowmobiler

Published 14 hours ago

Ed Martin speaks with reporters outside the auditorium at the Lawrence O’Brien Arts Centre in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Tuesday.

Former Nalcor CEO did not have copy of SNC-Lavalin report

Updated 14 hours ago

Sports

Four members of the Labrador West Big Landers are preparing to compete at the upcoming Newfoundland and Labrador Special Olympic Winter Games – the first time Labrador West has sent a contingent of athletes. From left, in front, are Christopher Gillam, Colin Rumbolt, Jody Lawrence and Junior Dumaresque. In back are cross-country ski coach Rhonda Lawrence and snowshoe coach Joan Hibbs.

Four Labrador Special Olympians ready to compete in first winter games

Published 14 hours ago

James and Norah Levesque-Morrisette are ready to compete for Team NL at the Canada Winter Games.

Ready to dance: brother, sister duo ready to compete for Team NL at Canada Winter Games

Updated Feb 14, 2019 at 10:15 p.m.

Zach Dean of Mount Pearl hasn’t missed a beat since joining the Toronto Young Nats minor midget team in the Greater Toronto Hockey League. He’s among his team’s scoring leaders and is a sure-fire top 10 pick in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft, if he opts to go that route.

Mount Pearl teen Zach Dean has plenty of hockey upside, but first will skate in Canada Winter Games

Updated Feb 14, 2019 at 11:28 a.m.

Corner Brook Royals’ Matt Colbourne, right, shields the puck from Stephenville Jets defender Michael Mahar during West Coast Senior Hockey League action Wednesday night at the Corner Brook Civic Centre.

Corner Brook Royals close out their regular season with win over Stephenville Jets

Updated Feb 13, 2019 at 11:50 p.m.

Business

There are currently 60 buildings for seniors subsidized by the province that are designated as smoking buildings. 123RF

Newfoundland and Labrador's lawsuit vs. big tobacco still awaiting trial date

Updated 22 hours ago

Cabs belonging to Marystown Taxi sit idle on Queen Street on Monday, Feb. 11.

‘Scab cabs’ peeling away taxi customers on the Burin Peninsula

Updated Feb 14, 2019 at 11:52 a.m.

Photo by Mandy Keeping

Sean Dolter, left, and Kim Thistle are getting ready to retire and are looking for a buyer for The Greenhouse, their nursery and garden store, in Little Rapids.

Little Rapids couple looking for a buyer for their greenhouse business

Updated Feb 12, 2019 at 11:45 p.m.

Paul Griffin, president CEO of C-CORE, speaks Tuesday during an announcement at the C-CORE headquarters on MUN campus in St. John’s. C-Core has signed a $9.6 million contract with Airbus Defence and Space to work on the European Space Agency’s Biomass Mission.

C-CORE inks $9.6-million satellite tech contact

Published Feb 12, 2019 at 5:14 p.m.

Living

Photo courtesy of Kayla Carey

Kayla Carey, a nurse at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, is seen training medical professionals at St. Jude Hospital in Vieux Fort, St. Lucia. Carey, who is originally from Corner Brook, is part of Project Next Mile.

Corner Brook’s Kayla Carey helping strengthen medical capacity in St. Lucia

Updated 6 hours ago

If ever a moon could look cold, this one sure does! As the giant orb rose over the icy waters of Grand Lake, N.B., Vanessa Clark was there to take the perfectly framed photo.

CINDY DAY: Full moon fuels fitful sleep

Published a day ago

Jackson Brogan, now in Grade 1, is all smiles as he helps his little brother celebrate his third birthday in this family photo with his mother Lisa and dad Ryan. Jackson suffered a stroke at three weeks old and has battled through a number of side-effects since but is managing well and living as close to a normal childhood as possible.

Overcoming the odds: Newfoundland child Jackson Brogan suffered a stroke just three weeks after he was born

Updated a day ago

John Rao’s ARC Program is now accepting audition applications for the free, mentorship-based theatre program in which participants will produce one mainstage show per year.

Rebooted St. John’s theatre program focuses on mentorship

Updated a day ago

Opinion

Courtesy of the Grand Falls-Windsor Heritage Society
Early 1960s in front of mill.

EDITORIAL: Grand Falls-Windsor is more than a mill

Updated Feb 13, 2019 at 8:38 a.m.

Jim Vibert

VIBERT: More long term care beds in Nova Scotia would open bottleneck

Published Feb 16, 2019 at 6 a.m.

Russia is going to test the idea of retreating to its own closed intranet system. —

RUSSELL WANGERSKY: Russia planning solo mission in cyberspace

Published Feb 16, 2019 at 6 a.m.

The Liberal Party of Canada seems to have returned to its traditional modus operandi. —

EDITORIAL: Liberal sleight of hand

Published Feb 15, 2019 at 6 a.m.

Community

Members of the Rock of Ages band prepare for the upcoming Encore Community Arts Association performance.

Rock of Ages hitting the stage in Labrador West

Published a day ago

Cassondra Gallant

ASK THE PEOPLE: Should Newfoundland and Labrador have a winter holiday

Published Feb 08, 2019 at 5 p.m.

For the second season in a row, Wild Cove senior Larry Bailey says he’s been forced out of the of the recreational scallop fishery. Revisions to the fisheries definition by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans prevent him from using a motorized capstan to hoist the drag rake, and the 84-year-old says he’s no longer able to raise it by hand.

Wild Cove senior sells boat and fishing gear, unable to haul by hand

Published Feb 06, 2019 at 3:33 p.m.

The ‘dummy downhill’ event at 2018 Wintertainment last February.

Clarenville preps for 2019 Wintertainment

Updated Feb 06, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.

Recent Stories

This stunning photo was taken from Tower 16 on Marble Mountain, N.L. Krista Miller said the conditions were incredible! Today, there are extreme cold warnings for Newfoundland. Dress accordingly, ski in pairs and watch for frost bite!

WEATHER U: Digging out mittens and a wind chill chart

Reg Forbes came across these falls near Earltown, N.S., on Nova Scotia's February long weekend. Despite the chilly weather, the water was still flowing.

CINDY'S SNAPSHOT: Long weekend hikes

Photo courtesy of Kayla Carey

Kayla Carey, a nurse at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, is seen training medical professionals at St. Jude Hospital in Vieux Fort, St. Lucia. Carey, who is originally from Corner Brook, is part of Project Next Mile.

Corner Brook’s Kayla Carey helping strengthen medical capacity in St. Lucia

Jodi Sware photo

Musician Steven Bowers, who is originally from Hampden but now lives in Victoria, B.C., recently released his first album since 2012.

Hampden native Steven Bowers returns to songwriting to build on his musical legacy

P.J. Shea is being remembered as a person who never let his sickness get in the way of him doing things.

P.J. Shea remembered as person who didn’t let sickness get in his way

Allan Potter (right) reviews his notes with his lawyer, Randy Piercey, in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court in St. John’s Tuesday, as a sheriff’s officer looks on.

'I had made it pretty clear I had committed murder and we were moving a dead body'

Selina Boland’s new album “The Cold” will be released online Friday, and physical copies will be available soon. This photo appears on the CD’s back cover.

Selina Boland’s third album ‘The Cold’ set for release Friday

Natural Resources Minister Siobhan Coady speaks to reporters Tuesday.

Coady wants rate mitigation plan revealed before election

Ronald Lasik in a series of images on the New York State sex offender registry.

Sex offender lists are private in Canada, but should they be?

Scott Shaffer, a forensic auditor with Grant Thornton, continued to present his findings to the Commission of Inquiry Respecting the Muskrat Falls Project in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Tuesday. He will take questions from lawyers of the various parties with standing at the inquiry beginning on Wednesday.

Nalcor Energy aware of limits in geotechnical information

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Black Tickle

Parts of Black Tickle without power since Saturday