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Cpl. Josiah Goodyear of CFB 9-Wing Gander lays a wreath during the Remembrance Day ceremony held at the Gander Heritage Memorial Park in Gander on Nov. 11. Behind him is Sgt. Roy Martin.

Hundreds out for Remembrance Day ceremony in Gander

Corner Brook native Jennifer Thornhill Verma travelled to Little Bay East on the Burin Peninsula to conduct research for her upcoming book "Saltwater Cowboys: What Happened to Newfoundlanders When the Cod Fishery Closed." The house in the background was once owned by her grandfather.

Corner Brook native launches new book on cod moratorium

Icy roads may have been a factor in a two-vehicle collision on Kenmount Road Monday morning. Keith Gosse/The Telegram

Icy roads possible factor in Monday morning St. John's collision

Tammy Callahan of Summerside was one of a number of people who attended a job fair for Sitel Group at Grenfell Campus in Corner Brook last week. DIANE CROCKER/THE WESTERN STAR

Work-from-home job a dream opportunity for Summerside truck driver ...

Claire Hulan-Beck of Massey Drive was crowned Miss Newfoundland and Labrador in Harbour Grace on Nov. 3. CONTRIBUTED BY VALERIE KNIGHT

Massey Drive’s Claire Hulan-Beck crowned Miss Newfoundland and Labrador

Residents of Rosedale Street and Mayfair Avenue on the west side of Corner Brook want the City of Corner Brook to pave their roads. Thirty-seven residents of the streets signed a petition asking council to do just that. The petition was presented to council during its Oct. 7 meeting. Residents say the two streets are in deplorable condition and there are cracks everywhere in the concrete roads. City staff will prepare a report for council before it responds to the petition at the next public council meeting.

Corner Brook man says Rosedale Street is ‘not fit’ for travel

A house in Burnt Cove was completely destroyed by fire early Monday morning. Keith Gosse/The Telegram

Fire destroys home in Burnt Cove early Monday morning

Police remove handcuffs and release a man after they surrounded an SUV in Kenmount Terrace Sunday night and detained at least three people during the incident. Keith Gosse/The Telegram

UPDATE:Report of abduction in St. John's had police surround SUV, ...

Korean War veteran Herman Denty will never forget a hungry little ...

Korean War veteran Sid Matthews of Port Blandford.
JONATHAN PARSONS/THE PACKET

Port Blandford veteran has been dedicated to his Legion for over 60 ...

['<p>The Atlantic salmon run on the Exploit’s River was down about 25 per cent this summer.</p>']

Council sees role for Grand Falls-Windsor as a movie town

Published Nov 01, 2019 at 9:49 a.m.

Tammy Callahan of Summerside was one of a number of people who attended a job fair for Sitel Group at Grenfell Campus in Corner Brook last week. DIANE CROCKER/THE WESTERN STAR

Work-from-home job a dream opportunity for Summerside truck driver attending job fair

Updated 6 hours ago

Claire Hulan-Beck of Massey Drive was crowned Miss Newfoundland and Labrador in Harbour Grace on Nov. 3. CONTRIBUTED BY VALERIE KNIGHT

Massey Drive’s Claire Hulan-Beck crowned Miss Newfoundland and Labrador

Updated 6 hours ago

Residents of Rosedale Street and Mayfair Avenue on the west side of Corner Brook want the City of Corner Brook to pave their roads. Thirty-seven residents of the streets signed a petition asking council to do just that. The petition was presented to council during its Oct. 7 meeting. Residents say the two streets are in deplorable condition and there are cracks everywhere in the concrete roads. City staff will prepare a report for council before it responds to the petition at the next public council meeting.

Corner Brook man says Rosedale Street is ‘not fit’ for travel

Updated 6 hours ago

Local

Cpl. Josiah Goodyear of CFB 9-Wing Gander lays a wreath during the Remembrance Day ceremony held at the Gander Heritage Memorial Park in Gander on Nov. 11. Behind him is Sgt. Roy Martin.

Hundreds out for Remembrance Day ceremony in Gander

Updated 1 hour ago

John Haggie, minister of health and community services.

Binder lost in 2018 at MCP Grand Falls-Windsor contained personal health info of 3,300 people

Updated Nov 08, 2019 at 1:14 p.m.

A recent feasibility study by the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor has suggested the town could support another hotel. Shown here is the Mount Peyton Resort and Conference Centre.

Study shows Grand Falls-Windsor could support another hotel

Updated Nov 07, 2019 at 9:21 a.m.

A 13-year-old boy and his parents are facing charges after the teen allegedly drove an ATV recklessly on a highway, according to Flowers Cove RCMP.

RCMP arrests man for impaired driving following traffic stop in Hare Bay

Updated Nov 04, 2019 at 4:15 p.m.

Opinion

An Eastern Health ambulance at the Health Sciences Centre in St. John’s. —

LETTER: A tale of two health authorities

Published Nov 09, 2019 at 6 a.m.

Fridays for Future activists Hannah Baker (left), 18, and Alice Ferguson-O’Brien (right), 15, said they will hold city council to account on climate change, and will continue to strike — the next climate strike is planned for Friday, Nov. 29 at 11 a.m. at the Memorial University clock tower. They will march to the Confederation Building.

LETTER: Kudos for council’s climate emergency declaration

Published Nov 07, 2019 at 6 a.m.

A fishing boat sails past The Cat ferry as it is docked in Yarmouth. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

LETTER: Ferry opportunities?

Published Nov 07, 2019 at 6 a.m.

Letter to the Editor

LETTER: Keep people pollution away from Main Brook

Published Nov 06, 2019 at 2:59 p.m.

Business

Tammy Callahan of Summerside was one of a number of people who attended a job fair for Sitel Group at Grenfell Campus in Corner Brook last week. DIANE CROCKER/THE WESTERN STAR

Work-from-home job a dream opportunity for Summerside truck driver attending job fair

Updated 6 hours ago

Purveyor of the Brew and Bubble, Megan MacKenzie, fell in love with tea while working in East Asia after completing her undergraduate degree. The Sydney woman, 33, opened the Townsend Street shop in mid-October.

Sydney woman pours love into new business

Updated Nov 01, 2019 at 8:52 p.m.

Business news.

Intuit announces 45 new jobs in western Newfoundland

Updated Nov 05, 2019 at 11:50 a.m.

Ben Wiper is putting together an innovative way to do composting. CONTRIBUTED

Main Brook-based entrepreneur developing innovative composting method

Published Oct 31, 2019 at 12:51 p.m.

Sports

White Hills Ski Resort in May.

White Hills Ski resort getting ready for new season

Published a day ago

St. John's team advances to next phase of national mixed curling event

Updated Nov 07, 2019 at 1:21 p.m.

Luke Leyte

Port aux Basques Minor Hockey players of the week

Updated Nov 06, 2019 at 4:58 p.m.

You can’t travel any further geographically in North American minor hockey than Angus Redmond, who is moving from the American Hockey League’s San Diego Gulls in the farthest southeastern corner of the continent to the ECHL’s Newfoundland Growlers in the northeastern quadrant. Redmond, shown here during an AHL game between the Gulls and Colorado Eagles in February of this year, was assigned to the Growlers on Monday on loan from the Anaheim Ducks, San Diego’s NHL parent club. — Colorado Eagles photo

Newfoundland Growlers get a new goaltender

Updated Nov 05, 2019 at 7:42 a.m.

Lifestyles

Corner Brook native Jennifer Thornhill Verma travelled to Little Bay East on the Burin Peninsula to conduct research for her upcoming book "Saltwater Cowboys: What Happened to Newfoundlanders When the Cod Fishery Closed." The house in the background was once owned by her grandfather.

Corner Brook native launches new book on cod moratorium

Updated 6 hours ago

Leading Ladies of Broadway

CONTEST: Win a pair of tickets to Leading Ladies of Broadway presented by Theatre St. John's

Updated Nov 08, 2019 at 8 a.m.

Christmas in Newfoundland: Memories and Mysteries [Ottawa Press and Publishing]

BOOK ReMARKS: Christmas in Newfoundland

Published Nov 07, 2019 at 11:23 a.m.

Outdoor family yoga will be part of the Charlottetown Natal Day activities Aug 3.

Deep breath - it's National Stress Awareness Day

Published Nov 07, 2019 at 6 a.m.

Recent Stories

Cpl. Josiah Goodyear of CFB 9-Wing Gander lays a wreath during the Remembrance Day ceremony held at the Gander Heritage Memorial Park in Gander on Nov. 11. Behind him is Sgt. Roy Martin.

Hundreds out for Remembrance Day ceremony in Gander

Corner Brook native Jennifer Thornhill Verma travelled to Little Bay East on the Burin Peninsula to conduct research for her upcoming book "Saltwater Cowboys: What Happened to Newfoundlanders When the Cod Fishery Closed." The house in the background was once owned by her grandfather.

Corner Brook native launches new book on cod moratorium

Icy roads may have been a factor in a two-vehicle collision on Kenmount Road Monday morning. Keith Gosse/The Telegram

Icy roads possible factor in Monday morning St. John's collision

Tammy Callahan of Summerside was one of a number of people who attended a job fair for Sitel Group at Grenfell Campus in Corner Brook last week. DIANE CROCKER/THE WESTERN STAR

Work-from-home job a dream opportunity for Summerside truck driver attending job fair

Claire Hulan-Beck of Massey Drive was crowned Miss Newfoundland and Labrador in Harbour Grace on Nov. 3. CONTRIBUTED BY VALERIE KNIGHT

Massey Drive’s Claire Hulan-Beck crowned Miss Newfoundland and Labrador

Residents of Rosedale Street and Mayfair Avenue on the west side of Corner Brook want the City of Corner Brook to pave their roads. Thirty-seven residents of the streets signed a petition asking council to do just that. The petition was presented to council during its Oct. 7 meeting. Residents say the two streets are in deplorable condition and there are cracks everywhere in the concrete roads. City staff will prepare a report for council before it responds to the petition at the next public council meeting.

Corner Brook man says Rosedale Street is ‘not fit’ for travel

A house in Burnt Cove was completely destroyed by fire early Monday morning. Keith Gosse/The Telegram

Fire destroys home in Burnt Cove early Monday morning

Police remove handcuffs and release a man after they surrounded an SUV in Kenmount Terrace Sunday night and detained at least three people during the incident. Keith Gosse/The Telegram

UPDATE:Report of abduction in St. John's had police surround SUV, detain suspects

Herman Denty

Korean War veteran Herman Denty will never forget a hungry little girl's thank you

Korean War veteran Sid Matthews of Port Blandford.
JONATHAN PARSONS/THE PACKET

Port Blandford veteran has been dedicated to his Legion for over 60 years

White Hills Ski Resort in May.

White Hills Ski resort getting ready for new season

The Bishop White Barons, include, front row, from left, Emma Hookey, Ella Bailey, Marcie Hicks, and Mallory Marsh; back row, from left, Shawna Humby, Kylie Freeman, Allison Spurrell, Cheyenne Spurrell, Jennifer Hiscock, Aryn Marsh, and Chloe Dewling. CONTRIBUTED

Port Rexton high school girls softball team claims provincial silver medals