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Tender call issued for ABE program

Joan Shea, minister of advanced education and skills, issued a tender call today for the delivery of adult basic education (ABE).The provincial government's decision to change the delivery model of...

May 24, 2013

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• New settlement includes Mount Cashel victims Barb Sweet May 23, 2013
• Coast Guard continues to manage oil spill from sunken ship May 23, 2013
• Man sentenced in throat-slashing incident Daniel MacEachern May 23, 2013

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Illegal salmon-netting operation results in charges

Two people are facing several charges after an illegal salmon-netting operation was uncovered in the Bay L’Argent region on the Burin Peninsula. Officers with the Fish and Wildlife Enforcement...

May 22, 2013

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• Seville Singers celebrating 40th anniversary this summer Frank Gale May 6, 2013
• December 31, 1969

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Tender call issued for ABE program

Joan Shea, minister of advanced education and skills, issued a tender call today for the delivery of adult basic education (ABE).The provincial government's decision to change the delivery model of...

May 24, 2013

Recent news

• New settlement includes Mount Cashel victims Barb Sweet May 23, 2013
• Coast Guard continues to manage oil spill from sunken ship May 23, 2013
• Man sentenced in throat-slashing incident Daniel MacEachern May 23, 2013
• Guilty verdict in dog cruelty case May 23, 2013
• NunatuKavut says done with link assessment Ashley Fitzpatrick May 22, 2013
• Man who killed neighbour gets absolute discharge Rosie Gillingham May 22, 2013
• Winning scratch ticket reportedly worth $2 million in Bay Roberts May 20, 2013
• Holiday weekend snowfall breaks records May 19, 2013

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Taekwondo students score 30 medals at meet

Students of West Coast Olympic Taekwondo in Mainland recently travelled to Shearstown to compete in the Earle’s Tae Kwon Do Championships. More than 120 athletes from seven schools in the...

May 24, 2013

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• New equipment allows ice-free curling Chantelle MacIsaac May 13, 2013
• Newfoundlanders find the podium at Eastern Canadians May 13, 2013
• Kristen Cooze wins leadership award May 10, 2013
• Cooze suiting up for Canada again at women's ball hockey worlds Dave Kearsey April 26, 2013
• Bentley tops Clarenville in Allan Cup final April 21, 2013

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Builders top off new downtown office tower

Not even a centuries-old Scandinavian tradition is a match for Canadian bureaucracy. Nevertheless, East Port Properties held a "topping out" ceremony Wednesday atop its office tower under...

Rick Lipsey

May 16, 2013

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• Province won't pay for West Coast Training Centre upgrades prior to divestiture Frank Gale May 15, 2013
• Barry Group Inc. takes over Labrador Gem Seafoods Transcontinental Media May 15, 2013
• First steel cut for Hebron drilling support module May 14, 2013

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Mi’kmaq Studies students learn how to tie ceremonial hand drums

Students in the Mi’kmaq Studies class at Appalachia High School in St. George’s received some hands-on teaching about their culture on Wednesday. With help from community elders Terry and Kay...

Christopher Vaughan

May 24, 2013

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• Marianas Trench to play Mile One Centre this summer May 21, 2013
• J.J. Curling wins Canadian Space Agency contest Diane Crocker May 16, 2013
• Forgetting our history Charity-Melissa Earles May 16, 2013
• An open letter to Chris Hadfield Andrea Gunn May 16, 2013
• Retrospective: Ray Guy's Jan. 11, 1998 column May 16, 2013

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Prospective band members’ applications now in jeopardy

As many of your readers know, a few months ago thousands of applicants to the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band found out that their applications will probably not be considered. Consequently, a...

April 16, 2013

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• Whalebackers enjoyed a soggy marathon Graham Oliver March 14, 2013
• Loppets are about families coming outdoors to play together Graham Oliver March 7, 2013
• Sharing the trail with old friends Graham Oliver February 28, 2013
• Week of excitement at Whaleback Graham Oliver February 21, 2013
• Masters skiers heading for Italy Graham Oliver February 14, 2013

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Household hazardous waste collection focusing on smaller communities

The Multi-Materials Stewardship Board (MMSB) will be partnering with volunteer fire departments in rural communities across the province, as well as the City of Corner Brook and the Town of Happy...

May 22, 2013

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• Elections, climate change and drinking water on the municipal agenda in Gander May 10, 2013
• Artistic delights May 2, 2013
• Punt race open to everyone Karen Wells April 24, 2013

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