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The City of St. John’s has potentially saved hundreds of thousands of dollars annually for decades by not following Fisheries Act regulations that prohibit dumping deleterious materials into oceans.

St. John’s downtown snow removal costs to triple, as feds enforce ...

Mistastin Lake is located approximately 100 kilometres southwest of Nain, and is accessible only by air.

Fatal floatplane crash in Labrador subject of lawsuit

Nalcor Energy CEO and president Stan Marshall at the Muskrat Falls Inquiry in St. John’s on Wednesday.

Nalcor working on ‘plan B’ for Labrador-Island Link

Premier Dwight Ball says getting the Innu foster care inquiry started is a priority.

Long-delayed Innu foster care inquiry draws closer

Former Corner Brook RNC officer Sean Kelly enters a provincial courtroom on Monday for the start his trial on a charge of making indecent phone calls.

Complainant describes indecent phone calls at trial of former Corner ...

According to a poll conducted by Abacus Data, 60 per cent of Canadians said they would prefer Peter MacKay, left, as the Conservative leader over Andrew Scheer. - File/Reuters/Herald composite

Poll says Canadians think MacKay would be better leader than Scheer

The falling snow only added to the ambience on Saturday when the Sydney Academy Wildcats defeated the Sackville Kingfishers 21-0 in the NSSAF football tier 2 semifinal at Open Hearth Park in Sydney. The Wildcats host the Horton Griffins for the division championship next weekend in Sydney at a yet to be determined time.

Sydney Academy Wildcats advance to NSSAF Tier 2 high school football ...

David Parsons, 34, of Freshwater, Carbonear is wanted in regards to multiple outstanding warrants.

RCMP seeks public’s assistance in finding Carbonear man

Evelyn MacSween, foreground, a member of the Sydney Breton Quilters, works on a Christmas lap quilt, while enjoying the weekly meeting of the group at the Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design on Charlotte Street in Sydney, with members, from left, Mary Britten, Arlene Fraser and Sharon Ormond, all of Sydney.

Sydney Breton Quilters busy working on projects

Ron Thomas is stepping down from his role as president of the Steelworkers Local 5795 in Labrador City. On Nov. 1, he will take on a new position as an international rep.

‘A sense of pride in being able to help others’

Mayor Kevin Lundrigan laid a wreath on behalf of the Town of Burin during the Remembrance Day ceremony held Monday, Nov.11 outside the town hall in Burin.

Veterans remembered at Burin ceremony

Updated Nov 11, 2019 at 2:58 p.m.

US Memorial Hospital in St. Lawrence

Doctor recruited for U.S. Memorial in St. Lawrence

Published Oct 11, 2019 at 3:19 p.m.

Cold and wet conditions on Sept. 29 did not deter people from taking part in the first annual kidney walk held at the Marystown Track and Field Complex. Approximately 100 people came out to support the event.

Marystown woman grateful for inaugural kidney walk support

Published Oct 04, 2019 at 1:07 p.m.

The City of St. John’s has potentially saved hundreds of thousands of dollars annually for decades by not following Fisheries Act regulations that prohibit dumping deleterious materials into oceans.

St. John’s downtown snow removal costs to triple, as feds enforce harbour dumping regulations

Published 5 hours ago

Local

According to a poll conducted by Abacus Data, 60 per cent of Canadians said they would prefer Peter MacKay, left, as the Conservative leader over Andrew Scheer. - File/Reuters/Herald composite

Poll says Canadians think MacKay would be better leader than Scheer

Published 9 hours ago

Mayor Kevin Lundrigan laid a wreath on behalf of the Town of Burin during the Remembrance Day ceremony held Monday, Nov.11 outside the town hall in Burin.

Veterans remembered at Burin ceremony

Updated Nov 11, 2019 at 2:58 p.m.

Herman Denty

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

Published Nov 10, 2019 at 8:17 p.m.

For the latest news involving the RCMP, be sure to visit this website.

Newfoundland and Labrador man dies in crash in eastern Cape Breton

Updated Nov 12, 2019 at 6:37 a.m.

Opinion

Letter to the Editor

LETTER: Time for a change in thinking perhaps

Updated 17 hours ago

Don Cherry (Michael Peake, Toronto Sun)

LETTER: Good riddance to Don Cherry

Published Nov 13, 2019 at 6 a.m.

Don Cherry.

LETTER: Shame on Sportsnet for firing Don Cherry

Updated Nov 13, 2019 at 11:33 a.m.

Don Cherry's rant on Hockey Night in Canada about people who don't wear poppies has led to renewed calls for him to be removed from his position. Postmedia News

LETTER: I totally disagree with Don Cherry

Updated Nov 13, 2019 at 10:57 a.m.

Business

Ron Thomas is stepping down from his role as president of the Steelworkers Local 5795 in Labrador City. On Nov. 1, he will take on a new position as an international rep.

‘A sense of pride in being able to help others’

Updated 12 hours ago

FedEx Ground is constructing a distribution centre at 325 Vulcan Avenue in Sydney. The project is expected to be completed in 2020.

FedEx Ground building new distribution centre in Cape Breton

Published Nov 13, 2019 at 3:06 p.m.

The 2019 Vital Cape Breton awards were presented on Nov. 8 at Centre 200.

2019 Vital Cape Breton Award winners announced

Published Nov 12, 2019 at 6:54 p.m.

Highway patrol escorted a tractor-trailer that was delivering tanks to the site of the salmon hatchery owned by GriegNL.

Grieg NL hatchery under construction in Marystown

Updated Nov 12, 2019 at 11:42 a.m.

Sports

The falling snow only added to the ambience on Saturday when the Sydney Academy Wildcats defeated the Sackville Kingfishers 21-0 in the NSSAF football tier 2 semifinal at Open Hearth Park in Sydney. The Wildcats host the Horton Griffins for the division championship next weekend in Sydney at a yet to be determined time.

Sydney Academy Wildcats advance to NSSAF Tier 2 high school football championship

Published 11 hours ago

Lifestyles

Evelyn MacSween, foreground, a member of the Sydney Breton Quilters, works on a Christmas lap quilt, while enjoying the weekly meeting of the group at the Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design on Charlotte Street in Sydney, with members, from left, Mary Britten, Arlene Fraser and Sharon Ormond, all of Sydney.

Sydney Breton Quilters busy working on projects

Published 11 hours ago

Older kitchen cabinets can take on a whole new fresh look with a coat of brush-applied paint. Surface prep and today’s best latex paints make the job easy.

STEVE MAXWELL: Failed kitchen cabinet repaint and other reno questions

Published Nov 15, 2019 at 4:25 p.m.

Scope creep is usually something we associate with a home renovation project and is also known as "you might as well." It can also happen when you’re redecorating your space or when you’re organizing your home and sometimes it happens at work. Sometimes it happens without you realizing it did and often catches up with you after it’s too late.

STREAMLINE YOUR STUFF: 'While we're at it' attitude can force renovations out of control

Published Nov 15, 2019 at 4:18 p.m.

Sometimes redoing a room’s colour scheme is as simple as changing the covers of your throw pillows, like these $5 mustard yellow ones from IKEA.

MY HANDMADE HOME: Changing a room’s colour palette with minimum effort

Published Nov 15, 2019 at 4:02 p.m.

Recent Stories

The City of St. John’s has potentially saved hundreds of thousands of dollars annually for decades by not following Fisheries Act regulations that prohibit dumping deleterious materials into oceans.

St. John’s downtown snow removal costs to triple, as feds enforce harbour dumping regulations

Mistastin Lake is located approximately 100 kilometres southwest of Nain, and is accessible only by air.

Fatal floatplane crash in Labrador subject of lawsuit

Nalcor Energy CEO and president Stan Marshall at the Muskrat Falls Inquiry in St. John’s on Wednesday.

Nalcor working on ‘plan B’ for Labrador-Island Link

Premier Dwight Ball says getting the Innu foster care inquiry started is a priority.

Long-delayed Innu foster care inquiry draws closer

Former Corner Brook RNC officer Sean Kelly enters a provincial courtroom on Monday for the start his trial on a charge of making indecent phone calls.

Complainant describes indecent phone calls at trial of former Corner Brook RNC officer Sean Kelly

According to a poll conducted by Abacus Data, 60 per cent of Canadians said they would prefer Peter MacKay, left, as the Conservative leader over Andrew Scheer. - File/Reuters/Herald composite

Poll says Canadians think MacKay would be better leader than Scheer

The falling snow only added to the ambience on Saturday when the Sydney Academy Wildcats defeated the Sackville Kingfishers 21-0 in the NSSAF football tier 2 semifinal at Open Hearth Park in Sydney. The Wildcats host the Horton Griffins for the division championship next weekend in Sydney at a yet to be determined time.

Sydney Academy Wildcats advance to NSSAF Tier 2 high school football championship

David Parsons, 34, of Freshwater, Carbonear is wanted in regards to multiple outstanding warrants.

RCMP seeks public’s assistance in finding Carbonear man

Evelyn MacSween, foreground, a member of the Sydney Breton Quilters, works on a Christmas lap quilt, while enjoying the weekly meeting of the group at the Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design on Charlotte Street in Sydney, with members, from left, Mary Britten, Arlene Fraser and Sharon Ormond, all of Sydney.

Sydney Breton Quilters busy working on projects

Ron Thomas is stepping down from his role as president of the Steelworkers Local 5795 in Labrador City. On Nov. 1, he will take on a new position as an international rep.

‘A sense of pride in being able to help others’

Carbonear air cadet Colby Sharpe made a life-changing pilgrimage to the battlefield of Beaumont-Hamel.

Carbonear cadet makes life-changing pilgrimage to Beaumont-Hamel battlefield

Pianist Daniel Wnukowski interacts with students during his performance at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Corner Brook Monday afternoon.

Pianist Daniel Wnukowski performs for Corner Brook school in advance of evening show