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Newfoundland and Labrador 2018 Christmas Lights map

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Ninety-seven-year-old Max Bennett resides in Novato, California with his wife of 70 years, Isabelle. - Contributed photo from Gary Bennett

Burin Peninsula native recalls war-time service

Santa on duty at the Labrador Mall.

Here we go, ho, ho, ho!

Whitbourne man arrested on child pornography charge

Former premier Kathy Dunderdale testifies Monday at the Muskrat Falls Inquiry in St. John’s.

ONGOING: Kathy Dunderdale, Day 2 at the Muskrat Falls inquiry

A man measures the level of blood alcohol by Breathalyzer in this 123rf.com photo

POLL: Will the new stricter laws help reduce drunk driving?

Horses for Hope horses Eli, Reese and Nevaeh.

Horses for Hope: A little barn with big dreams in Happy Valley-Goose ...

Volunteers hard at work getting all of the presents ready to be sent north

Toys for the North delivers joy in Labrador

Climate change. - Stock

EDITORIAL: Mixed signals

After members of the Baine Harbour Volunteer Fire Department visited Rushoon’s Christ the King School in October, Jay Walters, age five, came up with an idea to help them out.

Five-year-old gives back to Baine Harbour Volunteer Fire Department with thoughtful gesture

Published 18 hours ago

Members of the Burin Sparks were all smiles as they paraded through the snow. - Contributed

Beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Burin

Published Dec 13, 2018 at 11:50 a.m.

Santa Claus took time away from preparing for Christmas Eve to visit the town of Marystown on Saturday, Dec. 8. - Contributed

White Christmas in Marystown

Published Dec 13, 2018 at 11:43 a.m.

Thick smoke can be seen pouring out of the vessel as firefighters work to extinguish the flames.

Coast Guard monitoring clean-up and removal after boat fire at Grand Bank

Updated Dec 12, 2018 at 4:37 p.m.

News

Whitbourne man arrested on child pornography charge

Published 5 minutes ago

One man was taken to hospital after being struck by a car in Paradise Monday night. Keith Gosse/The Telegram

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in Paradise Monday night

Published 13 hours ago

Coun. Sandy Hickman at Monday’s St. John’s council meeting.

St. John's council rescinds sidewalk parking on Craigmillar Avenue

Published 13 hours ago

Jason Earle has pleaded not guilty to a string of charges related to a September 2016 standoff in St. John's.

Jason Earle questions unexpected release from Her Majesty's Penitentiary in St. John's

Updated 5 hours ago

Sports

Saint John native Liam Frigault is loving life as a Stephenville Jet. He moved to Stephenville this year to attend school and was happy to hear there was senior hockey in town.

Liam Frigault of Saint John loving life as a Stephenville Jet

Updated 11 hours ago

Business

Stock photo

MARK VAUGHAN-JACKSON: Innovation, technology and timing

Published Dec 15, 2018 at 6 a.m.

Husky Energy’s SeaRose FPSO.

Husky spill consisted of two fluid releases, investigation reveals

Updated Dec 10, 2018 at 5:24 p.m.

Corner Brook Regional High student Emily Vincent recently got a taste of the skilled trades during the Skills Canada Skills Work for Women Conference at the College of the North Atlantic in Corner Brook on May 11.

Grand Falls-Windsor wastewater treatment upgrade requires women’s employment plan

Published Dec 10, 2018 at 4:57 p.m.

The deepwater rig, Henry Goodrich, as it prepares to move to the Flemish Pass to drill a second Mizzen well for Statoil Canada. Alongside the rig is the anchor handling tug, Skandi Vega. — Submitted photo

GUEST COLUMN: Offshore focus is on the safety of our people and protection of the environment

Published Dec 10, 2018 at 6 a.m.

Living

Roasted Asparagus with Crispy Proscuitto Chips

RECIPE: Roasted Asparagus with Crispy Prosciutto Chips

Published 4 hours ago

When a front door is hidden or obscure, it makes first-time visitors uncomfortable. - Carson Arthur

RATHER BE OUTDOORS: Make a welcoming first impression

Updated Dec 14, 2018 at 12:05 p.m.

Heat recovery ventilators (HRVs) like this one can function in homes built without heating ducts. Installing an HRV is the single most effective thing you can do to improve indoor air quality in a modern Canadian home. - Steve Maxwell

HOUSE WORKS: household ventilators, a child’s first bandsaw and icicle problems

Updated Dec 14, 2018 at 12:05 p.m.

Liam McKenna, brewmaster at the YellowBelly Brewery and Public House, holds a freshly poured pint glass of Yellow Belly’s ale — St. John’s Stout —Friday morning at the brewery on the corner of George Street and Water Street in downtown St. John’s. McKenna is hoping to locate folks leftover fruit cakes to produce a solstice beer next year.

St. John’s brewmaster wants your unwanted fruitcake

Updated Dec 16, 2018 at 8:04 a.m.

Opinion

Climate change. - Stock

EDITORIAL: Mixed signals

Updated 2 hours ago

LETTER: Where are the adults in dressing rooms?

Published Dec 13, 2018 at 1:34 p.m.

Thom Barker

'The Big Bang' revisited is kind of creepy

Published Dec 13, 2018 at 11:23 a.m.

Geoff Meeker

Meeker on Muskrat

Updated a day ago

Community

Santa on duty at the Labrador Mall.

Here we go, ho, ho, ho!

Published just now

IOC in the Christmas spirit in Labrador

Updated 21 hours ago

The Rigolet Santa Claus Parade.

Santa on the Coast still going strong in Labrador

Updated 21 hours ago

Wyatt Newhook smiles as his village won first place in the gingerbread house competition.

Gingerbread house competition raises money for local cancer patients

Published Dec 16, 2018 at 10:34 a.m.

Recent Stories

Santa on duty at the Labrador Mall.

Here we go, ho, ho, ho!

Whitbourne man arrested on child pornography charge

Former premier Kathy Dunderdale testifies Monday at the Muskrat Falls Inquiry in St. John’s.

ONGOING: Kathy Dunderdale, Day 2 at the Muskrat Falls inquiry

A man measures the level of blood alcohol by Breathalyzer in this 123rf.com photo

POLL: Will the new stricter laws help reduce drunk driving?

Volunteers hard at work getting all of the presents ready to be sent north

Toys for the North delivers joy in Labrador

Horses for Hope horses Eli, Reese and Nevaeh.

Horses for Hope: A little barn with big dreams in Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Roasted Asparagus with Crispy Proscuitto Chips

RECIPE: Roasted Asparagus with Crispy Prosciutto Chips

Climate change. - Stock

EDITORIAL: Mixed signals

Alan Doyle, right, poses with Edward Sheppard of Stephenville Crossing after presenting him with a guitar — seen between the two of them — because his was stolen from his home.

Family of Stephenville Crossing's Edward Sheppard would like to see stolen guitar returned

RCMP.

Rocky Harbour in mourning after death of man walking on highway

Sandy Wiseman Yates holds up the Davids Tea advent calendar that she recently purchased online. Day 1 of the calendar contained more than tea, as Wiseman Yates found a bug, believed to be a cockroach, when she poured a packet of candy cane crush into a steeper on Saturday.

Corner Brook woman finds bug in packet of Davids Tea

Jonathan Sharpe, left, a senior biologist with the provincial government, signs as a witness to the Municipal Habitat Stewardship Agreement signed Monday by, from left, Fisheries and Land Resources Minister Gerry Byrne on behalf of the provincial government and Mayor Jim Parsons on behalf of the City of Corner Brook.

Province hopes community will get behind protection of rare plants found within Corner Brook’s boundary