Future of paper mill site in Grand Falls-Windsor up for discussion

The Town of Grand Falls-Windsor is openly wondering what do to with the site of an old mill once the structure is demolished and has reached out to the public for some ideas.

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3-car collision near Wabush leads to impaired driving charges

A 64-year-old woman from Wabush is facing impaired driving charges after a three-car collision Tuesday afternoon. Three people were treated in hospital and later released.

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Drone captures stunning iceberg footage near Torbay

Drone-flyer Paul Dolk has once again captured dramatic video footage of icebergs outside of St. John's.

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Snow, rain and sun: Ryan Snoddon's look at May 24 weekend through the years

The Victoria Day long weekend may be considered by many people to be the unofficial start of summer, but May 24 has been a mostly indecisive weekend in Newfoundland and Labrador, says CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon.

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New international shipping rules to protect Arctic are flawed: experts

The fragile and increasingly ice-free waters of the Arctic are expected to benefit from tougher environmental rules likely to be passed this week, but environmental groups say the proposed measures for the Polar Code still leave significant gaps.

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Bottled water sales up as Yellowknife boil water advisory continues

A boil water advisory issued Monday night continues in Yellowknife, and no one knows how long it, or the silty conditions in the Yellowknife River causing it, will last.

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Omar Khadr offered a seat in McMaster class by professor

A McMaster University professor has written to the school's president with hopes he'll hold a seat for Omar Khadr, saying universities have an "important role to play in fostering justice and affirming peace."

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Suspects sought after east end robbery caught on video

Hamilton Police have released video of a robbery in an east end convenience store. They're looking for 3 suspects.

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Yellowknife promoter frustrated with liquor board after cancelled fight night

Yellowknife's Warrior Strong Fight League has had to postpone its inaugural event due to issues with liquor licensing. 'There's a lot of money and time invested in this event,' says Warrior Strong CEO John Stanley.

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Shell exploration plans in Alaska stoke concern, hope in N.W.T.

Royal Dutch Shell's plans to explore for oil off Alaska's northwestern coast are being closely watched in Canada's Northwest Territories with a mixture of hope and concern.

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Prosecution in St. Lucia presents evidence against Ancaster man in child's drowning

A Canadian man charged with the drowning death of a four-year-old St. Lucian boy appeared in court on the Caribbean island on Wednesday to hear the case against him.

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Cover your plants. There's a frost advisory for Hamilton

It’s a sign of up-and-down weather in Hamilton: forecasters have issued a frost advisory.

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Bruce Cockburn, Hey Rosetta! to headline Folk Festival in St. John's

Canadian folk legend Bruce Cockburn, hometown heroes Hey Rosetta! and iconic children's performer Fred Penner will share the stage at this summer's Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival.

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Life without parole for 17 years in Hay River double homicide

Benedict Corrigal has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 17 years for killing Carol Buggins and Garfield McPherson in Hay River, N.W.T., three years ago.

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Facebook page offering alcohol sales to northern communities removed

A Facebook page claiming to sell alcohol to Northern communities under the guise of Liquor Commissions from Nunavut and Nunavik has been removed.

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2 former DFO employees facing fraud charges

Two former employees with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans are facing charges of fraud over $5,000 and breach of trust following an RCMP investigation.

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After fundraising $24K, Clyde River grads denied trip to Europe

The trip of a lifetime for five Clyde River, Nunavut, students has been put on hold indefinitely, due to passport issues and the lack of a male Inuktitut-speaking chaperone.

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AFN chief: feds need to be at aboriginal affairs discussions

At a meeting of provincial and territorial ministers and aboriginal leaders in Yellowknife Tuesday, Assembly of First Nations chief Perry Bellegarde called out the federal government, saying they need to be part of the discussion.

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First Air, Canadian North to codeshare flights starting this summer

First Air and Canadian North have announced they will now "codeshare" some routes, selling seats and cargo space on the other airline's flights.

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Alaska Highway crash kills driver, sends passenger to hospital

A 34-year-old man is dead and his passenger is in hospital after the car he was driving went off the Alaska Highway near Whitehorse last night.

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CBSA seizes 2kg of suspected opium at Hamilton airport

Two kilograms of suspected opium were seized at Hamilton International Airport in April, the Canadian Border Services Agency said on Wednesday.

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Minister Blaney denies knowing about Muslim lawyer's Liberal support

Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney says he was unaware of Hamilton lawyer Hussein Hamdani's political support of the Liberals when the decision was made to suspend him from a cross-cultural security roundtable.

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Anti-vaccine talk at GEO Centre cancelled after social media backlash

Organizers of an event planned for the Johnson GEO Centre in St. John's in June have decided not to hold it there after backlash on social media and even a call for a boycott of the facility.

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No injurires as Dawson City fire severely damages home

A fire on Pierre Berton Drive off the Dome Road in Dawson City Tuesday left a home with significant damage.

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Iqaluit councillors vote 3 to 2 in favour of prayer

Last night, Iqaluit councillors voted 3 to 2 in favour of leaving prayer as is rather than replace it with a moment of silence, but the debate isn't over yet.

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Report from Nepal: How people are surviving the earthquakes

Kent Page of UNICEF talks about what he saw when the ground started to shake in Nepal on Tuesday and explains how people there are helping children cope with the psychological trauma of having lived through two major quakes in just over two weeks.

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'I hope for change:' Iqaluit parents demand more from education

There was a heated, lengthy and wide-ranging discussion of education issues at last night's public meeting on the territory's Education Act in Iqaluit, where the issue of social promotion and Inuktitut-language instruction were hot topics.

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Remains of Inuit man kept in German human zoo may be returned to Canada

After over a century, the remains of Abraham Ulrikab, an Inuit man who died in a human zoo in Germany, are one step closer to returning home to Canada.

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Remains of Abraham Ulrikab may be returned to Labrador

After over a century, the remains of Abraham Ulrikab, an Inuit man who died in a human zoo in Germany, are one step closer to returning home to Canada.

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RNC to provide update on Bobby Pitcher, Josh Whalen investigations

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary will provide updates on two high-profile criminal cases at a news conference this afternoon.

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Co-op Atlantic votes to sell grocery business to Sobeys

Co-op store delegates voted Tuesday in favour of selling Co-op Atlantic's grocery and gas business to Sobeys.

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Any tuition-fee increase at MUN won't happen until 2016

Graduate and international students will likely pay more for tuition fees at Memorial University, but changes won't come into effect until the next academic year.

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Whitehorse working group conducts study to reduce bear encounters

Multiple incidents of bears being relocated or killed in Whitehorse have led a local working group to begin a study of where the areas bears are concentrated and how to best reduce their encounters with people.

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Yellowknife residents have their say on future of downtown parking lot

An open air market, park and commercial retail space were some of the ideas proposed to the City of Yellowknife in public workshops surrounding plans for a downtown parking lot.

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Flight attendant suffers back injury during turbulent St. John's flight

An initial report from Transport Canada into an emergency landing at St. John's International Airport indicates a flight attendant was hurt last week.

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Hamilton TiCats acquire offensive lineman Bomben from Alouettes

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats acquired offensive lineman Ryan Bomben from the Montreal Alouettes for two picks in the 2015 CFL draft Tuesday.

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Yukon youth survey records high levels of alcohol, drug use

School age girls in rural Yukon appear to be at greater risk of making unhealthy decisions

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Iqaluit's 'fire problem is with arson,' says fire chief

Over 70 per cent of Iqaluit's 2014 fires were incendiary and suspicious, according to a new report, leading the capital's fire chief to say that the city has an arson problem.

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'Lawyers talking' over claim that SNL ripped off 22 Minutes sketch, says Mark Critch

A recent Saturday Night Live sketch that bears a striking resemblance to a segment on CBC's 22 Minutes that aired in January could lead to legal action, according to comedian Mark Critch.

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Dwight Ball to announce Liberal economic initiative

Opposition Leader Dwight Ball is expected to reveal details today of what economic action the Liberals would take if they form the next government.

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Caribou crossings included in draft plan for Ekati mine expansion

Dominion Diamond's draft plan for mining the Jay kimberlite pipe at the Ekati mine calls for special road crossings and other mitigation measures to avoid disturbing caribou.

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Body of Dutch skier found near Resolute ID'd as Marc Cornelissen

A body that was recovered last week north of Resolute, Nunavut, has been identified as that of Dutch researcher Marc Cornelissen.

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Drunk driving, few speed bumps behind Torbay crashes, resident says

A Torbay man wants his local council to improve safety at a dangerous intersection near his home, and says drunk driving has been the cause of several recent crashes in his neighbourhood.

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IceCaps to play in new division, will include Marlies, Senators

The relaunched St. John's IceCaps will go head-to-head against their arch-rivals next season in the American Hockey League.

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Veteran with PTSD helping others in N.L. access medical marijuana

A veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder who runs the Newfoundland branch of Marijuana for Trauma says the drug saved his life — and he's now dedicated to helping others gain access to it.

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Hamilton students bring ukulele joy to retirement homes

A group of Grade 5 students stopped by a retirement home in Hamilton bearing special gifts: their colourful ukuleles.

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City approves Doug Conley's election expenses in private session

It took about 15 minutes behind closed doors on Tuesday for a committee to rule that Doug Conley’s election expenses are OK. And the councillor says as far as he knows, he doesn’t have to submit revised ones for the public record.

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Over 5,000 customers without power on northeast Avalon, Burin Peninsula

Thousands of people awoke without electricity Wednesday morning, as several communities on the northeast Avalon Peninsula were affected by unplanned power outages.

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Elderly Bay Roberts woman traumatized by intruders on Mother's Day

They told her they had her car keys and her bank card, and she was going with them to the bank machine so they could steal her money. The lady replied that the intruders could take whatever they wanted from her home, but she wasn't getting out of bed.

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Stabbing outside St. John's apartment building sends man to hospital

Police in St. John's are investigating a stabbing Tuesday night in the east end of the city.

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