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Eight in hospital, some seriously injured, after Newfoundland refinery explosion
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N.L. government says it won’t be changing name of the Colonial Building in St. John’s
The Newfoundland and Labrador government says it will not be changing the name of the Colonial Building in downtown St. John's, saying 69 per cent of those who submitted feedback through an online questionnaire wished the name to remain in place. The Colonial Building in downtown St. John's, is seen on March 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie
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In the first Memorial Cup in three years, host city Saint John is already a winner
The Memorial Cup is lifted after the Edmonton Oil Kings beat the Guelph Storm in the championship game of the Memorial Cup CHL hockey tournament in London, Ont., on Sunday, May 25, 2014. After the CHL and its regional leagues cancelled the playoffs and the Memorial Cup last week, coaches across the country are left to ponder what could have been. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley
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St. John’s basilica sold for more than $3-million to pay survivors of church abuse
The Basilica of St. John the Baptist's twin Romanesque towers are shown in the fog in downtown St. John's on Wednesday June 1, 2022. At noon Atlantic time on Thursday, bids are due from all prospective buyers of the massive Basilica of St John the Baptist, a looming Romanesque cathedral that has dominated the view of downtown St. John's for over 150 years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie
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Home of the Week: 40 Autumn St., Saint John
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Home of the Week, 40 Autumn St, Saint John, NB.
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These Ukrainian refugees fled their country for Newfoundland. Now, they’re eager to put down roots
L-R: Yana, Sophia, Ros and Artem Lysychuk holding baby Lukian in St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador on Monday, May 16, 2022. Paul Daly/The Globe and Mail
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N.L. government seeks public input on changing name of Colonial Building in St. John’s
The Colonial Building in downtown St. John's, is seen on March 15, 2022. The Newfoundland and Labrador government is looking for the public's input about changing the name of the historic Colonial Building in St. John’s.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie
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Prince Charles says Canada must confront ‘darker’ aspects of its past
Prince Charles is greeted by well-wishers in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, for a three-day Canadian tour, May 17, 2022. (Photo by Paul Chiasson / POOL / AFP) (Photo by PAUL CHIASSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Tears, hugs and joy in St. John’s, N.L., as 166 Ukrainian refugees arrive from Poland
Nine year old Zoriana greets her sister, Sofia, as her and their mother, Natalia, arrive from Ukraine in St. John's, Monday, May 9, 2022. Newfoundland and Labrador received its first plane load of refugees from the Ukraine. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Greg Locke
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Teen charged, imitation firearm found after reports of armed person at N.B. school
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Canadian men’s soccer team looks to return to World Cup, 37 years after historic win in St. John’s
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Court to decide if nearly $6-million raised in N.L. church lottery can be used in Mount Cashel abuse settlement
The lineup for tickets start early for the final draw of the Chase the Ace at St. Kevin's Parish Hall in Goulds, N.L., Wednesday, August 30, 2017. The Catholic church is asking a Newfoundland and Labrador court to decide if millions of dollars raised through a local parish's fundraiser could be used to pay survivors of physical and sexual abuse at a former orphanage in St. John's. CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Newfoundland and Labrador records 85 new cases of COVID-19
Siobhan Coady, deputy premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, left, and Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, chief medical officer of health, sit at a media availability in St. John's, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. Newfoundland and Labrador health officials are reporting 85 new cases of COVID-19 in the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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St. John’s inmate who died by suicide needed mental health care not incarceration, family says
Her Majesty's Penitentiary, a minimum security jail in St. John's, N.L., is shown on June 9, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Advance polls in three Newfoundland ridings reopen after Hurricane Larry forced shutdown
A satellite image shows Hurricane Larry in the Atlantic Ocean, after passing through the Canadian Maritime province of Newfoundland and Labrador September 11, 2021. NOAA/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
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Advance polls in St. John’s region closed ‘until further notice’ after Hurricane Larry makes landfall
A tree is seen downed after Hurricane Larry crossed over Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula in the early morning hours, in St. John's, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Despite ‘graphic’ death threats, transgender St. John’s election candidate undeterred
Ophelia Ravencroft, shown in this recent handout image provided by her campaign, says she's faced death threats while campaigning in the St. John's, N.L., municipal elections. A transgender, non-binary woman, Ravencroft says the threats have been alarming enough to change her campaigning strategy, but she's determined to keep going, and to become as the province's first openly transgender elected official. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Charlie Dunphy *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Bright red paint splattered on downtown landmarks in St. John’s
Hundreds gathered despite pouring rain in St. John's on Thursday, July 1, 2021 in front of the Colonial Building downtown for a "Cancel Canada Day' demonstration in solidarity with Indigenous communities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie
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Like the sea, storytelling and adventure were in Ron Whelan’s blood
Ronald Whelan, lives lived