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Newfoundland and Labrador cautioned about growing debt as province touts success

Newfoundland and Labrador cautioned about growing debt as province touts success

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's auditor general cautioned the Liberal government Wednesday about the province's financial position as the finance minister announced the 2024-25 fiscal year would end with a higher-than-expected deficit.
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Police charge off-duty Newfoundland RCMP officer with impaired driving

Police charge off-duty Newfoundland RCMP officer with impaired driving

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Police in Newfoundland and Labrador have charged an off-duty RCMP officer for allegedly driving while impaired, following a crash on Sunday.
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Human remains found in ocean near Placentia Bay ID'd as missing Coast Guard employee

Human remains found in ocean near Placentia Bay ID'd as missing Coast Guard employee

PLACENTIA, N.L. — The human remains recovered off Placentia Bay, N.L., earlier this month have been identified as the coast guard employee who went missing at sea in September. RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador say the remains were found on Oct.
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Kansas man who died in Newfoundland fire was visiting for dream moose-hunting trip

Kansas man who died in Newfoundland fire was visiting for dream moose-hunting trip

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A 77-year-old Kansas man who died last weekend in a western Newfoundland hotel fire was fulfilling a dream of hunting a moose — and his daughter says he got one.
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Remains of missing Kansas man found at scene of western Newfoundland hotel fire

Remains of missing Kansas man found at scene of western Newfoundland hotel fire

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Investigators found the remains of a 77-year-old American man on Wednesday at the scene of a fire that destroyed a hotel in western Newfoundland on the weekend.
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77-year-old Kansas man missing after hotel fire in western Newfoundland

77-year-old Kansas man missing after hotel fire in western Newfoundland

DEER LAKE, N.L. — A 77-year-old Kansas man visiting western Newfoundland has not been seen since the evening before fire destroyed his hotel, police said Monday. Eugene Earl Spoon was a guest at the Driftwood Inn in Deer Lake, N.L., police confirmed.
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83-year-old Newfoundland musician still playing sold-out shows, even with memory loss

83-year-old Newfoundland musician still playing sold-out shows, even with memory loss

CLARENVILLE, N.L. — At 2 p.m. on Thursday, the scene at the Lions Club in Clarenville, N.L., rivalled any rowdy St. John's bar that thumps with music late on a weekend night.
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Is it pickled fat? Pierogi? Newfoundland 'blobster' expert eyeing weird beach goo

Is it pickled fat? Pierogi? Newfoundland 'blobster' expert eyeing weird beach goo

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Newfoundland biologist with a specialty in mystery blobs that wash up on the island’s shores is hoping to get his hands on a specimen from the latest gooey arrivals. Steven Carr, a biology professor at Memorial University in St.
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Team Gushue adds Bottcher at second as replacement for Harnden

Team Gushue adds Bottcher at second as replacement for Harnden

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Team Gushue is adding Brendan Bottcher at second as a replacement for E.J. Harnden. The St. John's, N.L.-based team made the announcement via a post on social media.
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How gloves belonging to Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe wound up in Newfoundland

How gloves belonging to Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe wound up in Newfoundland

POINT LEAMINGTON, N.L. — A five-hour drive from St. John's, N.L., and well off the beaten path, Point Leamington seems an unlikely spot for a one-of-a-kind tourist attraction.
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