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Cybersecurity issue delays in-person classes at Memorial University of N.L. campus

Cybersecurity issue delays in-person classes at Memorial University of N.L. campus

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Memorial University campus in western Newfoundland is the latest Canadian post-secondary institution to be grappling with what officials are calling a "cybersecurity incident.
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Byelection date set in Newfoundland and Labrador riding after veteran Tory steps down

Byelection date set in Newfoundland and Labrador riding after veteran Tory steps down

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador’s chief electoral officer has set Jan. 29 as the date for a byelection in the provincial riding of Conception Bay East-Bell Island.
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Why flights between Newfoundland and Europe have Labrador Inuit shaking their heads

Why flights between Newfoundland and Europe have Labrador Inuit shaking their heads

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A Newfoundland song celebrates Team Canada goals at world juniors for second year

A Newfoundland song celebrates Team Canada goals at world juniors for second year

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — For the second year in a row, Team Canada is celebrating its goals at the world junior ice hockey championship with a song from Newfoundland.
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SIRT-NL investigating man's death after arrest in Corner Brook

CORNER BROOK, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's police oversight agency is investigating a man's death in Corner Brook on Christmas morning.
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A beautiful racket: In Newfoundland, the ugly stick is an instrument in high demand

A beautiful racket: In Newfoundland, the ugly stick is an instrument in high demand

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — This year, Dave Rowe, owner of a decades-old music store in St. John's, N.L., found himself in a peculiar yet pressing situation: he was out of ugly sticks, and the man who made them was retiring.
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Ukrainian watchmaker fixes Newfoundland clock tower that hasn't told time in decades

Ukrainian watchmaker fixes Newfoundland clock tower that hasn't told time in decades

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — In an improbable confluence of geopolitical strife, childhood wonder and salty air, a Ukrainian watchmaker has repaired a 118-year-old town clock in eastern Newfoundland that hadn't told time in decades.
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Newfoundland and Labrador hockey body axes post-game handshakes, citing 'issues'

Newfoundland and Labrador hockey body axes post-game handshakes, citing 'issues'

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A former National Hockey League player who now coaches in Newfoundland and Labrador says he disagrees with a recent decision by the province's amateur hockey governing body to ban team handshakes after games.
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Plan to replace Newfoundland's crumbling, 164-year-old jail delayed by high costs

Plan to replace Newfoundland's crumbling, 164-year-old jail delayed by high costs

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — High costs have stalled plans to replace a notoriously harsh Newfoundland and Labrador jail, where a rodent infestation led to an inmate being bitten and black mould shut down in-person visits.
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For the first time since 2008, Newfoundland will receive an equalization payment

For the first time since 2008, Newfoundland will receive an equalization payment

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador will receive a federal equalization payment next year, marking the first time since 2008 it has qualified for the transfer aimed at levelling fiscal disparities among provinces.
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