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N.L. hastily approved ride-hailing application from man accused of sex crime

N.L. hastily approved ride-hailing application from man accused of sex crime

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — An application submitted by a man accused of sexual assault to provide Newfoundland and Labrador's first ride-hailing operation was approved in just one day, according to emails obtained through access to information legislation.
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Canada signs $30-million tourism funding agreement with Atlantic provinces

Canada signs $30-million tourism funding agreement with Atlantic provinces

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The federal government has signed a tourism funding agreement with the Atlantic provinces worth $30 million.
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Police in N.L. have issued a warning about illicit drugs following five recent deaths

Police in N.L. have issued a warning about illicit drugs following five recent deaths

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has issued a warning about illicit drugs following five recent sudden deaths.
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Homeless N.L. man lives on $175 a month. Federal housing monitor says it’s not enough

Homeless N.L. man lives on $175 a month. Federal housing monitor says it’s not enough

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.
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Newfoundland and Labrador says Vrbo apologized for ad featuring beloved folk song

Newfoundland and Labrador says Vrbo apologized for ad featuring beloved folk song

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador government says vacation rental company Vrbo has apologized for an advertisement that prompted a call from the premier for it to be pulled.
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Crew rescued from Newfoundland fishing boat pushed ashore by seething winter storm

Crew rescued from Newfoundland fishing boat pushed ashore by seething winter storm

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Lights from fishing boats illuminating heavy snowfall helped guide four crew members off a teetering vessel Wednesday night that had run aground that morning in Newfoundland as a massive storm set in.
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'It's blowin' a storm': Another huge snowfall descends on Atlantic Canada

'It's blowin' a storm': Another huge snowfall descends on Atlantic Canada

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A brawny nor'easter dumped up to 37 centimetres of snow on Nova Scotia on Wednesday before trudging to Newfoundland, where the wind picked up and a swirling snowfall enveloped much of the province.
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National response needed for encampment crisis, evictions must end: federal advocate

National response needed for encampment crisis, evictions must end: federal advocate

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Unhoused people have a fundamental right to live in encampments, and that right is violated when authorities tear them down, Canada's housing advocate says.
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Newfoundland and Labrador fights back against rental ad denounced as slur

Newfoundland and Labrador fights back against rental ad denounced as slur

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.
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Anger in N.L. after rental company links song 'I'se the B’y' with squealing livestock

Anger in N.L. after rental company links song 'I'se the B’y' with squealing livestock

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Newfoundland folk musician says the company behind the “derogatory” use of a cherished Newfoundland and Labrador song in an advertisement that played during Sunday's Super Bowl broadcast should apologize to the province.
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