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Wabush Mayor Ron Barron(left), Labrador City Mayor Wayne Button (centre), and Labrador West Chamber of Commerce president Toby Leon talk about cannabis

Talking change

Labrador West Pioneers: Bernie Denief

From left, former members of the board of directors of Nalcor Energy Tom Clift, Ken Marshall, Terry Styles and Gerry Shortall at the Muskrat Falls Inquiry on Monday.

Questions get personal at Muskrat Falls Inquiry

Kerry Suek, formerly of Labrador City performs with the Doha singers in Qatar. They will be onstage at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Nov. 25.

From Labrador City to Carnegie Hall

In a lead-up to legalization on Oct. 17, SaltWire Network journalists set out to take Atlantic Canada's pot pulse, to see how we got to this point and where this could lead.

CLEARING THE AIR: Taking Atlantic Canada's pot pulse

The provincial government wants an education campaign to be prepared about the risks involved with cannabis use.

Cannabis rules: what to expect in Newfoundland and Labrador

Detour performing at “No Dress Rehearsal” in Labrador City.

Tragically Hip tribute on the road in Labrador

Sean Barker is a contributing writer for numerous websites and fitness publications including “Men’s Health” and “Inside Fitness” magazine.

Former Wabush man pens first book

The artwork of Marty Byrne

Roberta Benefiel, representing Grand Riverkeeper Labrador and the Labrador Land Protectors, pauses for a photo prior to her testimony at the Muskrat Falls Inquiry on Thursday at the Beothuck Building in St. John’s.

Labrador activist repeats concerns at Muskrat Fall Inquiry

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Corner Brook’s Jeremy Bishop of Team NL won the scoring title and was selected top forward at the 2018 Canadian Masters Ball Hockey Championships in Winnipeg. Team NL won the national title with a 2-1 victory over the Alberta Havoc in the gold-medal game Saturday afternoon.

Big win for Grand Falls-Windsor ball hockey player

Published 9 hours ago

Corner Brook Royals hold first open tryout of the year
- Updated 19 hours ago
Athlete of the Year Special Olympian Samantha Walsh dedicated to sports
- Updated 19 hours ago
FootballNL eyeing Burin Peninsula for expansion
- Updated a day ago
Marlins look back on successful swim season
- Updated Oct 15, 2018 at 10:30 a.m.
Growlers off and running
- Updated Oct 15, 2018 at 10:50 a.m.
Marble Mountain skiers fill out province’s alpine ski team for 2019 Canada Winter Games
- Published Oct 12, 2018 at 7:55 p.m.

Coach Gerard Morry is shown behind the Western Kings bench during provincial AAA peewee hockey league play last season at the Corner Brook Civic Centre.

No ice available for Western AAA peewee Kings

Published Oct 12, 2018 at 6:34 p.m.

Noah Blanchard and AAA peewee Kings look to build on success of kickoff tournament with trio of games this weekend in Rocky Harbour

Published Oct 12, 2018 at 6:31 p.m.

Deer Lake native Jolena Gillard is shown in practice with the University of Prince Edward Island Panthers prior to the start of the regular season.

Deer Lake’s Jolena Gillard enjoying life as a Panther in her quest to be her best

Updated Oct 12, 2018 at 10:26 p.m.

A new skills park with pump track to become reality for west coast mountain bikers

The Aurora
Updated Oct 12, 2018 at 12:25 a.m.

Mountain bikers on the west coast have some pretty neat trails to manoeuvre on the west coast of the province, but life is about to get better for them. The West Coast Cycling Association is moving ahead with a plan to build a mountain bike skills ...

Corner Brook's Colby House willing to put in the work to reach his hockey potential

Dave Kearsey
Updated Oct 11, 2018 at 8:50 p.m.

Be willing to do what it takes even if it means doing the uncomfortable. That’s a lesson Colby House learned early as a centre with the Western Kings entry in the Newfoundland and Labrador AAA bantam hockey league. Colby, a 14-year-old ...

Top finishers in the Fermont demi-marathon: Josephine Gaulton-Rowe, Pascal Boudreault, Elliot Rowe and Denis Grenier.

Labrador City couple among top finishers in Fermont demi-marathon

Mike Power
Published Oct 11, 2018 at 1:48 p.m.

LABRADOR CITY, N.L. Despite 90 km/h winds forecasted, the Demi-Marathon of Champions in Fermont, QC, was rerouted and went ahead as scheduled. Just over 50 people participated in the event. Five ran the full 21.1-km course, with 24 signed up ...

More than 20 people from Grand Falls-Windsor, Botwood, Gander, Corner Brook and Stephenville participated in a mountain biking trail development session on Sept. 22. One of the things they did was practice trail planning. Delia Young (left) uses the inclinometer, with Jenelle Grandy assisting, to measure the slope of a section of trail.

Grand Falls-Windsor gears up for a mountain bike trail

Zachary Cook
Updated a day ago

Grand Falls-Windsor has no trails designed specifically for mountain bikers, but that’s about to change. The International Mountain Bike Association Canada (IMBA) came to town Sept. 22 to offer a free mountain bike trail building course, ...

Stephenville Spartans seeking gold at provincial 4A boys slo-pitch tournament in Avondale

Dave Kearsey
Updated Oct 10, 2018 at 8:35 p.m.

Ryan Parsons knows he has to throw strikes and that’s all he’s going to worry about this weekend. Parsons, a 17-year-old Level 3 student at Stephenville High, is the pitcher for the Stephenville Spartans entry in the 2018 provincial 4A ...

Templeton Academy's Nick Park always considered the diamond a second home

Dave Kearsey
Updated Oct 10, 2018 at 8:30 p.m.

Growing up on the north shore of the Bay of Islands, Nick Park found a second home when he discovered the softball diamond. It was an outlet for him to have fun with his friends and keep himself busy in a community where there wasn’t a lot ...

Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador president Jack Lee and minor hockey chair Arnold Kelly were two panelists to engage in a discussion about the challenges faced by AAA hockey programs.

Parents call for parity in AAA hockey

Adam Randell
Updated Oct 10, 2018 at 6:40 p.m.

While any changes to the AAA hockey program won’t be known until 2019, Jack Lee, president of Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador (HNL), got what he was looking for. During its AGM Sept. 14, HNL held a public session and called for feedback ...

Western girls nab silver in U18 division at Atlantic Challenge Cup hockey tournament

Dave Kearsey
Updated Oct 09, 2018 at 11:05 p.m.

Brooklyn Childs has added a silver medal to her collection of hockey medals. The Corner Brook native, along with Kailey Genge of Anchor Point and Carmen Elliott of Stephenville, helped Team Newfoundland and Labrador earn the silver medal in the ...

Nathan Barker is all business on the basketball court, but when he's away from the field of play he has a great sense of humour and loves to have fun with his buddies in the precious free time he has while juggling academics with athletics at Memorial.

Nathan Barker appreciates the free time he gets to share with his buddies outside the basketball court

Dave Kearsey
Published Oct 09, 2018 at 10:59 p.m.

Nathan Barker doesn’t smile or laugh too often when he’s caught up in the action on the basketball court with the Memorial Sea-Hawks. He’s all business, working feverishly in pursuit of putting up points and helping his team win ...

Coach Jana Sigurdsson drags along her son John along the ice during a drill at the Corner Brook minor hockey Timbits 1 practice Saturday morning at the Kinsmen Arena II in Corner Brook.

No shortage of volunteers for Corner Brook minor hockey this season after initial scare in the spring

Chris Quigley
Updated Oct 08, 2018 at 9:35 p.m.

When only three people attended the originally-scheduled Corner Brook Minor Hockey Association’s annual general meeting back in May, it was disheartening for second-year president Jackie Simms. But she understood that the timing may have ...