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Some people with disabilities in Canada will start receiving Canada's Disability Benefit  in July 2025, but advocates say the $200 maximum monthly benefit, isn't enough. (Unsplash)

'Used to bad news': Coalition of Persons with Disabilities N.L. say Canada's Disability Benefit not enough

In July 2025, some Canadians with disabilities will start receiving money from the federal government under its new disability benefit. The benefit – which was outlined in the country's federal budget on Tuesday, April 16 – was referenced as a key ...
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'I'm alive': St. John's woman felt like she was ripped from another world when she woke up from 18-hour invasive brain surgery
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Alanna McDonald (Earle) started experiencing symptoms about two years ago, in spring 2022. By January 2023, she had got in to see an ENT, who suggested she have an MRI. McDonald added that at that point, she was given a two-year wait time. Here she is pictured with her husband Jamie and her three children, seven-year-old Delia, left, Spencer, age five and Morgan, age three. - Cameron Kilfoy/The Telegram

Paradise home destroyed by fire late Wednesday night but family escapes uninjured
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Fire destroyed a home in Paradise late Wednesday night but there were no injuries. Keith Gosse/The Telegram

Housing project given provincial funding but denied by St. John's council because land cannot be currently developed
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N.L. Tories demand travel nurse cost breakdown
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Lawyer’s sexual assault trial in St. John's turns once again to allegations against police officer
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Saint John Police are looking for a male suspect in connection with a report of sexual assault on Jan. 1.

Vehicles damaged, items stolen during Carbonear towing company break-in: RCMP

Police in Harbour Grace are looking into theft and vehicle damage following a break-in at the Hickman’s Towing in Carbonear. Harbour Grace RCMP said the crime took place at the business's compound sometime between the evening of April 16 and the ...
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St. John's Pitts Memorial Drive load limit reduced to 15 tonnes April 22-23
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Due to the ongoing bridge work, vehicles on the Pitts Memorial Drive are asked not to carry loads weighing more than 15 tonnes between Monday at 10 a.m. and Tuesday at 2 p.m. - Google Street View

RCMP arrest man for swinging weapon at driver in Glovertown
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A 23-year-old Glovertown man is facing weapons charges after he allegedly swung at a driver while walking through town Wedenesday night, April 17.

N.L. awards two contracts for urgent care centres on Northeast Avalon
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Major's Path and Portugal Cove Road road work in St. John's starting soon
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St. John's man and woman sent to hospital following apparent targeted home invasion: RNC
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Columnist Pam Frampton rants about “reaching out,” and other overused words and phrases that stick in her craw. — Marc Olivier Jodoin/Unsplash photo

PAM FRAMPTON: Unpacking words that drive me crazy

Language is a living thing that morphs over time. Words fall out of fashion, their meanings can shift or expand, their origins can disappear into the mists of time, or they themselves can become archaic. We may still be on tenterhooks waiting for ...
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LETTER: Leave personal life out of politics
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Premier Andrew Furey speaks with reporters outside the House of Assembly. -Juanita Mercer/SaltWire file photo

LETTER: Christians supporting Donald Trump and other Right-wing politicians concerning
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Former President Donald Trump arrives for the start of the second day of his trial at Manhattan Criminal Court, New York City, New York, U.S. April 16, 2024. JUSTIN LANE/Pool via REUTERS

LETTER: Weak apology for traumatizing those who are already traumatized
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LETTER: Questioning the N.L. government's ethics after 'provincial government official' tip
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LETTER: Carbon pricing works
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Skiers and snowboarders will have to wait a little longer for Marble Mountain to open for the winter season. Mother Nature has to provide a some more snow and favourable conditions for snowmaking. – SaltWire File Photo

Despite tough season, N.L. tourism minister says province sees value in investing in Marble Mountain, focusing on year-round operation

From a late start to winter and a rainstorm that washed out a main run, the 2023-2024 season was tough for Marble Mountain. With just 58 days of operation, those involved with the running of the Steady Brook ski resort say transitioning to a ...
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N.L. gas prices up 3.5 cents overnight Thursday, April 18
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Gas prices went up in Newfoundland and Labrador after the weekly scheduled adjustment on April 17. - File

Crab deal will pay dividends this year and pave way for longer-term stability, says union president
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With the 2024 crab fishery having slated to have begun this past Saturday, April 6th., 2024, crab fishing boats still remained tied-up as fish harvesters await a settlement on fish pricing issues between the Fish, Food & Allied Workers (FFAW) union and the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP). But, fish harvesters are still busy preparing for the return to the fishing grounds once the settlement is reached and they can get back on the water. Here at St. John’s Harbour on Thursday afternoon, April 11, 2024, harvesters load crab pots from a trailer on the waterfront onto the fishing vessel Dalton Princess. -Photo by Joe Gibbons/The Telegram

Budget 2024 met with criticism by N.L. labour leaders
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Prices at the Pumps: An up and down week at the pumps
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Cultural care: New long-term care facility opens in Eskasoni
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Zihan Jin at a Chinese New Year Festival in Beijing where she volunteered.

Making time for volunteering: Finding support and personal fulfillment

Abby Cole Special to SaltWire Making time for volunteering can be a challenge. Balancing work, family, school and other life commitments is hard enough. However, despite these challenges, volunteering has many benefits. Volunteering is a way to help ...
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ERIN SULLEY: Have you seen the viral yogurt clusters? You’ll be drooling over these delicious chocolate strawberry treats
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Chocolate strawberry yogurt clusters are the perfect treat for any time of the day. – Paul Pickett

Filling an important role: Newfoundland and Labrador non-profit organizations discuss the value of volunteers
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Some volunteers at The Gathering Place are retired and volunteer during normal working hours. MARK HOFFE • SALTWIRE

JOAN SULLIVAN: New Gwynne Dyer book an eye-opening look at climate change
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BRUCE MACTAVISH: An Icelandic bird bonanza arrives in N.L. to the delight of birders
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Sunny disposition: How to avoid and treat small dark spots on the skin called sunspots
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The Newfoundland Rogues were in Sheshatshiu hosting a basketball camp for the local high school basketball team, the Eagles.

'They accepted us with open arms': Newfoundland Rogues return from basketball camp in Sheshatshiu, Labrador

Newfoundland Rogues basketball players Lewis Djonkam and Omega Harris never thought they would visit Labrador. On April 13, Djonkam and Harris – along with Rogues’ coach Jerry Williams and another Rogues player – returned to St. John’s after hosting ...
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Despite tough season, N.L. tourism minister says province sees value in investing in Marble Mountain, focusing on year-round operation
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Skiers and snowboarders will have to wait a little longer for Marble Mountain to open for the winter season. Mother Nature has to provide a some more snow and favourable conditions for snowmaking. – SaltWire File Photo

Four N.L. teams start Atlantic hockey tournaments on Thursday
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The Growlers, who won the league championship each of the last two seasons, have started this year with a 6-1 record after seven games played on the five-team provincial circuit. — Mariah Hewines

N.L. Sports Notepad: Travis Crickard is heading back to Team Canada bench
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‘BOTTCHER BOMBSHELL:’ Alberta curling foursome set to move forward without skip
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NHL-League approves Coyotes sale and relocation to Utah
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On Tuesday the Department of Justice issued a press release saying Zimmer would be replaced as the judge overseeing the Desmond inquiry. Minister Brad Johns stated that the Desmond family and the public had been waiting more than five years for answers -- Francis Campbell photo

N.S. justice minister apologizes for saying domestic violence isn’t epidemic

Opposition leaders are calling for provincial Justice Minister Brad Johns to resign after he denied Thursday that gender-based violence is epidemic. His comments came on the fourth anniversary of the 2020 massacre that began in Portapique and claimed ...
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Hottest ticket in town: Cape Breton Eagles playoff fever continues
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Having won their best of seven series with Chicoutimi 4-0, the Cape Breton Eagles will learn Friday who they will face next on the road to claiming the Gilles-Courteau Cup (former President‘s Cup). Eagles fans were out in full force Thursday either in person or online scooping up tickets for the next three home games — April 29, 30 and May 4. Sydney resident Rodney Lesnick was among those who stood in line at Centre 200 Thursday and scored 20 tickets for family and friends. CAPE BRETON POST PHOTO

Canada's capital gains tax rise will further knock productivity, say economists
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The Canadian flag flies on Parliament Hill in Ottawa August 2, 2015.

Gamon Leacock elects jury trial on charges from Halifax attacks on women
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P.E.I. youth charged with first-degree murder in Tyson MacDonald's death has count matters adjourned
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P.E.I. fishers gather at Scales Pond for the start of angling season
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Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump greets Polish President Andrzej Duda at Trump Tower in New York, U.S., April 17, 2024.

Donald Trump says Ukraine's survival is important to US

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump said on Thursday the survival of Ukraine is important to the United States, a shift in tone days before the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives is due to vote on a $61 billion aid package. The former ...
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Sanofi to overhaul US operations of vaccines, cut jobs
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The logo of French drugmaker Sanofi is seen a the Sanofi Genzyme Polyclonals in Lyon, France, September 30, 2023.

UK's prime minister Sunak to visit Poland soon to discuss security, Polish PM says
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk gestures during a press conference with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Warsaw, Poland, April 15, 2024.

India votes in gigantic election as Modi seeks historic third term
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World Bank sets goal of expanding healthcare to 1.5 billion people by 2030
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UN chief: limited, 'sometimes nil' improvement from Israel action on Gaza aid
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