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Newfoundland and Labrador cabinet minister Bragg dies at 59 after cancer diagnosis

Newfoundland and Labrador cabinet minister Bragg dies at 59 after cancer diagnosis

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador cabinet minister Derrick Bragg, who revealed his cancer diagnosis in June, died today at the age of 59.
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Post-game handshakes are back in Newfoundland and Labrador amateur hockey

Post-game handshakes are back in Newfoundland and Labrador amateur hockey

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Hockey players in Newfoundland and Labrador are once again allowed to line up and shake hands after their games.
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Canadian brings global fight for laws against clergy abuse to Holy See university

Canadian brings global fight for laws against clergy abuse to Holy See university

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Canadian was in Rome Thursday to deliver a lecture to religious scholars at a centuries-old university about clergy abuse and a proposed zero-tolerance policy that could help stop it.
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Terry Ryan celebrates 47th birthday with fist-flying return to pro hockey

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland (AP) — Former NHL player Terry Ryan celebrated his 47th birthday with a fist-flying return to professional hockey, dropping the gloves and fighting Sunday for the Newfoundland Growlers in the ECHL.
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Newfoundland airport reopening after bomb threat deemed 'non-credible'

Newfoundland airport reopening after bomb threat deemed 'non-credible'

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A bomb threat that halted commercial flights Friday morning at the St. John's International Airport was not really a threat at all, police and airport officials said.
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Virtual ERs are controversial, but in rural Newfoundland, one has saved a life

Virtual ERs are controversial, but in rural Newfoundland, one has saved a life

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The 12-bed hospital in New-Wes-Valley, N.L.
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Some Newfoundland and Labrador hockey teams defying ban on end-of-game handshakes

Some Newfoundland and Labrador hockey teams defying ban on end-of-game handshakes

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Some hockey teams in western Newfoundland continue to line up for end-of-game handshakes, despite a decree from officials to end the practice because it sometimes led to altercations.
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Families across Canada with loved ones in Gaza vying for limited number of visas

Families across Canada with loved ones in Gaza vying for limited number of visas

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Two Palestinian sisters in Newfoundland are among families across Canada applying for a limited number of special visas they hope will rescue their loved ones from the Israel-Hamas war.
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Beach volleyball sand is hard to find and will cost a Newfoundland town $360,000

Beach volleyball sand is hard to find and will cost a Newfoundland town $360,000

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A community in the St. John's region has discovered that Olympic-grade beach volleyball sand is rare, complicated and expensive to move.
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'Ungovernable' lawyer in Newfoundland disbarred for breaching conduct code 25 times

'Ungovernable' lawyer in Newfoundland disbarred for breaching conduct code 25 times

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A lawyer in Newfoundland has been disbarred by the province's law society for being "ungovernable.
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