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ExxonMobil readying to drill exploratory deepwater oil well off Newfoundland

ExxonMobil readying to drill exploratory deepwater oil well off Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — One of the world's largest oil companies is preparing to drill an exploratory deepwater oil well about 500 kilometres off the eastern coast of Newfoundland.
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Curbing domestic violence takes staff, and there aren't enough, says N.L. director

Curbing domestic violence takes staff, and there aren't enough, says N.L. director

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.
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'Irate male' assaulted Newfoundland officer with block of cheese, police say

'Irate male' assaulted Newfoundland officer with block of cheese, police say

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A "very irate male" wielding a block of cheese assaulted a patrol officer with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary on Thursday, the police force says. Const.
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Whooping cough outbreak declared in eastern Newfoundland

Whooping cough outbreak declared in eastern Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Health officials say there is an outbreak of whooping cough in eastern Newfoundland. The province's health authority says 42 cases have been reported in the region since February, mostly affecting children.
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Trucker's body found in trailer in Newfoundland after failed police search in Ontario

Trucker's body found in trailer in Newfoundland after failed police search in Ontario

CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES, N.L.
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Minister said 'hundreds' of Canadians might use Gaza visa. More than 7,500 applied.

Minister said 'hundreds' of Canadians might use Gaza visa. More than 7,500 applied.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — More than 7,500 Canadians signed up in the first three months of the year to get family out of Gaza through a federal visa pathway that lawyers have described as onerous, chaotic and nearly impossible to complete.
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Claims of unreliability dominate trial closing for N.L. lawyer accused of sex assault

Claims of unreliability dominate trial closing for N.L. lawyer accused of sex assault

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The trial of a Newfoundland lawyer accused of sexual assault ended Tuesday with his defence team alleging the complainant lied under oath, while the prosecution said her memory lapses were understandable.
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Officer convicted of on-duty rape no longer with Royal Newfoundland Constabulary

Officer convicted of on-duty rape no longer with Royal Newfoundland Constabulary

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says an officer convicted in 2021 of raping a woman while on duty is no longer with the force.
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Evicted from St. John's tent city, this man refuses bed in 'disgusting' shelter

Evicted from St. John's tent city, this man refuses bed in 'disgusting' shelter

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador government has torn down a homeless encampment where some residents said they had been living in order to escape unsafe and "disgusting" conditions in the province's shelters.
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Beloved sportscaster Bob Cole remembered for grit, talent and the 'gleam in his eye'

Beloved sportscaster Bob Cole remembered for grit, talent and the 'gleam in his eye'

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The classic "Hockey Night in Canada" theme song resounded through a St. John's, N.L.
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