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Bird Cove Mayor Andre Myers. Submitted photo

Could foreign business help stem rural N.L.’s population crisis?

Full bars are not a common sight on phones in Port Hope Simpson. Poor internet service has kept the community limited on all fronts. Health care, schooling, business and bill payments are just some of the areas that have suffered due to extremely slow internet access. Kyle Greenham/The Northern Pen

Port Hope Simpson suffering due to poor internet access

Provincial wildlife officials say a paw print a Northern Peninsula man suspected belonged to a large wild cat was more likely made by a bear.

Biologist says animal print from Northern Peninsula was from a bear, not ...

The championship team from Viking Trail Academy, Plum Point. Back (L-R) – Amanda Fowler (teacher sponsor/coach), Sydney Genge, Hailey Gibbons, Ocean Hynes, Megan Coombs, Breanna White, Shelby Wells, Jorja Way and Hailey Chambers. Front (L-R) – Vanessa Gibbons, Alyssa Bailey, Sheridan Dredge, Abigail Caines and Hannah Chambers. Submitted photo

Viking Trail wins junior girls’ softball tournament

FISH-NL president Ryan Cleary

FISH-NL to make announcement on certification application on Thursday

On the eastern side of the Northern Peninsula, all the mayors are women. From left to right, Conche mayor Charlene McGrath, Englee mayor Stephanie Fillier, Roddickton-Bide Arm mayor Sheila Fitzgerald, and Main Brook mayor Barb Genge. Submitted photo

Northern Peninsula east has all women mayors for first time

Some of the people in attendance at the public consultations on regional government held in Stephenville on Tuesday evening got up and left, including from front: Coun. Tim Alexander of Kippens, Mayor Debbie Brake-Patten of Kippens and Marilyn Rose, chairperson of the Local Service District of Sheaves Cove.

A dozen people walk out on regional consultations in Stephenville

French painter Jean Claude Roy working at the Torngat Mountains base camp in northern Labrador. Roy prefers to paint on location, and says he’s learned to adapt his skills to Newfoundland and Labrador’s sporadic climate, and sometimes-plentiful flies. Submitted Photo

French painter brings second series of paintings of the province

Mayor Desmond McDonald, a member of the St. Anthony Non-Profit Seniors Housing Complex committee, says construction of a 10-unit complex for low-income seniors will be underway as soon as the snow clears in 2018, and ready for occupancy by November 2018. Kyle Greenham/The Northern Pen

Projects underway to create much-needed housing for seniors in St. Anthony

Conway Caines says he does not regret making disparaging remarks on VOCM’s “Open Line” program about the Fish, Food and Allied Workers union. Since he made the remarks, Caines has received a letter from the union accusing him of defamation.

Port Saunders fisherman defiant over remarks he made about the FFAW

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<p>A boat approaches the Hebron GBS at Bull Arm Friday.</p>

Export Development Canada forecasts 17 per cent export growth for Newfoundland

FFAW president Keith Sullivan (left) and FISH-NL president Ryan Cleary.

Number of N.L. inshore harvesters still not settled with release of labour board list

Municipal Affairs and Environment Minister Eddie Joyce. SaltWire Network file photo

N.L. government issues call for municipal capital works funding applications

Tentative agreement reached between NAPE and Country Ribbon

A flu shot is a good prevention against a pending influenza pandemic that worries the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Pharmacists sound alarm about Newfoundland and Labrador flu season

Bird Cove Mayor Andre Myers. Submitted photo

Could foreign business help stem rural N.L.’s population crisis?

Provincial wildlife officials say a paw print a Northern Peninsula man suspected belonged to a large wild cat was more likely made by a bear.

Biologist says animal print from Northern Peninsula was from a bear, not a big wild cat

The St. John’s Edge have reportedly signed (from left) Gavin Thurman, Colton Ray-St. Cyr and Charles Hinkle.

St. John's Edge getting bodies to fill out those new jerseys

Drummondville Voltigeurs/Twitter — Bay Roberts native Dawson Mercer (right), shown playing for the Drummondville Voltigeurs ain a QMJHL game against he Acadie-Bathurst Titan, is one of three Newfoundlanders selected to play for Canadian teams at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge next month in British Columbia.

Newfoundland trio will skate for Canadian entries at world U17 tourney

Gord Downie performs at SalmonFest in Grand Falls-Windsor in 2013.

Alan Doyle says Gord Downie’s generosity, humility influenced many musicians

The Clarenville Ford Caribous have decided not to attend the Allan Cup this year after a request from Hockey NL.

Caribous sitting out Allan Cup this year

A restructuring, dubbed Project Sunrise, is underway at Sobeys.

Sobeys starts first round of layoffs