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Mr. Crosbie's seal of approval
Although John Crosbie is no longer in politics, he still has that uncanny ability to ruffle a few feathers (Crosbie In And Out Of Sealskin For Royal Visit To St. John's - Nov. 5). We still remember upsetting the feminists with "quiet down baby" to a boisterous Sheila Copps in the Commons, and following it up in a speech in Victoria with, "Pass the tequila, Sheila, lay down and love me again."
The other Victoria wants in
I am disgusted and dismayed by the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Committee. I live in the small but beautiful Newfoundland and Labrador town of Victoria. We're a mere six kilometres from Carbonear, a town that will be blessed with a leg of the Torch Relay run. I've been trying to convince the Torch committee of the promotional potential of having the relay come to our lovely community of Victoria, too.
Crosbie in and out of sealskin for royal visit to St. John's
Coat a 'statement' in support of seal hunt, Lieutenant-Governor says
Harsh weather dominates Prince's visit to historic towns
Sparse crowds and bleak weather greeted Prince Charles yesterday as he toured some of the oldest English settlements in Canada with his wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.
In Newfoundland, a welcome born of history and sacrifice
They are the flip-side to polls showing sliding support for the monarchy in Canada - several thousand people who gathered last night to welcome Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, and to celebrate Newfoundland's bond with Britain.
A sensible sale
Hydro-Québec's purchase of NB Power is not the "dangerous situation" Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams, a frequent Hydro-Québec critic, makes it out to be. Rather, it is a sensible economic move that enhances co-operation while relieving New Brunswick of its energy-related debt.
Breast-cancer patients get $17.5-million settlement
Victims of Newfoundland and Labrador's botched breast-cancer testing scandal reach deal over errors
THE PEOPLE / ONE MAN'S TRIUMPH OVER TRAGEDY
Albert Butler is determined to use his left arm to raise the torch above his head - a limb once nearly severed in a chainsaw accident. His moment with the flame will symbolize his conquest of a series of heartbreaking adversities, Allan Maki writes.
THE PLACES / IN THE SHADOW OF HISTORY
In 1864, the Fathers of Confederation met in Charlottetown to drink and debate Canada into existence. Roy MacGregor visits the city where ghosts still walk and where one young woman fights to realize her Olympic dream
This choir ain't singin'
I feel sorry for those kids in the Newfoundland choir who had their Olympic hopes raised for the past two years, then dashed as a result of a "misunderstanding" between the choir's director, Brenda Jeddore, and B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell (Newfoundland Choir Girl Snubs B.C. Premier: 'We Were Raised To Believe We're Not Second Best - front page, Oct. 29).
Newfoundland choir girl snubs B.C. Premier: 'We were raised to believe we're not second best'
It's the Olympic opening ceremonies or bust for an aboriginal children's choir in Newfoundland.
Beetle bests containment efforts in Nova Scotia
The brown spruce longhorn beetle has appeared in three new areas of Nova Scotia despite quarantine efforts, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says.
Choir director slams Olympic offer
For two years, the young members of the Se't A'newey Performance Choir in Conne River, Nfld., had envisioned themselves singing at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Olympic Games in front of a promised television audience of some two billion people.
Choir's Olympic moment closer to reality
No invitation has been received yet, but band chief says students will have final say
Emergency inspections of Sikorsky S-92s ordered
European aviation safety authorities have ordered emergency inspections of Sikorsky S-92 helicopters, like the one involved in a crash that killed 17 people off Newfoundland last winter.
Children's choir stunned as Games invitation axed
Members of a Newfoundland children's choir who have spent two years preparing for the Vancouver Olympics are crushed, after learning they won't actually perform.
THE CURSE OF COME BY CHANCE
The Queen Elizabeth II ocean liner glided into Come By Chance harbour on a gusty day in 1973. On board were 1,200 dignitaries, on hand to launch a shiny new oil refinery in the remote Newfoundland community. It also carried the hopes of former Newfoundland premier Joey Smallwood, who had championed the project in a desperate bid to diversify the province's economy beyond fish and forestry.
Even in a mock crash, a sense of desperation
Inquiry into deadly helicopter accident begins public hearings before a commissioner whose preparation was thoroughly practical
More sex images found on Lahey's computer, police say
A huge folder on Raymond Lahey's personal computer contained sexually charged images, including one of a boy who appears as young as 9 touching himself while wearing nothing but rosary beads, police say.
U.S. group places Dalhousie med school on probation
EDUCATION REPORTER
Nova Scotia Votes
Breakdown of election results
After polls close at 7 p.m. local time, view the results as they come in with this Canadian Press interactive graphic
