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Civil hearings back in session in St. John’s, Grand Falls-Windsor and Stephenville
The Provincial Court of #NewfoundlandandLabrador is resuming some services months after suspending them over what it called “challenging times.”
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/provincial-court-update-9.7213143?cmp=rss

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N.L. declares gender-based violence an epidemic
#NewfoundlandandLabrador's provincial government is declaring gender-based violence an epidemic.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/gender-based-violence-epidemic-9.7213715?cmp=rss

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'We all use the same discs': Disc Golf N.L. promotes the sport's accessibility
Unlike many other sports, disc golf can be played sitting down, blindfolded and even with your ears plugged.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/disc-golf-accessibility-9.7210554?cmp=rss

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Former minister, non-profit operator question methodology of AG's Horizons at 106 report
A former #NewfoundlandandLabrador #housing minister says he disagrees with the Auditor General’s characterization of his department’s actions in her report on the transitional #housing facility in St. John’s.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/ag-report-horizons-106-reaction-9.7212877?cmp=rss

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N.L. justice officials can't say how many cases are tossed after trial delays. So we tracked them
The #NewfoundlandandLabrador Department of Justice says it does not have data on how many cases have been tossed due to R v. Jordan. So CBC manually tracked court dockets, attended hearings virtually and in person, and reviewed court audio to gather our own statistics over the past year and a half.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-jordan-application-trial-delays-tracking-9.7210935?cmp=rss

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N.L.'s first Innu lawyer called to the bar
On Monday in Supreme Court in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Jolene Ashini of Sheshatshiu Innu #firstnation became the first Innu person to be called to the bar in #NewfoundlandandLabrador.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/jolene-ashini-first-innu-lawyer-nl-9.7212716?cmp=rss

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AG find failures in NLHC's St. John’s transitional #housing facility
A #NewfoundlandandLabrador #housing program intended to help unhoused people get into permanent #housing was peppered with "significant issues" from the start, according to Auditor General Denise Hanrahan.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/ag-report-transitional-housing-facility-9.7212743?cmp=rss

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Wayne Johnston is one of #canada's best writers — here are 5 books that shaped his life and work
The #Newfoundland writer's latest novel is The Novice of Holloway Hall.. He Johnston spoke with Antonio Michael Downing on The Next Chapter about his literary influences and his latest book.
https://www.cbc.ca/books/wayne-johnston-life-in-books-9.7205866?cmp=rss

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Police warn of high winds after transport trailer overturns in Wreckhouse area of N.L.
Police are warning of strong winds as officers respond to an overturned transport trailer in the Wreckhouse area of southwestern #Newfoundland, blocking westbound traffic along the Trans-#canada Highway.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/wreckhouse-transport-truck-9.7212258?cmp=rss

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Senior killed by boy in her care was 'the ultimate victim,' judge says in sentencing
A 17-year-old from Mount Pearl has been handed the maximum sentence available to youth offenders for the first-degree murder of the woman he considered to be his nan.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-boy-sentencing-murder-9.7212249?cmp=rss