Cain's Quest resumes after delay due to heavy rainfall warnings | A deficit of doctors is pitting N.L. communities against each other, warn mayors | Missed connections: N.L. eyes options in search for direct air routes to Europe
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Good morning, these are your top stories for Monday, March 06, 2023.
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Cain's Quest resumes after delay due to heavy rainfall warnings; Rob Gardner and Andrew Milley are cheered across the finish line of Cain's Quest 2018, in the fastest time ever recorded in the endurance race across Labrador\.

Cain's Quest resumes after delay due to heavy rainfall warnings

March 6 , 2023 • 10:11 AM NST

After a roaring start Saturday that saw 29 snowmobile teams leave Labrador City, competing in the first Cain's Quest since before the pandemic, the extreme 3,500-kilometre race was put on hold because of deteriorating weather conditions.
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A deficit of doctors is pitting N.L. communities against each other, warn mayors; Deatra Walsh is the director of communications and advocacy for Municipalities N\.L\.

A deficit of doctors is pitting N.L. communities against each other, warn mayors

March 6 , 2023 • 06:00 AM NST

A shortage of health-care workers across Newfoundland and Labrador is creating competition between municipalities — and the stakes are getting higher.
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Missed connections: N.L. eyes options in search for direct air routes to Europe; Newfoundland and Labrador government officials have met with Aer Lingus about the potential for a Dublin-to-St\. John's direct flight\.

Missed connections: N.L. eyes options in search for direct air routes to Europe

March 6 , 2023 • 06:00 AM NST

Newfoundland and Labrador has not had a direct transatlantic connection since 2019.
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Geese and goosebumps in this week's photo gallery; Some geese considered a polar bear dip in Green's Harbour\.

Geese and goosebumps in this week's photo gallery

March 6 , 2023 • 05:30 AM NST

Have a photo you'd like us to see? Email us! Our address is nlphotos@cbc.ca.
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A Ukranian artist's career was at a peak. Then the bombs dropped. Moving to N.L. got her life back on track; Lu Sakhno, and her husband, Oleh Shapiro, at Signall Hill in St\. John's\. Sakhno remembers the day her life in Ukraine changed when the the Russian invasion began\. The pair arrived in Newfoundland in June 2022\.

A Ukranian artist's career was at a peak. Then the bombs dropped. Moving to N.L. got her life back on track

March 5 , 2023 • 06:00 PM NST

'Everything ended one day.' Artist Lu Sakhno escaped the Russian invasion of Ukraine and came to St. John's, along with her husband. She's slowly getting her well-established career back on track.
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St. John's Farmers' Market highlights women-owned businesses with special event; The St\. John's Farmers' Market held its second annual women-owned businesses market Sunday\. The event was organized to honour International Women's Day, which is marked on March 8 every year\.  

March 5 , 2023 • 05:15 PM NST

St. John's Farmers' Market highlights women-owned businesses with special event

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Elder reviving tradition of Innu tea dolls at Sheshatshiu Innu School  ; From left: Helen Nuna, Bridget Nuna and Danielle Ponepinette\. Elder Bridget Nuna taught Helen and Ponepinette, along with another student, how to make traditional Innu tea dolls\.  

March 5 , 2023 • 09:00 AM NST

Elder reviving tradition of Innu tea dolls at Sheshatshiu Innu School  

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Keep your ear on the puck: Father-son duo on a mission to build blind hockey in N.L.; Blind hockey continues to grow in Newfoundland and Labrador\.  

March 5 , 2023 • 07:00 AM NST

Keep your ear on the puck: Father-son duo on a mission to build blind hockey in N.L.

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On your marks, get set, bring on the snow! Cain's Quest snowmobile race kicks off this weekend; Chris Lacey is the chairperson for the 2023 Cain's Quest\. He says he's looking forward to Saturday's start\.  

March 4 , 2023 • 06:00 AM NST

On your marks, get set, bring on the snow! Cain's Quest snowmobile race kicks off this weekend

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Nunavut's Jake Higgs guides team to territory's 1st-ever win at Brier; Nunavut skip Jake Higgs releases his shot during the 10th end of their 7-4 win over Newfoundland and Labrador on Saturday at the 2023 Tim Hortons Brier at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ont\.  

March 4 , 2023 • 07:00 PM NST

Nunavut's Jake Higgs guides team to territory's 1st-ever win at Brier

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