Proposed cellphone ban is too extreme with no nuance, say St. John's students | St. John's Syrian community celebrates fall of Assad regime | Corner Brook's courthouse is not accessible. An articling law student can prove it
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Good morning, these are your top stories for Monday, December 09, 2024.
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Proposed cellphone ban is too extreme with no nuance, say St. John's students; Saskatchewan has announced changes around cell phone use in school for the upcoming school year\.

Proposed cellphone ban is too extreme with no nuance, say St. John's students

December 9 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NST • :

The Newfoundland and Labrador government is proposing sweeping policy changes that would keep cellphones out of all public schools. But, Holy Heart students Olive Jones and Kalista Barrett say they are also a valuable tool.
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St. John's Syrian community celebrates fall of Assad regime; Hundreds gathered in St\. John's to celebrate the end of the 50-year Assad regime in Syria

St. John's Syrian community celebrates fall of Assad regime

December 9 , 2024 at 06:34:40 a.m. NST • :

The St. John's Syrian community came together at Colonial Building in downtown St. John's to celebrate the end of 50 years of Assad rule.
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Corner Brook's courthouse is not accessible. An articling law student can prove it; Articling law student Blair Curtis says the ramp at the Corner Brook courthouse is too steep for him to get up on his own in his wheelchair, so he has to rely on the help of others\.

Corner Brook's courthouse is not accessible. An articling law student can prove it

December 9 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NST • :

A western Newfoundland man who's training to be a lawyer says his first obstacle to getting to a day in court is just getting in the building. An advocate says Blair Curtis's problems are common. "While the building is passing code, the building is failing the people," said Nancy Reid.
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Newfoundland man who stabbed wife 33 times granted temporary parole; Llewelyn Nippard, seen in this undated file photo, is still considered a moderate risk to re-offend within a romantic relationship\.

Newfoundland man who stabbed wife 33 times granted temporary parole

December 6 , 2024 at 03:07:48 p.m. NST • :

A Newfoundland man who stabbed his wife 33 times has been granted temporary leave from prison after spending more than three decades behind bars.
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Land & Sea goes fishing for sharks, history and education; The Land & Sea team visited Hare Bay, Bonavista Bay, to learn about the sharks that swim in Newfoundland waters\.

Land & Sea goes fishing for sharks, history and education

December 8 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NST • :

A tourism operator in Hare Bay takes people shark fishing, but also gathers information on these apex predators for researchers at Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
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The Mummers are coming! Newfoundlanders celebrate unique Christmas tradition; The 2024 St\. John's Mummer's Festival culminated in a parade through Bowring Park\.  

December 8 , 2024 at 12:22:30 p.m. NST • :

The Mummers are coming! Newfoundlanders celebrate unique Christmas tradition

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8 years after Jennifer Hillier-Penney disappeared, the search for her remains drags on; Jennifer Hillier-Penney went missing eight years ago\. Her brother, Gary Hillier, says investigators are still working tirelessly to find her remains\.  

December 7 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NST • :

8 years after Jennifer Hillier-Penney disappeared, the search for her remains drags on

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How friendship and burgers bring comfort to this St. John's woman as she fights cancer; Andrea Edwards \(left\) and Heather Mullins \(right\) have known each other for years\. When Edwards was diagnosed with cancer, that bonds grew stronger\.  

December 5 , 2024 at 08:00:00 a.m. NST • :

How friendship and burgers bring comfort to this St. John's woman as she fights cancer

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Tim Baker didn't set out to make a Christmas record, but that was the jolly outcome; Tim Baker says he loves the holidays but typically started celebrating in mid-December so he doesn't dilute the season\.  

December 8 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NST • :

Tim Baker didn't set out to make a Christmas record, but that was the jolly outcome

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Cash-strapped Memorial University restricts hiring to deal with enrolment drop; Neil Bose is the president of Memorial University\.  

December 6 , 2024 at 01:55:15 p.m. NST • :

Cash-strapped Memorial University restricts hiring to deal with enrolment drop

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