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Good morning, these are your top stories for Monday, December 23, 2024.
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Trudeau needs to stay on, in part to navigate Trump, says N.L.'s newest federal minister; St\. John's East MP Joanne Thompson said the buses will help expand the transit network in the city while cutting down on overall emissions\.

Trudeau needs to stay on, in part to navigate Trump, says N.L.'s newest federal minister

December 23 , 2024 at 09:52:35 a.m. NST • :

Now is not the time to disrupt the federal government, according to St. John's East MP Joanne Thompson, Newfoundland and Labrador's newest federal cabinet minister.
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MHAs don't get maternity leave, but these mothers are combining the House with home; Education Minister Krista Lynn Howell and her son Orion\.

MHAs don't get maternity leave, but these mothers are combining the House with home

December 23 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NST • :

There was a new face in the House of Assembly in December. Education Minister Krista Lynn Howell brought her three-month-old son to the legislature before it closed for the fall. With maternity leave not an option for MHAs, Howell is one of the politicians navigating being both mom and minister.
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Last-minute holiday shopping gets a boost with tax break and consequences of postal strike; Kimberly Clarke, owner of Soft Pony, sells handmade ceramic sculptures\. Sunday was her first market, and she says she was surprised by the large amount of customers who arrived\.

Last-minute holiday shopping gets a boost with tax break and consequences of postal strike

December 23 , 2024 at 06:30:00 a.m. NST • :

At the St. John's Farmers' Market on Sunday, shoppers zigzagged through vendors' stalls as they hunted for gifts. Some were there because of procrastination. For others, the wait was a strategic move.
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Murder charges laid after victim dies following hospital assault; Thomas Parsley, 30, appeared in provincial court on Friday on charges of attempted murder and assault with a weapon\.

Murder charges laid after victim dies following hospital assault

December 20 , 2024 at 10:47:26 a.m. NST • :

A 30-year-old man is facing a charge of second degree murder after what police are calling a "serious assault" between two patients at the Waterford Hospital in St. John's.
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St. John's man faces 28 drugs and weapons charges following incident in Cowan Heights; B\.C\.'s police watchdog says there's no evidence to support the RCMP's account that there was an "exchange of gunfire" before John Buehler was shot dead near Valemount\.

St. John's man faces 28 drugs and weapons charges following incident in Cowan Heights

December 18 , 2024 at 05:25:48 p.m. NST • :

A St. John's man is facing 28 charges related to alleged drug trafficking and weapons offences following an incident in the Cowan Heights area of St. John's on Tuesday.
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N.L. judge rules that 59 abuse victims who had their claims rejected should be compensated; One of the most iconic images of St\. John's: The Basilica of St\. John the Baptist\.  

December 21 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NST • :

N.L. judge rules that 59 abuse victims who had their claims rejected should be compensated

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Business is good for the Oat Company, and its snacks are made in an unconventional space; Patrick Griffin, of The Oat Company, says Gower Street United Church is a great space right now for his company\.  

December 22 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NST • :

Business is good for the Oat Company, and its snacks are made in an unconventional space

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Newfoundland retired nurse washed sick patients' hair every Saturday for more than 20 years; Retired nurse Mary Keiley  

December 20 , 2024 at 10:26:02 a.m. NST • :

Newfoundland retired nurse washed sick patients' hair every Saturday for more than 20 years

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Justice critic slams province for having no 'real plan' to fill almost 100 RCMP vacancies; Helen Conway Ottenheimer is the PC MHA for Harbour Main\.  

December 22 , 2024 at 02:00:00 p.m. NST • :

Justice critic slams province for having no 'real plan' to fill almost 100 RCMP vacancies

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St. John's, Switzerland and now onto England, N.L.'s newest Rhodes Scholar is 'over the moon'; Meret Ebsary says attending Oxford University has been a goal since she was a junior high student\.  

December 19 , 2024 at 11:23:05 a.m. NST • :

St. John's, Switzerland and now onto England, N.L.'s newest Rhodes Scholar is 'over the moon'

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