For people aiming for sobriety, the holidays can be tricky. One woman says it can be navigated safely | They're notable and quotable: Triumphs, tragedies and other stories that got people talking | She's had cancer multiple times through her 84 years. And nothing wears her down
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Good morning, these are your top stories for Tuesday, December 31, 2024.
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For people aiming for sobriety, the holidays can be tricky. One woman says it can be navigated safely; Nova Scotia's alcohol regulator is raising the alarm after a man died earlier this year, marking the fifth fatality in the last five years connected to a licensed premises\.

For people aiming for sobriety, the holidays can be tricky. One woman says it can be navigated safely

December 31 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NST • :

Martina Lavallée of Happy Valley-Goose Bay says the holidays can be a hard time for people trying to stay sober but she encourages people to have a plan to stay safe over the season.
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They're notable and quotable: Triumphs, tragedies and other stories that got people talking; All seven crew members were welcomed home with open arms on Saturday, marking an emotional afternoon for the fisherman feared to have been lost at sea\.

They're notable and quotable: Triumphs, tragedies and other stories that got people talking

December 31 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NST • :

A rescue at sea that felt like a miracle. Wildfires that threatened much of Labrador. A political deal on Churchill Falls. We went through our archive and pulled out some quotes from the people who made the news, who witnessed events, whose insight still brings colour, perspective and humanity to what we all talk about.
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She's had cancer multiple times through her 84 years. And nothing wears her down; Agnes Brake, 84, has had cancer multiple times through her life\. She says staying positive through the decades has taken her into her golden years\.

She's had cancer multiple times through her 84 years. And nothing wears her down

December 30 , 2024 at 05:00:00 a.m. NST • :

For 84-year-old Agnes Brake, warmth goes both ways. The Pasadena, N.L., woman is a beacon of light and support to others, and says her positive outlook is why she has beaten back numerous cancer diagnoses. The CBC's Leila Beaudoin asked her about her outlook on life.

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N.L. passengers aboard weekend flight describe shocking, rough landing in Halifax; Jordan Kelly said at first it was a normal landing, but then 'the side of the airplane started dragging, and then sparks and fire started shooting out of the wing of the left-hand side of the plane\.'

N.L. passengers aboard weekend flight describe shocking, rough landing in Halifax

December 30 , 2024 at 09:50:17 a.m. NST • :

Some passengers say they're still shaken up after a PAL flight from St. John's had a rough landing in Halifax Saturday night.
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What is the future of N.L. politics? These panelists predict big changes in the new year; From left to right: John Harris, Kristina Ennis, Constanza Safatle, and Walter Yetman\.

What is the future of N.L. politics? These panelists predict big changes in the new year

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

The Signal's Adam Walsh gathered a diverse group of panelists to weigh in on what they expect to see in politics in Newfoundland and Labrador. Though they present differing viewpoints, they share a common belief: change is near.

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Her son needed help with addiction. Instead, he's been spending Christmas in an N.L. jail; Just days after the death of another inmate at Her Majesty's Penitentiary, lawyers and advocates are speaking out about what they say are unsafe health and safety conditions inside the prison, and the provincial government's lack of action to address those concerns\.  

December 27 , 2024 at 09:30:00 a.m. NST • :

Her son needed help with addiction. Instead, he's been spending Christmas in an N.L. jail

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Photos of home: Here are our favourite audience photos of 2024; A few flowers cling to summer on the beach at Stephenville, with a map of Newfoundland painted in the clouds overhead\.  

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

Photos of home: Here are our favourite audience photos of 2024

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Selling Churchill: N.L. spending $300K in ad blitz to sell new power deal; Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador listens to the French translator during an announcement in St\.John's on Thursday, December 12, 2024 in which he signs a memorandum of understanding with Quebec Premier Francois Legault\. The agreement addresses the termination and replacement of the 1969 Upper Churchill contract and the co-development of Gull Island hydroelectric project\.  

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

Selling Churchill: N.L. spending $300K in ad blitz to sell new power deal

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Dozens of people gather to celebrate Hanukkah in St. John's; The annual menorah lighting, hosted by Chabad of Newfoundland\.  

December 30 , 2024 at 05:20:06 p.m. NST • :

Dozens of people gather to celebrate Hanukkah in St. John's

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N.L. has the highest rate of colorectal cancer in the world, MUN researcher says; Dr\. Touati Benoukraf says Newfoundland and Labrador has the highest colorectal cancer rates in the world\.  

December 27 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NST • :

N.L. has the highest rate of colorectal cancer in the world, MUN researcher says

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