Drilling met with 'pure dust' as wells run dry after hot N.L. summer | The Canada Games have come to a close in St. John's, and athletes say they'll bring home great memories | Low water levels expose pulpwood logs older than Deer Lake itself
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Drilling met with 'pure dust' as wells run dry after hot N.L. summer; Inside of a well without water

Drilling met with 'pure dust' as wells run dry after hot N.L. summer

August 25 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

A hot and dry summer in Newfoundland and Labrador has left many residents with dry wells.

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The Canada Games have come to a close in St. John's, and athletes say they'll bring home great memories; People smiling clapping and ringing bells

The Canada Games have come to a close in St. John's, and athletes say they'll bring home great memories

August 25 , 2025 at 08:32:46 a.m. NDT • :

The Canada Games officially wrapped up on Sunday with a Newfoundland and Labrador-style kitchen party atmosphere, and an experience athletes say they won't forget.

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Low water levels expose pulpwood logs older than Deer Lake itself; A pile of logs on a sandy beach\.

Low water levels expose pulpwood logs older than Deer Lake itself

August 25 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

An exceptionally dry summer in Newfoundland and Labrador has turned Deer Lake Beach into a museum of long-lost logs.

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The biggest run of the 1977 Canada Games didn't win a medal, but it won hearts coast to coast; A split screen image showing a man sitting in a chair, and a younger version of the same man waving to a crowd\.

The biggest run of the 1977 Canada Games didn't win a medal, but it won hearts coast to coast

August 24 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

Brendan Kelly was one of the province's top runners, but he was too old to compete when the Canada Games came to St. John's in 1977. So Kelly did the next best thing: He ran across Canada to promote the Games. As the 2025 Games draw to a close, CBC News asked Kelly to take us back to 1977 and relive that golden moment.

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Fantastic 4: After near disqualification, Gavin Baggs wins another silver at Canada Games; A man wearing a Team NL racing bib stands next to a track\. He has a large smile on his face, and is holding out four fingers toward the camera\.

Fantastic 4: After near disqualification, Gavin Baggs wins another silver at Canada Games

August 23 , 2025 at 03:58:59 p.m. NDT • :

High drama on the athletics field ended in another medal for the N.L. athlete, who has now won more than half of N.L.'s 2025 Canada Games medals.

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The C.B.N. wildfire cancelled an annual fire department fundraiser, so a St. John's circus owner stepped up; A man stands smiling in a hotel ballroom\.  

August 23 , 2025 at 03:20:41 p.m. NDT • :

The C.B.N. wildfire cancelled an annual fire department fundraiser, so a St. John's circus owner stepped up

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Family says ATV stolen, house ransacked in evacuated community of Ochre Pit Cove; A couple on a blue ATV\.  

August 22 , 2025 at 01:27:06 p.m. NDT • :

Family says ATV stolen, house ransacked in evacuated community of Ochre Pit Cove

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Perry's Cove residents can return home as water bombers continue to fight Kingston fire; A water bomber dropping water over a fire near transmission lines\.  

August 24 , 2025 at 12:04:55 p.m. NDT • :

Perry's Cove residents can return home as water bombers continue to fight Kingston fire

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Mythical creature cutouts capture Happy Valley-Goose Bay's imagination; Happy Valley-Goose Bay councillors got a big surprise on the Town Hall lawn last month, with the Traverspine gorilla looming over them\.  

August 24 , 2025 at 08:19:45 a.m. NDT • :

Mythical creature cutouts capture Happy Valley-Goose Bay's imagination

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Tough weather? Just another day for N.L. golfers at Canada Games; Two boys standing near a golf course\.  

August 23 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

Tough weather? Just another day for N.L. golfers at Canada Games

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