Federal Emergency Preparedness Minister is on the west coast to meet with search and rescue teams.

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• NLTA president Dale Lambe says this week's Throne Speech "had no substance" for education

  He says, “What happens in our schools is reflected in our communities and what happens in our communities is reflected in our schools. ” 

• RCMP inviting young people to name 13 new German Sheppard puppies

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• Construction company looking for suspect in Monday night's theft of tools from Linds Road in Corner Brook

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• Two women and a man charged with stealing a purse and using a credit card in Stephenville

  37-year-old Archibald Billard, 31-year-old Samantha Cornect, and a 34-year-old woman due to appear in court next month, are all facing charges.