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• UPDATED: Container ship runs aground near Lark Harbour, crew rescued

  The MSC Baltic III lost power Saturday morning and ran aground in Cedar Cove.

• Police Service Dog Thor catches thief in Stephenville

  Just before 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Terrance Benoit was arrested and later in the day, RCMP searched his home where they found stolen property.

• Plenty of snow in the forecast for Corner Brook and vicinity today

  Upwards of 10 cms is expected today with strong southeasterlies easing off this morning.

• For Sale: one used ski resort in Steady Brook

  Features include a vertical drop of 519 metres, 64 hectares of skiable terrain, 39 runs and four lifts, including the only high‐speed detachable, quadruple chairlift in Atlantic Canada.

• Corner Brook building owner says businesses should be paying a flat tax rate like St. John's

  Jamie Fowlow says a clinic in Corner Brook pays a combined property and business tax of 47 mils.  In 2013 St. John’s got rid of business tax in favour of a slightly higher commercial property tax, so businesses pay one tax across the board of 29.5 mils.