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Our friend and colleague Jane Adey coined the phrase “Augember” yesterday to describe the not-very-August weather we’ve been having lately … well, since spring … in much of the province.

Here’s our question of the day.

It may not have been that much of a surprise, but Conception Bay South has decided that its victory game in the Kraft Hockeyville competition will be held in St. John’s.

The Ottawa Senators and the Winnipeg Jets will face off on Sept. 26, at Mile One Centre. Robert French Memorial Stadium will still play host for special celebration activities. You can read more about that here.

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The RCMP have released the recommendations of an external review of how the force handled the controversial standoff in Bay Bulls last December with Leo Crockwell, who is awaiting trial on multiple charges.

The standoff ended when Crockwell was able to escape through a window in his family’s house and walk through what should have been a cordon surrounding the property. He was later found in a house on the outskirts of St. John’s.

The Halifax Regional Police review found that the force was not properly prepared for what turned out to be a lengthy ordeal, and had had communications and training problems during the incident.

On Friday afternoon, CBC News received the air traffic control recordings from March 12, 2009, involving the final minutes of the flight of Cougar 491, and reported on them that evening. [Click here to see our web report, which includes an embedded copy of the audio itself.]

The Transportation Safety Board cannot release the cockpit recordings themselves, but the air traffic recordings can be released because they involve public airspace.

The recordings prompted strong reactions, including criticism for CBC for reporting on them at all.

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Dorothy and Bobby Rodgers spoke out publicly last week about losing their children, who are now in foster care. A key element in the story is that an intelligence test had been used in assessing whether the Port aux Basques couple were equipped enough to be parents.

What do you think?

Bing Crosby’s White Christmas may sound a bit hollow for plenty of households in Newfoundland and Labrador by Christmas Day, at least if the weather trend continues.

Our informal poll today is about the prospects for a green Christmas. Below, click on the video to see Jessica Doria-Brown’s report from Monday (a much milder day than today!) on the pre-Christmas weather trend.