St. John's landlord warns of rental scam
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | yesterday
Newfoundland landlord Joe Guiney found himself involved in an internet scam after he posted a condo rental ad on the internet classified site Kijiji.ca.
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New flight links central Labrador to St. John's
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Air Canada will offer non-stop service between St. John's and Happy Valley-Goose Bay in central Labrador starting in May.
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Hints From Heloise: Children are cut out to help with coupons
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
DEAR HELOISE: We used to never get to the store with our coupons, so we adopted an incentive system for our children. We split the coupon savings 50-50 with them for any that we use. They must clip and save the coupons, and bring them along to the grocery store. The benefits include our saving and our children earning money, learning to be responsible, looking for value, being occupied while at the...
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Bucking the NB Power Hysteria
The Sir Robert Bond Papers (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
Tom Adams and Brian Lee Crowley take a look at the NB power sale in this weeks Globe. it’s worth the read if only since it ignores the hysteria being fomented by opponents of the deal including New Brunswick’s version of Talk Show Sue, none other than Danny Williams. Not quite so useful a contribution to any understanding of the issue comes from Canada’s Ersatz George Will ©....
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Vulcan Minerals Inc. Closes Private Placement
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND -- 11/27/09 -- Vulcan Minerals Inc. ("the Company" TSX VENTURE:VUL) announces that it has issued by way of brokered private placement, through D&D Securities Company and Jennings Capital Inc., 558,000 units at $0.55 con..
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Vulcan Minerals Inc.: Vulcan Minerals Inc. Closes Private Placement
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND (MARKET WIRE) Vulcan Minerals Inc. ("the Company" TSX VENTURE:VUL) announces that it has issued by way of brokered private placement, through D&D Securities Company and Jennings Capital Inc., 558,000 units at $0.55 consisting of one common share and one half share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant will be exercisable into one common share at a price of $0.75...
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St. John's-to-England flights planned - CBC News
London City (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
The travel agency that promoted direct flights from Newfoundland to London, England, is back, this time promising that the proper operating licences are in place ...
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St. John's-to-England flights planned
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
The travel agency that promoted direct flights from Newfoundland to London, England, is back, this time promising that the proper operating licences are in place to offer the service.
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Five rescued after fishing vessel catches fire off Canada's eastern coast
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Five crew were rescued after their fishing vessel caught fire off Canada's Atlantic coast Tuesday, reports reaching said Wednesday. The longliner fishing boat had the accident while it was fishing about 350 kilometers off the port city of St. John's in Newfoundland province. The five abandoned their vessel and went into a small lifeboat. They were lucky enough as another fishing vessel just couple...
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N.L shimp fishermen home safe
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Five crew members forced to abandon their burning fishing boat hundreds of kilometres off the coast of Newfoundland returned safely to St. John's Wednesday.
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Assault charge dismissed against St. John's bouncer
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
A defence lawyer in St. John's says the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has agreed to investigate how it handled an accusation of aggravated assault after the charge against his client was dismissed.
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5 in lifeboat rescued from North Atlantic
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
A longliner crew rescued from a lifeboat hundreds of kilometres off the Newfoundland coast will arrive in St. John's Wednesday afternoon.
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Swine flu claims Labrador woman
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Heath officials have confirmed that a woman from Labrador has died after contracting swine flu. The woman, whose age and hometown have not been released, died over the weekend at a hospital in St. John's.
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New Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Shouts In The Piazza (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Bishop Brian Joseph Dunn was born on January 8, 1955 in St. John’s, Newfoundland. He received his primary and elementary education at St. Teresa’s School in Buchans, NL and his high school education at St. Francis Central High School in Harbour Grace, NL. After studying at Memorial University of Newfoundland for one year, he attended King’s College in London, Ontario and received...
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Charges laid in Blackhead fatality
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary in St. John's has laid charges against two people in connection with a traffic death on Blackhead Road near Cape Spear on Oct. 3.