St. John's (Newfoundland and Labrador- Canada)

                   

Captain fined for safety violations in fatal sinking

theglobeandmail.com     Aug 20, 2008   1 related          

The captain of a fishing vessel that sank off Newfoundland three years ago, killing four men, was fined $5,000 yesterday for violating Canada Shipping Act regulations.Shawn Ralph, skipper of the Melina and Keith II, was...                    

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Fortis Inc. Acquires Additional Shares of Caribbean Utilities

newsblaze.com     Aug 18, 2008   6 related          

ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR - Fortis Inc. ("Fortis") (TSX:FTS) announced today that it has acquired, through its wholly owned subsidiary Fortis Energy (Bermuda) Ltd. ("FEBL"), an aggregate of 2,156,148 Class A...                    

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Oct 3, 2008: Much Ado About Mushrooms Workshop at Brother Brennan Environmental Education Centre

yahoo.com     Aug 18, 2008          

Once again the Brother Brennan Environmental Education Centre will be hosting a "Much Ado About Mushrooms" week-end residential workshop under the tuition of Dr Andrus Voitk author of "A little illustrated book of Common...                    

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Tough pills to swallow - Ottawa (Canada) Citizen

mentalhopenews.blogspot.com     Aug 18, 2008   2 related          

Trick or Treatment? Alternative Medicine on Trial By Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst Bantam Press, 342 pages, $34.95 By Aaron Derfel - August 17, 2008 The touted cures couldn't be more outlandish: To relieve stress and other...                    

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Oceanex expands service to Newfoundland

ctl.ca     Aug 18, 2008          

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. -- Oceanex has expanded service to Newfoundland with a 50% capacity increase from Halifax to St. John's and a new weekly call to the port of Corner Brook. The company said it is expanding its operations to...                    

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canada.com: Premier Danny Williams announces the memorandum of understanding reached last August to develop the Hebron-Ben Nevis oil field. canada.com

Canada's C$5B Hebron Oil Deal Could Be Finalized This Week

rigzone.com     Aug 18, 2008   40 related          

A deal to develop the C$5 billion Hebron oil field off the east Canadian coast could be finalized this week, CBC News reported Monday. Hebron could contribute C$16 billion to the provincial economy over its 25-year life.                    

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Where men wouldn't see the sun for months on end

theglobeandmail.com     Aug 16, 2008          

TARA BRAUTIGAM The Canadian Press WABANA, N.L. -- The tunnels stretch deep inside the belly of Bell Island in a network as vast as the streets of St. John's. Oil-stained men began drilling these caverns more than a century ago...                    

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Husky Energy Inc.: White Rose Reaches 100 Million Barrels Production Milestone

newsblaze.com     Aug 14, 2008   5 related          

Mr. John C.S. Lau, President & Chief Executive Officer, Husky Energy Inc. , announced today that 100 million barrels of crude oil has been produced from the White Rose oil field, 350 kilometres southeast of St. John's,...                    

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Funny money case in St. John's leads to charges

cbc.ca     Aug 14, 2008          

A man was arrested and charged with spreading counterfeit money, police in St. John's said Thursday. Curtis Hickey, 19, was arrested after the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary received eight complaints. The RNC said the case...                    

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Pinch of a penny at pumps for N.L. drivers

cbc.ca     Aug 14, 2008   1 related          

A summer slide in gas prices in Newfoundland and Labrador ended Thursday, as the province's regulator approved a minor hike on maximum pump prices. The top price of all grades of gasoline jumped 1.2 cents or 1.3 cents per...                    

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