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| An employee of TimeCo Jewellers on Water Street in downtown St. John's speaks to a Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer as police were investigating an earlier smash-and-grab theft. Two males entered the store, and used a sock holding a heavy object to smash the shown jewelry case. A number of items were taken, and the two males fled the store, with the store owner's son taking chase. - Photo by Joe Gibbons/The Telegram |
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Shattered glass littered the floor of Timeco jewelry store Thursday minutes after it was targeted in a brazen afternoon robbery.
"Scary stuff," owner John Dwyer told The Telegram as he stood looking over the destruction left in the tiny store on Water Street in downtown St. John's. (more)
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Sister dismayed by treatment at Health Sciences 22
Linda Frampton is demanding answers after she and family members were left waiting in the Health Sciences Centre's emergency room, unable to get information about her sister being admitted to hospital.
Helen Baker was originally taken to the hospital by ambulance from the influenza assessment clinic on Ropewalk Lane, after her flu symptoms developed into serious breathing issues. (more)
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Clearing the air 1
New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham says he will try to correct "misinformation" from Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams about the proposed sale of NB Power when the two men meet face to face in Labrador.
Graham, Williams and the premiers of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island gathered Thursday evening in Churchill Falls to begin two days of talks on regional energy issues. (more)
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Natural selection 4
"It will be recalled that ... when Memorial was established as a university, that the board of regents appointed the president with the approval of the government, but it was the board of regents which did so.
"The last administration, sometime previous to Lord Taylor's appointment, reversed that and gave the power of appointment, and obviously the power of dismissal as well, to the lieutenant-governor in council (the cabinet). ... (more)
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Melanie Doucette, travel consultant with Atlantic Escapes Travel in Stephenville airport, talks to a... » |
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Nowhere to go but up 3
The Stephenville Airport Citizen's Committee is looking for people in the western Newfoundland region to reach into their pockets and pull out money for the airport.
Bill Hynes, committee chairman, says even more than that, the committee wants people's support.
Hynes is hoping people will donate something toward the purchase of fuel tanks for the airport while the business plan is being constructed. (more)
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Sea-Hawks need finishing school
Memorial Sea-Hawks men's basketball coach Peter Benoite is concerned his team still can't seem to put together a complete game.
That, he says, has to stop.
That's probably because he knows what his team faces this weekend against the Saint Mary's Huskies. (more)
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Long road to success 1
Ron James told The Telegram he is always surprised at his audience in St. John's.
"I don't know why Newfound-landers pay to see comedy when the whole province is funnier than a lot of people in my profession," said James, in the lead-up to two nights of stand-up in the city.
The two shows are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday at the Arts and Culture Centre.
Originally scheduled for just one performance, James agreed to a second show following the high demand for tickets to the first. (more)
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Home and happy, Karen and Maureen Ennis have no problem heading into a November rain for a photo in ... » |
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No more Nashville 2
At a coffee shop table in downtown St. John's, Ennis sisters Karen and Maureen sat down with The Telegram to talk about changes that have come to their music.
That includes their younger sister going solo, their venture into American country and their subsequent rediscovery of their Newfoundland folk roots. (more)
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Preparing for global winter - Brian Jones 2
When Older Boy asked if he could have chickens, I might have hesitated if anyone informed me beforehand that a rooster can pump out pieces of poop the size of a German shepherd's.
Using a snow shovel to scoop guano-laden wood shavings out of a henhouse isn't necessarily the most disgusting chore you can imagine, but it's certainly on the list. (more)
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Already missed 2
The Telegram's notice of Prof. George Schwarz's death brought back memories of my attending his history lectures in the 1960s.
He was an extraordinary teacher and, in those days, part of a history department at Memorial that included Jim Teague, Gerhart Basseler, David Alexander, Gerry Panting and other fine teachers. (more)
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From Dreary to Cheery in Central Nova Scotia!
November can be a tough month. With leaves disappearing from trees, the air getting colder, and daylight hours getting shorter many of us are just about due for a bit of a “pick-me-up&r... (more)
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