HeartsForHaitiNL had five days to plan a multi-day event which raised $18,000 for Haitian relief projects.
According to a news release, a simple Facebook message on one project grew to becom...  (more)  6:32 PM  

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Paul Davis says he is willing to sever all ties with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary in order to start a new career as a provincial politician.

Davis, a police constable, has announced he will seek the nomination for the governing Tories in an upcoming byelection in the district of Topsail.

	Ottawa firefighters are seen at the CTV Ottawa television station which was heavily damaged by a fir... »

Anchor Max Keeping usually tells his audience about fires in his city, but Sunday he found himself reporting on the blaze that gutted his own newsroom.

The blaze early Sunday morning destroyed CTV's Ottawa newsroom at its local station, CJOH-TV.

Damages were estimated at more than $2.5 million, the network said on its website.

Among the losses were the local news archives of Ottawa's history and the 37-year video history of Keeping, who is set to retire April 1, CTV said.

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Jeers: to Tom Hedderson. The transportation minister took it upon himself to call an open-line radio show last week to chastise the media for daring to ask questions about Premier Danny Williams' health. We wish the premier a full and speedy recovery and hope he can come home soon, but we're sending Hedderson a prescription for reality pills. The head of the provincial government disappears to an undisclosed location with an undisclosed heart condition for an undetermined length of time. No, I guess you're right, Minister Hedderson. That doesn't raise any questions. Not the one. Seriously, we don't dispute the premier's right to make decisions about his own health care, but surely everyone should've expected questions.

Cheers: to the development planned for the old Woolworth's property in downtown St. John's. It's nice to see prime real estate being turned into something better than what was there before, not worse. And it certainly contradicts all the critics who say that Deputy Mayor Shannie Duff - a strong proponent for maintaining the city's heritage - is anti-development. At a planning meeting at City Hall last week, Duff acknowledged that particular city block has little heritage value, and she was warm to the development proposal, which has yet to be formally approved.

	When it comes to protecting that nestegg, the best advice is to do your homework as early as possibl... »

Public perceptions about financing retirement range from the astute to the silly. In an introductory pension course presented by the Canadian Pensions and Benefits Institute, David Schnore with the Universities Academic Pension Plan cited the amount of money needed for retirement as one example of a lack of understanding.

Financial institutions, eager to sell investment products, say you will need 70 per cent of your annual pre-retirement income to live on once you quit working. But as Schnore said, "If you're going to be travelling and joining the golf club, maybe 80 per cent is required, but you might also be comfortable on 50 per cent."

	Gonzaga Vikings' high school star post Rebecca Langmead of Torbay is headed to Simon Fraser Universi... »

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Rebecca Langmead said she was a "terrible" basketball player in junior high, so she's come a long way by any measure.

The Gonzaga Vikings high school star post from Torbay is headed to Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C., next season and she is well aware there will be pressure on her to be at her best.

	Republic of Doyle producer Rob Blackie (left) takes a break on the set of the television series with... »

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Gander native Rob Blackie watched the premiere episode of CBC television's Republic of Doyle Jan. 6 at a special gala screening at the Majestic Theatre with a wealth of guests, including cast, crew, St. John's city councillors and Premier Danny Williams.

"It was magical," said Blackie, one of the producers on the show. "It was surreal, terrifying and exhilarating. You want it to be received well, you want the humour to work and you want it to be technically strong. ... A lot of people took risks to make this show happen."

	Harley Pasternak's message calls for five small meals based on five core ingredients that take five ... »

When Toronto's fitness and diet guru Harley Pasternak informed clients in 2004 he'd be out of town on business, he thought he'd back within five weeks.

Out of town? Try Hollywood. He was called there at the behest of actress Halle Berry, who had heard of the magic he'd done helping actors slim down for film roles, including Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ) and Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil). Pasternak's job was to help Berry squeeze her frame into the skin tight Cat Woman suit. It was just going to take five weeks, he figured. Really.

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Imagine taking your blind child to your local library and finding an extraordinary collection that you can read together - your son's fingertips following along in braille as you read the words aloud.

Imagine your teenage daughter devouring every word of "Twilight" on her MP3 player - and being able to join her sighted friends' conversation about Bella's and Edward's forbidden love.

	More than 18,000 members of local choirs from around the country performing live every five years.

Far less high-profile than its Lithuanian great sister – Vilnius was the European Capital of Culture in 2009  – Estonia is doubtlessly the most discreet of the three Ba...  (more)  29/01/10 8:59 PM