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16 April 2009
AbitibiBowater seeks creditor protection
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The following was issued today by AbitibiBowater: US$ ABH (NYSE, TSX) MONTREAL, April 16 /CNW Telbec/ - AbitibiBowater Inc. ("...
15 April 2009
Gimme your lunch money, dork: the latest editorial version
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The Telegram editorial this wintry Wednesday in April tackles the ever-stimulating issue of federal-provincial fiscal relations. That’s f...
Chinese officials in town
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Wags will no doubt make much more of the story at the government’s official news agency that Chinese officials are in town to learn how we ...
14 April 2009
Manley ponders rot
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Former federal fin min John Manley compared the recent provincial budgets in Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador. Ontario took full ...
AbitibiBowater gives default status report
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Issued by AbitibiBowater (paragraphing changed to improve legibility): ABH (NYSE, TSX) AXB (TSX) MONTREAL, April 14 /CNW Telbec/ - ...
Pharmacy security
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A rash of break-ins at local drug stores has store owners wondering what needs to be done to increase security and keep prescription drugs ...
Crass political opportunism continues unabated
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The guy admits he knows nothing about the issue . But that doesn’t stop him from renewing his efforts at trying to take political advantag...
13 April 2009
Provincial Tory pork star praises federal Connie cash
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Local Tory stalwart Len Simms didn’t get the memo. The former Provincial Conservative heavyweight, now holding down the heavyweight pork-...
12 April 2009
A little help for his friends
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So which Progressive Conservative – maybe a member of the current House of Assembly - got the benefit of Ed Byrne’s constituency allowance t...
10 April 2009
Moores linked to Airbus before 1984?
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That’s the gist of documents found by CBC [ Globe ’s got it too.], according to a story on the cbc.ca website: former premier turned lobby...
09 April 2009
Measurement and progress at Eastern Health
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Without the benefit of a transcript, it’s hard to be 100% sure but your humble e-scribbler heard Jennifer Guy - Eastern Health’s vice presid...
NB grid booked up
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The New Brunswick electricity is booked, with only 310 megawatts of capacity expected to come free in 2015, according to the Telegraph Journ...
08 April 2009
Meeker: on media
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If you think Winston Smith is shy and retiring, try Geoff Meeker who in his most recent posting laces into the coverage of Eastern Health i...
Winston Smith: on health care
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Shame this guy – we all assume he’s a male writing under a pseudonym – feels so constrained in sharing his views. But there is a Parkwa...
Offshore board announces inquiry into helicopter crash
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A news release from the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board: The C-NLOPB announced today that in accordance with ...
That’s great but…
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There are plenty of pockets of oil offshore Newfoundland that have “significant discovery” status that aren’t commercially viable finds. E...
07 April 2009
How Irish aren’t we: budget deficit version
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Here’s an idea for public finance we are not likely to see around these parts: Irish politicians - both in the Republic and in the North...
Federal funding for universities
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The Conservative government in Ottawa wants to funnel cash to the country’s universities but it wants to have a say in how the money is spe...
Coincidence: Abitibi union version
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Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union leaders met with Danny Williams in St. John’s in early April. As a Canadian Press story put...
Pentagon eyes VH-71 cancellation
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As part of re-shaping defence spending, the Pentagon is proposing to scrap a purchase of an EH-101 variant, dubbed the VH-71, to replace th...
Rio Tinto responds to aluminum downturn
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Via company news release : Rio Tinto Alcan today announced it will slow the construction of the Yarwun alumina refinery expansion in Gl...
Continuing the Cougar S-92 SAR spin: CBC or Cougar?
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CBC is running an exclusive interview with Cougar helicopters employees about the search and rescue mission its dedicated SAR helicopter fle...
Just shoot me
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Gunplay - or more accurately stating that people ought to be shot for certain things not normally associated with capital punishment offen...
06 April 2009
Emera's role in wheeling deal
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A quick review of the raw video of the wheeling deal news conference [ cbc.ca/nl link ] led to something that means we have to change our vi...
Spin doctor: heal thyself
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Danny Williams is miffed that Eastern Health issued a news release Friday that included information that 38 more people had been identified ...
S-92 failed 30 minute run dry test
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According to the Globe and Mail , the S-92 failed a test to confirm the aircraft can run for 30 minutes without oil in the main gearbox. ...
05 April 2009
Wheeler deal numbers and stuff
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1. Five year sale of 130 megawatts (MW), 2004-2009: $46 million annually . [See Note 1] 2. Price (per kilowatt hour) for the five yea...
Wangersky on the Wheeler Deal
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Simple . Factual. Right now, we’ll have Nova Scotian energy firm Emera handle the deals with customers. But in fact, the big chan...
03 April 2009
Wheeling deal
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Running a block of 130 megawatts of power through Quebec will cost Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro $19 million annually over the course of ...
Informing or stifling?
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For those who run any kind of online opinion space, the issue of reader comments gets to be an issue. Over at the telegram, they get way m...
Hydro inks electricity deal with Emera
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State-owned energy company Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro has inked a two-year deal with Emera to for the latter to broker the sale of up ...
Confederation 60: the panel discussion
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If you weren’t at the Confederation panel discussion on Wednesday night you’re bound to have no idea what actually happened. But if you w...
01 April 2009
NB Premier: Not so fast, there Danny boy
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New Brunswick premier Shawn Graham issued a warning to Rodney and Danny about any plans they might have for energy development involving hi...
Coincidence: HST version
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nottawa reports it. Then someone else does. -srbp-
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