Newfoundland Suspends Participation In All Trade Agreements Over Feud With Ottawa

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Paul Davis. CP

Sue Bailey, The Canadian Press
Newfoundland and Labrador says it is suspending its participation in all trade agreements because of its dispute with Ottawa over a promised federal-provincial fisheries fund.

The provincial government says the federal government has failed to honour its commitment to provide $280 million in exchange for the province relinquishing minimum processing requirements for fish plants as part of a free trade deal with Europe.

Heroic Newfoundland hockey goalie saves fan in cardiac arrest

 In this Sept. 25, 2012 file photo, a nearly empty hockey stick rack in the locker room of the Buffalo Sabres hockey team is shown during the NHL labor lockout in Buffalo, N.Y. AP/David Duprey

Torstar News Service
Newfoundland hockey goalie Patrick O’Brien wasn’t scheduled to start Sunday afternoon, but he wound up making the save of a lifetime.

The paramedic, who plays for the Senior Hockey League’s Gander Flyers, was in the locker room getting ready for a game against the Corner Brook Royals when he was called on to help resuscitate a fan who had gone into cardiac arrest.

“I had my skates and one goalie pad on when my coach ran into the room and told me someone had collapsed on the ground,” O’Brien, 26, told Torstar News Service.

He found Gander Mayor Claude Elliot and Flyers’ board member Tom Whalen, both former paramedics, aiding the patient, who was lying at the foot of a set of stairs in the stands.

“I just jumped in and assisted with the CPR and started doing chest compressions,” O’Brien said

Newfoundland | Johnny Cash's Son Arrested at Airport

 

The Mounties say the son of the late Johnny Cash was arrested Monday afternoon in western Newfoundland after he stripped down to his underwear in an airport.

Two RCMP officers were called at around 2:10 p.m. to the airport in Deer Lake where it was reported that John Carter Cash was either drunk or had medical issues.

Investigators say security personnel at the airport convinced the 44-year-old Cash to put his clothes back on prior to the arrival of two constables.

Cash was taken to a police station where the RCMP said he would remain in custody until sober.
The RCMP say no charges were laid because few people witnessed the events, Cash has no criminal record and he was co-operative with officers.

He missed his flight after a hunting trip in western Newfoundland but police say it's expected he'll catch

The Canadian Press

Young Boy Stabbed Repeatedly In Neck During Soccer Game In Newfoundland

A boy was in serious condition Friday in hospital after being stabbed on a soccer field in eastern Newfoundland as horrified parents and young players looked on.

Parents and children hug each other after an eleven-year-old boy is put into an ambulance in Topsail, Nfld., 23 kms west of St. John's, on Thursday Sept. 25, 2014. The child was apparently stabbed in the neck during a soccer fun night at the local field. A person of interest has been taken into custody by the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary.
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The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary said a male was in custody after being arrested Thursday night not far from the Topsail Soccer Field and Clubhouse in Conception Bay South near St. John’s.

In a news release, the town said the victim is an 11-year-old soccer player who was allegedly stabbed by another youth who was in the stands.

“This is a tragic event that has occurred,” Mayor Ken MacDonald said in the release. “The town is fully co-operating with the [police] on this matter. Our thoughts and prayers are with the 11-year-old boy and his family.”

Police said a vehicle has been seized in connection with the stabbing. Chief Bill Janes would not confirm the age of the suspect or whether he and the victim knew each other.

Someone Please Save These Starving Chicks in Newfoundland

From Margaret Munro -Northern gannets are good parents. The seabirds mate for life, lay just one egg a year and dutifully feed and protect their chick until it leaves the nest in September.

But this year, thousands of gannets on Newfoundland’s south coast — on North America’s most southern gannet colony — abandoned their nests during the last few weeks of August. Many of the hungry chicks soon began tumbling off rocky cliffs and into the sea.

“It’s shocking,” says Bill Montevecchi, a biologist at Memorial University who describes it as one of the strangest events he has witnessed in his more than 30 years studying the seabirds. But, then, so too was the sea water near the colony that was several degrees Celsius above normal in August and appears to have triggered the abandonment.

It could be a harbinger of things, say scientists at the Audubon Society who have made the bold prediction that climate change could “imperil” nearly half  of North America’s birds by the end of the century.

“It’s not so much that the adults are just going to die, but that they’ll not be able to successfully raise enough young to replace themselves over succeeding generations,” says biologist Gary Langham, lead author of Audubon’s grim forecast.

Newfoundland woman gets 11 years for abusing her own children

 

A 33-year-old woman from Newfoundland was sentenced to 11 years and eight months in prison for abusing and torturing seven of her children during acts that were "unimaginable," a judge said Tuesday.

The woman is from the Conception Bay North area but her identity can't be revealed to protect the victims. She was convicted in May in Harbour Grace provincial court.

Court heard she repeatedly kicked, slapped and punched her children, locked some in their rooms until they soiled themselves and forced some to watch her and her husband engage in sex acts. She also encouraged some children to perform sex acts on each other, court heard.

On other occasions, while bathing some children in a tub, she would hold their heads under the water.
"At least one of the daughters thought she was going to die," provincial court Judge James Walsh wrote in a decision released Tuesday.

The woman also held some of the children upside down over a stairwell railing, Walsh said.
"While physical injuries were not incurred, the children suffered significant emotional and psychological impact from this event," he wrote.

Top 10 Colorful Cities in the World

While most cities are dull with acres of boring grey concrete, there are some enchanting and colorful cities that are made more appealing for residents and tourists. These most colorful cities in the world provide spectacular views. Take a look at this list and think of visiting one of these cities, or even all of them!

1. Stockholm, Sweden

Sprawling over 14 islands perched on the banks of the Baltic Sea, a hugely cosmopolitan city of Stockholm has a lot to offer. Medieval castles dating back to the 13th century, stunning architecture, palaces, historic buildings and fairy tale castles all scattered between breeze ruffled lakes and rolling countryside. Intoxicating and captivating, Stockholm is certainly one of the most enchanting and colorful cities in the world.
 

2. Lima, Peru

Lima is an amazing and delightfully alluring city you should consider visiting. Packed wall to wall with people, and some of the most wonderful religious places dating back to the 16th century, Lima is a beautiful city that can be explored throughout the year. There’s constantly something going on and festivals, parades, celebrations and markets, making this a great place for any traveler.
 

3. Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles

Stunning colonial architecture and Dutch-styled homes and buildings all line the streets and the coastline of the southern coast of Curacao in the wonderful Caribbean Sea. The capital of Curacao, Willemstad is split into two main regions by a deep but narrow channel the Santa Ana Bay. 

Saudi Man Oust From Leave Canada after Choking Daughter

A Newfoundland judge has ordered Saudi man Khalaf Ashaek to leave Canada. 

A Saudi man who admitted to choking and threatening his daughter has been ordered by a Newfoundland judge to leave Canada or face arrest.

Provincial Court Judge James Walsh handed down a suspended sentence with a year’s probation Tuesday on condition that 56-year-old Khalaf Alshaek leave the country immediately or otherwise face arrest.

Alshaek reportedly attacked his 30-year-old daughter after she carried on a secret relationship with a Newfoundland man, whom she married earlier this month.