Corner Brook


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Corner Brook,

city (1991 pop. 22,410), W Newfoundland, N.L., Canada, on the Humber River. It is Newfoundland's second largest city and has a large pulp and paper mill. Other industries include lumbering, salmon fishing, and quarrying. Sir Wilfred Grenfell College is there. Nearby is Gros Morne National Park.
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The 26-year-old, of Corner Brook, Stockbridge Village, claimed he acted in self-defence, but was found guilty of murder after a trial.
'I've been stabbed, I'm dying, help me' 'You are being held in a queue, please hold the line' Shocking 999 call as stab victim pleaded for ambulance
Phillip Daniels, 26, of Corner Brook, Stockbridge Village, found guilty of the murder of Paul Millea
13-year-old daughter of man murdered by jealous thug 'would do anything to see him again'; Teenager Frankee Millea says her dad Paul, who was murdered by Phillip Daniels, "would never harm a fly"
Further development of a local mountain bike trail network will create jobs, offer new business opportunities and support the diversification and growth of the economy in the Corner Brook area.
Canada : Cyclists and Businesses to Benefit from Trail Development Project
McInnis will honor the facilities' order log, integrate current staff, and--under a separate agreement--begin cement deliveries to CRH Canada terminals in Long Pond, Argentia and Corner Brook, Newfoundland this fall.
Amid start up of its 2 million ton/year Port-Daniel-Gascons mill in eastern Quebec, McInnis Cement has outlined an Atlantic provinces distribution plan anchored on the acquisition of two CRH Canada terminals serving New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Grant Thornton LLP (Canada) has acquired the PricewaterhouseCoopers practice in Corner Brook, with the five member team relocating to the Grant Thornton offices in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Deal snapshot: GRANT THORNTON MEMBERS CLOSE ACQUISITIONS IN AUSTRALIA, CANADA AND COSTA RICA
Last fall, the team devised a special program, organized by Women in Science and Engineering Newfoundland & Labrador (WISE NL) in Corner Brook, to present at the Aboriginal Youth Conference, held in November.
Aboriginal students learn how the Inuit use chemistry
Nasir Mahmood, Western Memorial Regional Hospital, Corner Brook, NL, Canada; nmnasirmahmood@gmail.
A new technique to prevent curling of guide wire in urinary bladder during J stent insertion with flexible cystoscope
The decision was endorsed by 67 per cent of the church's General Council, which met in Corner Brook.
UCC votes to divest from fossil fuels
com CRUISE Liverpool sailing - Black Watch's 16nt Rugged & Rural cruise to Canada departs on Aug 14 with calls at Killybegs, Ireland; St John's, Newfoundland; St Pierre and Miquelon (French territory); Sydney, Nova Scotia; Corner Brook and Red Bay, Newfoundland; and Belfast.
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The family moved to Corner Brook, Newfoundland shortly after Doris was born where she went to school, did daily farm chores and helped out in the family grocery store.
Doris Guminski
A group in Corner Brook is out to prove that hockey isn't just a game for the young -- it's for the young at heart, too.
Hockey not just a young man's game, says senior's league
Gordon Fleming, the firm's chief operating officer, says that HMCS Chicoutimi is just finishing its refit activities and the company's engineering teams are starting to transition into HMCS Corner Brook, which will be the next refit project.
CANSEC '14: a look at what could be on the horizon for the Royal Canadian Navy of the future

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