Close X
Friday, January 10, 2025
ADVT 
National

One Of Oldest Newfoundlanders Dead At 108: 'She Lived Each Day To The Fullest'

The Canadian Press, 25 May, 2018 12:42 PM
    CORNER BROOK, N.L. — One of Newfoundland's oldest residents has died at the age of 108.
     
     
    An obituary says Mary Catherine Power died in Corner Brook on Wednesday.
     
     
    Power was born Mary Kelly in the northeastern Newfoundland town of Gambo in 1909, and her obituary says "she lived each day to the fullest" in the 108 years that followed.
     
     
    She was known as a successful businesswoman who operated a tourist home well into her late 80s.
     
     
    Power is survived by a daughter, three granddaughters and a large number of other relatives and friends.
     
     
    A funeral was held for Power on Friday in Corner Brook. 

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Remains Of 6 Individuals Found On Property Linked To Serial Killer Bruce Mcarthur: Police

    Remains Of 6 Individuals Found On Property Linked To  Serial Killer Bruce Mcarthur: Police
    Toronto police say they will update the public this afternoon on their investigation into alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur.

    Remains Of 6 Individuals Found On Property Linked To Serial Killer Bruce Mcarthur: Police

    One Man Dead After Multiple Pileups On Montreal Area Highways

    One Man Dead After Multiple Pileups On Montreal Area Highways
    MONTREAL — A man in his 70s died and at least 15 people suffered minor injuries Wednesday in one of several pileups on Montreal area highways in the midst of a winter storm.

    One Man Dead After Multiple Pileups On Montreal Area Highways

    Man, 29, Dies In Montreal Hospital After Shooting

    Man, 29, Dies In Montreal Hospital After Shooting
    Police say the shooting occurred just after midnight during an argument involving a few people on Chambly St., north of the downtown core.

    Man, 29, Dies In Montreal Hospital After Shooting

    Justin Trudeau Looks To Lure Tech Talent, Capital North In San Francisco Visit

    Justin Trudeau Looks To Lure Tech Talent, Capital North In San Francisco Visit
    The employee roll at Ben Zifkin's Toronto-based startup is set to double over the coming year to handle the increase in users of his free service, a business-based social network known as Hubba.

    Justin Trudeau Looks To Lure Tech Talent, Capital North In San Francisco Visit

    Medicine Hat Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening Prime Minister Trudeau

    Medicine Hat Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening Prime Minister Trudeau
    William Benham, 52, was in Medicine Hat provincial court today and entered a guilty plea to charges of uttering threats and threats to cause damage to property.

    Medicine Hat Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening Prime Minister Trudeau

    Operators Of Threatened Independent Vancouver Cinema Launch Its Second Act

    Operators Of Threatened Independent Vancouver Cinema Launch Its Second Act
    The operators of one of the last independent movie theatres in Vancouver say their multimillion-dollar offer to buy the aging cinema has been accepted and now they have 60 days to finalize the deal.

    Operators Of Threatened Independent Vancouver Cinema Launch Its Second Act