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European jewelry brand is opening its first store in Toronto

Danish jewelry brand, Pilgrim, is set to open its first store in Toronto at the Eaton Center this month.

The brand’s story begins in Denmark in the summer of 1983, when designer Annemette Markvad “translated her great love for minimalism, art, music, and people” into a collection of handmade jewelry she sold at music festivals throughout Scandinavia and Germany.

Pilgrim was introduced to the Canadian market just eight years ago by the brand’s North American CEO, Robert Hayes, and now operates five locations in cities like Montreal, Quebec City, and Ottawa.

The brand’s jewelery is hand-crafted, lead and nickel free,

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Police Seize $123K Worth Of Suspected Stolen Jewelry In Abbotsford



Police in Abbotsford seized $123,000 in suspected stolen jewelry, bags of suspected drugs and $6,000 in cash after stopping a vehicle early Friday morning (June 9). (PPE photo)

Police in Abbotsford seized $123,000 in suspected stolen jewelry, bags of suspected drugs and $6,000 in cash after stopping a vehicle early Friday morning (June 9). (PPE photo)


Police seize $123K worth of suspected stolen jewelry in Abbotsford

Expected several charges after two people stopped in the vehicle early Friday morning





Several charges are anticipated in relation to the seizure of $123,000 worth of suspected stolen jewelry in Abbotsford, as well as suspected drugs and $6,000 in cash.

The Abbotsford Police Department (APD) said the items were discovered

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Thieves targets seniors’ jewelry in Naperville shopping centers

NAPERVILLE, Ill. (CBS) – Naperville police are warning about expensive jewelry being taken right off senior citizens in several shopping center parking lots.

CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar had the details behind this unique scam that is a first, even for seasoned investigators.

Surveillance video starts innocently enough with two women on walkers enjoying some fresh Southern California air last summer.

But then, a car pulls up and the rust begins.

The woman in the white offers a necklace. It’s fake and inexpensive. As she goes to clasp it around the 84-year-old’s neck, she swaps the dupe for a real

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Two charged in connection with elderly jewelry scams in York Region

Two people have been arrested in connection with several distraction-style thefts targeting elderly people in Vaughan.

It is alleged that on May 29 and May 31 at around 6 pm, two suspects in an SUV pulled up to elderly victims who were out walking. The suspects engaged in conversation with them, York police said, asking for directions. During these interactions, the suspects allegedly tried to gift the victims with cheap jewelry, using this gesture as a rage while attempting to remove the victims’ valuable jewelry.

When these alleged attempts failed, the police say the suspects used force to rob their

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35-Carat Lab-Grown Diamond Going on Display in Vegas

Las Vegas—Attendees at the JCK Las Vegas show will be able to see a 35-carat lab-grown diamond, a stone that’s just slightly larger than the record-setting lab grown-diamond reported on just last month.

Maitri Lab-Grown Diamonds created the emerald-cut, Type IIa stone using the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process. The company, which has offices in Surat, India, and New York, said it took approximately 1,800 hours (75 days) to grow the diamond.

The International Gemological Institute graded it as H color, SI1 clarity.

IGI said the 35-carat stone is the largest polished lab-grown diamond to date, topping the 34.59-carat diamond

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Police are looking for a man who may have a piece of jewelry that belongs to the man killed by train at North Station

The police are looking for a man who may have jewelry that belongs to the man killed by train


The police are looking for a man who may have jewelry that belongs to the man killed by train

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BOSTON – Transit Police are looking to help a grieving family find a piece of jewelry by tracking down the man who may have it.

The man is believed to have a gold chain that belongs to Adam White, of Sherborn. White was hit and killed by a Green Line train in North Station early in the morning on May 30,

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