Possessing a rare attitude to succeed, sports prospect Owen Sheppard battles for greatness on and off the soccer field
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Owen Sheppard of St. John’s is making a name for himself on the soccer field. At age 16, he was a member of the Holy Cross Crusaders team that won the
Megan Hounsell, after winning five medals at the 2018 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in August, showed the true meaning of sportsmanship and what the Special Olympics is all about, after making a remarkable gesture of kindness towards another member of Team NL.
Gold Medal Winner
Competing in rhythmic gymnastics,
Athletes from all across the globe will converge on St. John’s for the World Traditional Karate-do Championships and Traditional Karate-do World Children’s Cup.
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Martial arts fans and other sports enthusiasts won’t want to miss out on what is being touted as the Festival World Karate-do Renaissance set to take
The Blackwood family are banning together to help the anchor of the family, Jim Blackwood
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Brittany Blackwood of Bell Island wants nothing more than to see her grandfather make another batch of delicious homemade bread. Kneading dough is something Jim Blackwood has been doing for years. However, things have changed
Battling cerebral palsey, St. John’s native Jeremy Jones has medaled at the Canadian Track and Field Championship.
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Sherry Jones pulled her car over on the side of the road recently, picked up her iPad and live-streamed her son competing in a wheelchair race at the Canadian Track and Field
By: Danette Dooley
Author, professor and historian, Gerhard Bassler aims to show Newfoundlanders and Labradorians a forgotten, but significant part of their history with his new works.
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People who bought Gerhard Bassler’s book Escape Hatch will want to pick up his latest release Develop or Perish (Flanker Press 2017).
By: Danette Dooley
The bond between Cpl. Mike Pilgrim and the now retried service dog Luke is as close as family.
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It has been said that, until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened. Listening to the passion pour from his heart as he
By: Danette Dooley
Goulds resident Danny Ridgeley never thought he would get to experience the joys of becoming a father
As Danny Ridgeley speaks about the incredible joy of becoming a father, then the heartache when told, just hours after the baby’s birth, that she had a life-threatening heart
Local chef Todd Perrin supports Community Food Centres Canada Restaurants for Change
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On October 18, 2017, 92 restaurants in 19 cities across Canada will participate in the fourth annual Restaurants for Change initiative. Proceeds from the dinner service at the designated restaurants – including Mallard Cottage in St. John’s
One family uses positivity and heart to give back to the community with Claire’s Craft Fair.
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American actor Will Smith once said, “If you’re not making someone else’s life better, then you’re wasting your time. Your life will become better by making other lives better.”
Since their daughter was