The Herald sits down with Mark Zimmerman as he prepares to bring his Laugh Out Loud tour to Newfoundland and Labrador beginning September 19.
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Mark Zimmerman has a grand sense of humour. He’d have to, considering the work this fella’s into.
‘Intimately Involved’
“I’m Menopause Mark. I know everything there
What is a Jeopardy! first? Having a contestant introduced as being from Newfoundland. Kirsten Morry of St. John’s is lucky – and smart enough – to wear that honour.
A lawyer, currently associate counsel to the Commission of Inquiry Respecting the Muskrat Falls Project, the 27 year-old says tuning into
Canadian Music Hall of Famers 54-40 head to the Iceberg Alley Sept 13. Ahead of their much anticipated show, bassist Brad Merritt has a one-on-one with The Herald
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From his home in Victoria, 54-40’s bassist Brad Merritt mentally prepares to head east to Newfoundland.
“We get in the night
It’s almost heartbreaking to see this summer end come Labour Day. Some of the reasons I’d love it to linger has to do with the weather.
As the week before the last long weekend edges closer, the temps are still in the mid to high 20s and the mugginess mingled
My daughter and I were in Ontario visiting family when I got the call that Nevaeh had died. My sister, her 11 year-old and my ten year-old daughter and I were out at a magic show at the time of the call and without thinking I leaned ahead – speaking
When a child loses her beloved grandfather to cancer, she finds a way to honour him and help others on a very special day of the year; his birthday
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Zoe Baker, 14, is mature beyond her years. The Harbour Mille teen says she knew she wanted to help the
Nine year-old Nevaeh Denine left a legacy of hope and giving behind when she died. But to those who knew and loved her best, she left behind so much more
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Nevaeh may have been a nine year-old child when she died after a battle with neuroblastoma, but this tiny
I lost my brother to suicide a year ago. That’s the cold, hard facts stated as plainly and as simply as humanly possible. That statement is about the only thing that’s even remotely close to being simple when it comes to what this past year has been like.
Everybody faces
When RNC Constable Kelsey Aboud found herself suffering from PTSD she thought her policing career was finished. A horse named Harvey changed all that
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RNC Constable Kelsey Aboud lovingly takes Harvey through the grounds at Government House in St John’s. Curiously cautious around the delicate flowers, Harvey seems to
There’s no denying the fact that Newfoundland is the type of province that gets into your heart and soul, but it’s also the kind of a place that goes just a little deeper, particularly when it’s bred into your bloodline.
My niece Claire was born in Ontario and calls Niagara
When you have outport roots like I do, you grow up loving the fishery. You also have a natural respect for those who earn their living from the sea. In my case, however, it was mostly the men of the community who donned the oilskins and rubbers and headed out
As a mom, Melissa Grandy knows the fishery works for her family. Will the tradition continue?
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Melissa Grandy runs her own fishing enterprise with her husband Darren – and often their two kids – at her side. The fishery, she says, has been good to them as a family.