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2019 | December 8-14 Ennis Sisters

Posted on December 8, 2019
By Margaret
on December | Second Week

Jim Furlong: The New Technology 2.0

Posted on December 6, 2019
By Jim Furlong
on From The Archives, Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

Let me relate what I think is an important story about my “Saul on the road to Damascus” conversion moment on matters technological. Like yourself, I had concerns about techno advances in our society and the fact that it is costing jobs. That was until last week.
Circumstances put me

Meet Canine Star Diesel of Hudson & Rex in St. John’s

Posted on December 6, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, TV, Web Exclusives

Wanna meet a bonafide canine tv star? Diesel, aka Rex from City TV’s Hudson & Rex, will be available for a special meet and greet tomorrow in St. John’s, with proceeds benefiting FurEver Young. Details below:
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Hudson & Rex is pleased to team up with Pet Valu for a

Carl English Launching Memoir December 11th in St. Joh’s

Posted on December 5, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Books, Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Sports, Web Exclusives

Basketball star and cornerstone of the St. John’s Edge, Carl English will be releasing his memoir in St. John’s just in time for Christmas.
The official launch of Chasing a Dream: The Carl English Story, by Carl English and Blake Murphy, takes place at Chapters St. John’s on Wednesday, December

The Power of Lifting

Posted on December 5, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Sports, Web Exclusives

Newfoundlanders Alisa Cutler, Heather Unsworth and competitor turned national coach Rob King talk the benefits of powerlifting on the mind, body and soul
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Is it wrong to be strong? The short answer, no. There’s benefits to the ever growing world of powerlifting and strength training outside of the muscles and

Pam Pardy-Ghent: The Sweetest Gifts

Posted on December 5, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

There’s a little card that sits on my bedside table at home, a little cute creation my daughter made for me back when she was about five or six years-old. Glued beneath these neatly printed adorable words; ‘Thanks for raisin’ me!’ is a tiny box of Sun-Maid raisins. Back when

MusicNL Announces 2019 Awards Nominees

Posted on December 4, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

MusicNL has unveiled its shortlist for the 2019 MusicNL Awards, an annual awards week and ceremony (which takes place January 28th at the LSPU Hall in St. John’s), which honour some of the very best this province has to offer.
Heading up the nominees is Rum Ragged, who earned four

Aqua, Jenny from Ace of Base, Vengaboys & More bring 90’s Nostalgia Electric Circus Tour to St. John’s

Posted on December 4, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Music, Web Exclusives

Do you miss the 90’s? Well, a massive retro dance party is heading to St. John’s this Summer!
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It’s hard to believe that we said goodbye to the 1990s nearly 20 years ago. Arguably one of the best decades for the worldwide music scene, the 90’s still holds a

Favourite Things

Posted on December 4, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Made Right Here, Web Exclusives

One local culinary instructor shares what makes the season truly special
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It is the time of year when people gather together to celebrate, relax and of course, eat. Bernie-Ann Ezekiel, for one, has seen how the people of Newfoundland and Labrador cherish all these aspects of the holiday season.

Foster & Hynes: Inside a Week in December

Posted on December 3, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Singer-songwriter duo Ian Foster and Nancy Hynes take readers inside their soon-to-be-classic holiday album A Week in December
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You’ll need more than A Week in December to soak up the magical holiday cheer spread by the fantastic musical duo of Ian Foster and Nancy Hynes.
Foster and Hynes added their