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2019 | September 15-21

Posted on September 15, 2019
By Margaret
on September | Third Week

Pam Pardy-Ghent: My Brother’s Keeper

Posted on September 13, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

The original story that goes with this famous quote goes back to biblical times. In the Book of Genesis, Cain and Abel were the first two sons of Adam and Eve. Cain, the firstborn, was a farmer, and his brother Abel a shepherd. The brothers were good b’ys by those

Women of Hope – Spreading Awareness

Posted on September 13, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Web Exclusives

Founded out of necessity, Women of Hope Ovarian Cancer NL aims to spread awareness on a disease that is often forgotten in the mainstream
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Every year 2,800 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer in Canada. According to Ovarian Cancer Canada, only 2.1 per cent of all donations for cancer

Memories of The Papal Visit

Posted on September 12, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Web Exclusives

A brief moment in time captured for a lifetime; a baby’s calm demeanor among thousands of people who had gathered for Mass in 1984
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Many people in this province have memories of Pope John Paul II’s visit to Newfoundland in September 1984. Few likely have a keepsake as precious

COMEDY | Oh Me Nerves With Tina Randell

Posted on September 12, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Comedy, From The Archives, Web Exclusives

Comedian Tina Randell hits the road, taking her chain-smokin’ foolishness up-along to Alberta, perfect for what ails home-sick Newfoundlanders who’d love to ‘be drove’ as much as the rest of us

The Port Rexton-born comedian is drove. “Enough to smack da mouth of ya,” Tina Randell opens

Tags: NL Comedy, Rising Tide Theatre, Tina Randell

Dr. Nikhil Joshi – Healing Hearts and Minds

Posted on September 11, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Web Exclusives

Cancer survivor & physician Dr. Nikhil Joshi discusses the launch of a new app aimed to aid those suffering from chronic illnesses through meditation
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There are things many of us can or could do in times of struggle. We could sulk, and adopt a perhaps deservingly woe is me

Randy Returns Home

Posted on September 11, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

One of the names on Newfoundland’s radio Mount Rushmore, Randy Snow, has come back to OZFM to co-host the newly minted Morning Jam
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Randy, you’re not in Kansas anymore. Coming full circle in a decorated career of local radio with a diehard following, Randy Snow is returning to the

Metric talk ‘Rock’ Return at Iceberg Alley

Posted on September 10, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Music, Web Exclusives

It’s been nine years since multi-time Juno winning indie rockers Metric have graced Newfoundland and Labrador with their trippy, infectious and always irresistible brand of music. It was the Spring of 2010. Juno time in fact, the last time that St. John’s has hosted the biggest awards event in Canada.

Margot Hand: From NL to LA

Posted on September 10, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, Film, From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

From St. John’s to Vancouver and Hollywood, island born producer Margot Hand continues to rise up the ranks of the film industry
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No longer a hidden gem to the mainstream, Newfoundland and Labrador is very much in the spotlight in the world of global entertainment.
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‘Rush’ on the Rock – One-on-one with Georges St-Pierre

Posted on September 9, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Sports, Web Exclusives

He is, in the eyes of many, the greatest mixed martial artist of all time. He is also, unquestionably, one of the most accomplished, celebrated and recognizable athletes in Canadian sports history.
You may know him as Rush, as GSP, or the GOAT, but on September 8th, 2019, Georges St-Pierre