Braxton Comedy Festival Aims to Keep Professional Comedy Alive in the Province
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The third annual Braxton Comedy Festival will take place August 13th to 17th at the LSPU Hall. The festival will showcase The Unpossible Stand Up Challenge Gala, The Nickel Film Festival Comedy Challenge,
By: Mark Dwyer
The Kim Stirling Memorial Trophy is one of the most beautiful trophies in Canadian sports – fitting as it honours and celebrates the life of a beautiful soul
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Kim Stirling was a former rower who tragically lost her life in a car accident over four decades
From those who vie for championship glory to those who simply enjoy the sport and comradery, the Regatta and rowing culture loom large for one company
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There’s a makeshift gym inside an old warehouse behind NTV Studios in St. John’s, equipped with six rowing machines, a couple of exercise bikes
The alarm goes off at 4:45 a.m. As I groan and turn over to find my phone to silence it and try and find another five minutes of sleep, I don’t. I crawl out of bed, find my rowing clothes and head out the door, no second guessing why I
I’ve always had a very polarizing relationship with death. Not quite fearful, not quite accepting, but more of an odd impasse where neither is welcomed nor shunned.
In truth, the whole idea of death and all that it entails makes me rather uncomfortable, in that awkward foot-in-mouth sort of way.
Young Leeland Hill used a wish for a heartwarming first-time meeting with his great-grandmother
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The Children’s Wish Foundation granted a young boy from Halifax the kind of wish you don’t hear about every day. Nine-year-old Leeland Hill wanted to come to Kelligrews, Newfoundland to meet his 91-year-old great grandmother,
Respected singer-songwriter and ace producer, Chris Kirby returns with his vibrant and groove-filled new album What Goes Around
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Known for his infectious grooves and old school-meets new brand of r&b, Chris Kirby is one of the more in-demand names to come from Newfoundland and Labrador this decade.
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Having only started rolling this spring, the Women of Rock sure have been rocking! From humble beginnings getting together to play The Ship Pub, to now playing the George Street Festival, these ladies are taking Newfoundland by storm
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It all started with Sarah Furlong, who last November began to
Buddy and the b’ys are back to entertain the masses at the 35th anniversary of the George Street Festival, fresh after being honoured for a lifetime of achievement in the arts
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The b’ys are back on George Street! Adding some much needed levity to the biggest little street in