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2019 | May 5-11

Posted on May 5, 2019
By Margaret
on May | First Week

Jim Furlong: In the Ashes of Notre Dame

Posted on May 4, 2019
By Jim Furlong
on From The Archives, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

There is a kind of a funny feeling in writing about the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. It is so magnificent and I am ordinary. It humbles me. I have been there several times, most recently a few summers ago. More about that particular memory in a moment.
How did he

This Week in The Newfoundland Herald

Posted on May 4, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Video, Web Exclusives

This week The Herald profiles the iconic television legend Alex Trebek as he bravely battles cancer. Find out all about this issue and what we have coming up in the future!

Paul Warford: The Big Melt

Posted on May 3, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Comedy, From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

By: Paul Warford
Walks with a sniffy pupper take on a new life when dealing with the unearthed garbage of winter
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“It looks like she’s – 64 pounds.”
I nod and say something like, “Oh, okay.” I’m not surprised. Basset Hound females tend to weigh around 55 or so,

Herald’s Q&A: Tanya Tucker

Posted on May 2, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Music, Q&A, Web Exclusives

As the country music legend prepares to head to this province, the Some Kind of Trouble singer with the raspy, sultry voice opens up to fans
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Country legend Tanya Tucker captured the attention of the world with her breakout hit Delta Dawn at the age of 13 and has

Vicky’s Picks: Top Comedy Movies

Posted on May 2, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Comedy, Entertainment, Film, From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

NL’s rising Comedian tells The Herald her favourite comedies
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One of the fastest rising comics living and working in Newfoundland and Labrador today, Vicky Mullaley has quickly become must-see viewing thanks to her relatable stand up and series of viral social media videos and posts.
From songs and satires

The Many Faces of Mike Lynch

Posted on May 1, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Comedy, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

Comedian and sketch magician Mike Lynch – along with Nan, Cecil O’Brien and Randy Lee – visit The Herald (home of ‘the cap’) to talk roots and gettin’ a rise
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Mike Lynch is funny lookin’. Not in a he’s not handsome or in a rude way, but in a

TV Spotlight: Holly Noseworthy

Posted on May 1, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, TV, Web Exclusives

By: Jason Sheppard
She may not have gotten to spend this spring inside the Big Brother Canada house, and that’s just fine with her
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If you had told Holly Noseworthy six months ago that very soon she would be trying out to be a house guest on Big Brother Canada’s

Inspirational: Cassandra McGrath

Posted on April 30, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Web Exclusives

By: Alexander Thomas Kennedy
A driven and determined athlete, Cassandra McGrath is the 2019 Easter Seals Ambassador for Newfoundland and Labrador
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Cassandra McGrath recently returned from representing Newfoundland at the Canada Games. Now, the 14-year-old Torbay resident will represent Easter Seals as its new provincial ambassador.
Cassandra, or ‘Cass’

Halfhandsome: Almost Baymous

Posted on April 30, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Comedy, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Theatre, Web Exclusives

Comedy troupe Halfhandsome celebrate Newfoundland with an edge with the third installment of their daring sketch comedy production Almost Baymous
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We’ve delved deep into the secret stuff of Newfoundland comedy a fair bit in the annals of The Newfoundland Herald. To use a popular phrase, it’s been ‘beat to det!’