2018 | November 18-24 Toni-Marie Wiseman
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Jim Furlong: Perception is Reality
0Nothing is more interesting than provincial politics. No endeavour is more volatile. During the past week or so the ship that is the Liberal Party has come perilously close to the rocks.
It isn’t on the rocks, but they had better watch out. There are rocks out there. First, there
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Spirit Song Festival 2018
0The sixth annual Spirit Song Festival will be held in the capital city on November 17, 2018.
“We started doing Spirit Song to provide a venue for people to learn and experience Indigenous culture in a way that most people feel comfortable with, which is the arts,” Chris Sheppard said.
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Joseph Kearney and the Hunt for Rommel
0The life of WWII soldier and POW Joseph Kearney is honoured in a new and painstakingly researched work.
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For authors Frank Galgay and Donna Adams, their latest project has been a long time coming.
A culmination of years of research, Joseph Kearney and the Hunt for Rommel is now available
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Cops in Kabul
1Retired RCMP Superintendent William C. Malone recalls his year in Afghanistan in his 2018 tell-all book
In his 2018 book Cops in Kabul: A Newfoundland Peacekeeper in Afghanistan, retired RCMP Superintendent William C. Malone gives a thrilling personal account of his time in Kabul, Afghanistan, where he was stationed
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Blue Rodeo to Perform at Mile One Centre in February
0Canadian rock legends Blue Rodeo are set to return to Newfoundland and Labrador this winter, booking a performance at Mile One Centre in St. John’s, Feb. 16. Tickets go on sale this Friday, Nov. 16 at 10am.
When fans lined Toronto’s Queen Street to get into clubs where Blue Rodeo was performing in the
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Sgt. Tommy Ricketts Honoured
3Many little girls look up to their grandfathers, viewing them as heroes. For Catherine Soplet, a Newfoundlander now living in Ottawa, her grandfather really is a hero
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Soplet is the granddaughter of Thomas Ricketts, a private in the 1st Battalion of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during World War 1.
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Jim Furlong: Oh Captain, My Captain
0The legalization of marijuana has come upon us and the world didn’t collapse. There aren’t wandering gangs of wild-eyed potheads roaming the streets looking to overthrow the government.
This is a good opportunity to tell you a story from the good old days and a road not taken. In the
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Where Once They Stood We Stand Part 3: Better Than The Best
0Three young Newfoundland and Labrador Reservists from all three disciplines; Army, Navy and Air Force, unite to share their stories, giving readers a glimpse into why they chose to do what they do; serve their country
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They are but three of the 900 Reservists in the province of Newfoundland
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Pam Pardy-Ghent: Raising A Soldier
0Newfoundlanders may account for only 1.8 per cent of this country’s population, but in the Canadian Reserves, those who hail from Newfoundland and Labrador make up 8.8 per cent of the total numbers.
Of the over 2,300 Newfoundlanders and Labradorians currently serving with the Reserves, 900 of them remain with
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