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2018 | September 23 – October 29

Posted on September 23, 2018
By Margaret
on October | First Week

Jim Furlong: Uncharted Waters

Posted on September 22, 2018
By Jim Furlong
on From The Archives, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

A little news story caught my eye last night that brought home to me how unready we are for the legalization of marijuana. The item was whether you could smoke weed on a golf course once marijuana becomes legal. One course wanted to ban it.
Here is the issue. If

Kelly Anne-Roberts: Keeping His Edge

Posted on September 21, 2018
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

By: Kelly Anne-Roberts
I’ve gotten to know Carl English over the last year as a reporter. When I first met English I didn’t know what to expect.
I’d heard his story and wondered if it had made him hard or reserved, but honestly he’s been nothing but kind, approachable and

Herald’s Q&A: Matt Mays

Posted on September 21, 2018
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Music, Q&A, Web Exclusives

The east coast rocker talks cathartic songwriting, freedom of the stage and Newfoundland love in a candid interview.
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No stranger to long serving music fans here in Newfoundland and Labrador, Dartmouth’s Juno winner Matt Mays makes it a priority to treat his dedicated island fan base to generous helpings

Newfoundland Picks up Six Nominations at Canadian Folk Music Awards

Posted on September 20, 2018
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Newfoundland and Labrador has picked up six nominations at the 2018 Canadian Folk Music Awards.
Leading the way is Matthew Byrne and his album Horizon Lines. Byrne earned a pair of nominations for Traditional Album of the Year and Traditional Singer of the Year.
Former winners The Swinging Belles received yet

Audience of Chairs wins big at the FIN Atlantic International Film Festival

Posted on September 20, 2018
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, Film, From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

Locally shot film Audience of Chairs has won big at the 2018 FIN Atlantic International Film Festival.
The drama, shot in Tors Cove, has won The Gordon Parsons Award for Best Atlantic Feature, Best Atlantic Director for NL’s Deanne Foley, The Michael Weir Award for Best Atlantic Screenwriting for Rosemary

St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival Unveils 29th Lineup

Posted on September 20, 2018
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, Film, From The Archives, Local, Made Right Here, Web Exclusives

The St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival has announced the lineup for the 29th annual Festival this October.
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As the second longest-running women’s film festival in the world, the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival will be celebrating its 29th annual Festival October 17-21, 2018

Writing World: Karen Silver

Posted on September 20, 2018
By Herald Staff
on Art, Books, From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

Karen Silver entertains and educates with her Newfoundland centered children’s series, Come On We Goes
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When avid writer and journalist Karen Silver decided to write a children’s book, she knew she wanted to do something different. Not the carbon copied, parodied Doctor Seuss knockoff or paint-by-numbers toddler 10 pager,

Ryane Clowe: From the Ice to the Bench

Posted on September 19, 2018
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Sports, Web Exclusives

In an exclusive interview, Newfoundland’s own NHL veteran Ryane Clowe reflects on his playing career and coaching future ahead of the inaugural Growlers season
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For kids growing up clearing snow off of ponds in rural Newfoundland, waking early for morning hockey practice, saving chore money to buy that perfect stick,

Herald’s Q&A: Cancer Bats

Posted on September 18, 2018
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Music, Q&A, Web Exclusives

Toronto’s lords of hardcore punk Cancer Bats make their long-awaited return to St. John’s, and are ready to annihilate with reckless abandon on September 22nd
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It’s been five long years since Toronto’s Cancer Bats have blitzkrieged St. John’s with their trademarked blend of crushing hardcore punk with sludgy undertones.