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The Royal St. John’s Regatta returns to the lake in 2022 with the traditional atmosphere, new medals, historic changes and a renewed excitement
It’s a tradition that spans over two centuries, interrupted by two world wars, the Great Fire of 1892 and, most recently, a global pandemic.
In 2020, the

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It has a hold on us that defies explanation, but to us born and bred “corner boys,” the Royal St. John’s Regatta is the highpoint of our summer.
In that peculiar liturgy of the city Regatta Day is surely our Christmas. 
Now you might be surprised at the number of

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*Originally published in our July 24-30, 2022 issue
You know I am privileged to live in a major centre (all things are relative) and to have a family doctor. The corridors of the Health Sciences are familiar to me because I have been there many times with the assorted afflictions

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By: Russell Bowers
In his new novel, author Bill Rowe imagines a former British PM fascinated with his First Nations roots and driven by time to share his story
“You found the place,” Bill Rowe exclaims as I pull up to the driveway.  
He greets me at the door

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Heavy music this way comes!
Two of Canada’s finest slingers of riffs and good times – Cancer Bats and Comeback Kid – are heading to St. John’s on October 8th at The Rockhouse in St. John’s.
Direct support provided by Jim Jones & The Kool-Aid Jammers and Of The Black.

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There’s so much to love about Newfoundland & Labrador and Come Home Year 2022 is the perfect time to take it all in
NTV’s Chief Meteorologist Eddie Sheerr loves the great NL outdoors, but the best part of all is sharing the beauty of this place with his family, particularly

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Gary Smith, a singer-songwriter from Conception Bay South, opens up to The Newfoundland Herald about his latest single Just One More Day, and the tragedy behind the lyrics
Globally, more than 700,000 people take their own life every year, and every day an average of more than 10 Canadians die

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Doyle W. Sansome & Sons Super Lobster Pool
Eileen (just call her ‘mom,’ everyone does) and Calvin Sansome love what they do. They started their holding tank for live lobsters, called a lobster pool, back in 1999. They admit they had no idea if the venture would even work.  It did.

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If you know the song Aunt Martha’s Sheep by Dick Nolan and Ellis Coles then you are familiar with the words “Come gather all around me and I’ll sing to you a tale, about the boys in Carmanville who almost went to jail…” 
For those unfamiliar, those young fellas tried

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