We were the last to join the party, and not everyone wanted to join. A narrow majority – 52 per cent – voted to become the 10th province of Canada. On April 1, Newfoundlanders woke up as Canadians and Joey Smallwood declared himself the Father of Confederation
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That Confederation
My own personal interest in politics in general and in Confederation specifically was thanks to one of my Grade 7 teachers, Mrs. Ella Smith.
We were doing a section on Newfoundland studies at the time and one of our assignments was to interview a Newfoundlander on something Newfoundlandish and present
By: Oral Mews
Like many married men, George Power from Stephenville Crossing only pretended he was listening to his wife, so it took him three weeks to realize he could no longer hear her voice.
Tuning out the wife?
When it hit him at the kitchen table on a quiet
You never forget your first. Mine was Bambi, and it was at the Paramount Theatre on Harvey Road. I remember being all dressed up and fancy on this oh-so-exciting outing with my mom, her sisters and my cousins.
I don’t remember much besides some odd, random details – like the
A tale told today about district nominations in our province. I tell it against a background of the recent warm-up for the provincial election that is coming.
Nomination issues in two different districts. In Mount Pearl Southlands Gillian Pearson is the nominee for the PCs. She almost had an incumbent
By: Rebecca Blake
For many, running is a form of self-inflicted torture, but for Angie Ryan, it’s a form of relief from stress and anxiety.
“When I run it’s therapeutic,” said Ryan.
Ryan, 41, is an active woman. She works as an early-childhood educator, is a mom to
Danielle Hamel delves into her re-imagining of indie pop classics on the followup album of her award-winning electropop project It Could Be Franky
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Danielle Hamel isn’t one to stand idly by and let the prime creative years of her life pass her by. No, Hamel is what we call
Fresh off bringing wrestling legend Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat to the province, Rant & Roar Entertainment are doubling down with another WWE Hall of Famer for their next outing.
‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan will bring his 2×4 Tour to St. John’s on Friday May 24 at Dusk Ultra Lounge for an
Ambassadors for the YACC Shave for the Brave in 2019, Naomi-Lee Cheeke shares her story
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Naomi-Lee Cheeke can’t wait to meet more YACCers. The 23-year-old isn’t referring to people who talk incessantly. Rather YACC is an acronym for Young Adult Cancer Canada – a national network of hundreds of
Jesse and Amanda Stirling balance the joys of the glamour of Hollywood with the authenticity of home
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When Jesse and Amanda Stirling reconnected after years apart, one of them knew before the other that this was it. With years and experiences behind them and a daughter now in the family