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Justin Hodder’s Mists of Morne

Posted on May 11, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Books, Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Web Exclusives

Navigating the fictitious forests of the literary world is no enviable task. Doing so alone is even more daunting. That was the case for enthusiastic first-time author Justin Hodder, who sought to give Newfoundlanders and Labradorians a new sort of adventure in his debut novel The Mists of Morne.
Written

Tags: author, books, fiction, Justin Hodder, made right here, New York, Newfoundland, NL, nlwriter, Writing

Mad About Majumder

Posted on May 10, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, TV, Web Exclusives

Actor, comedian, philanthropist, husband, father: Shaun Majumder gets real on living life and raising his daughter back ‘ome in Newfoundland

Shaun Majumder is not only proud of where he comes from, but he makes a point to ensure his daughter, Mattis Maple, along with his wife, Shelby Fenner, get

Tags: comedy, COVID-19, Newfoundland, Race Against the Tide, Shaun Majumder, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Elaine Cook: A Passion for Dance

Posted on May 6, 2021
By Krystyn Decker
on Art, Arts & Culture, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Web Exclusives

Talented Newfoundlander Elaine Cook takes up line dancing as a hobby and finds herself nominated for two dances at the universal weekend event, the Crystal Boot Awards

Typically when you hear the term “line dancing” you associate it with country music, and while country-and-western line dancing has been an

Tags: Crystal Boot Awards, Dance, Elaine Cook

Music Spotlight: Better Days Ahead

Posted on April 29, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

One family uses a forced shut-down during the pandemic as an opportunity to inspire others
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Vaughn Rowsell grew up in the entertainment business. His father, the legendary performer Bobby Evans, taught Rowsell the value of entertaining the masses from an early age, so he’s used to celebrating the sweeter

Tags: Canada, COVID-19, folk music, local music, music, Newfoundland

Passion for People & Pharmacy

Posted on April 28, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Made Right Here, Web Exclusives

A Rocky Harbour pharmacist is named Canadian Pharmacist of the Year, proves it’s the little things – and the small places – that can wind up meaning the most
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Pharmacist Stephanie Burden may have been named Canadian Pharmacist of the Year, but this proud rural Newfoundlander says thinking and

Tags: Canada, entrepreneurship, healthcare, Labrador, medicine, Newfoundland, pharmacy

Artist Spotlight: Allison Crowe’s Heroic Hit

Posted on April 26, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Entertainment, Film, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Corner Brook’s Allison Crowe dives deep into her contribution to Zack Snyder’s Hollywood Blockbuster Justice League, a collaboration nearly 15 years in the making
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Predestination is the idea that someone or something is destined to occur, guided to a particular place or purpose. Through hell or high water, written

Thank You Doctor Fitzgerald

Posted on April 21, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Web Exclusives

The face of NL’s quest to conquer COVID-19, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, is not only credited with keeping us safe, but she’s also number one in hearts and minds
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The fight to keep the pandemic off our shores has been the number one priority of this province’s Chief Medical Officer,

A Little Piece of Heaven

Posted on April 10, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Online-Issues, Web Exclusives

With a year’s worth of surviving a pandemic under our collective belts, we can say one thing for certain and that’s this: thank goodness we live where we do. Beyond the fact that being surrounded by water has made our contact with COVID somewhat more manageable, that we also have

Tags: Atlantic canada, Cape Spear, Gross Morne, herald, island, island life, Newfoundland, NFLD, Pam Pardy, Pam Pardy-Ghent, Signal Hill, the herald, winter

Love the Skin You’re in

Posted on April 6, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on From The Archives, Inspirational, Web Exclusives

One woman’s words of warning: pay attention to the signs, love the skin you’re in and even scars can tell a story of survival and are beautiful
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Tina Tilley, 52, never in a million years would have thought there could be a problem. And cancer? Skin cancer? On her face,

A Sweet Tribute

Posted on March 30, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on From The Archives, Inspirational, Web Exclusives

Alexandria Nash of Burchies Gourmet Donuts wows customers with decadent and inventive creations, while paying tribute to her beloved late father
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Something sinfully sweet and indulgent this way comes. If you find yourself detached from the tangled web that is social media, you’ll be excused from being unaware of