The Herald talks with five female corrections personnel across Newfoundland and Labrador in a revealing look at the unsung heroes of law enforcement
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Everyone thinks their job is the toughest, most demanding, tedious and labour intensive on earth. That’s part of our makeup. It doesn’t matter if you’re a
Toni-Marie Wiseman and her daughter Grace celebrate Mother’s Day in their own mommy and me way; spending special, creative time together
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Toni-Marie Wiseman and her daughter, seven-year old Grace, focus on each other’s projects for a moment as they take a break from their own creations.
“That’s really pretty,
Newfoundland’s own Kellie Loder has been selected as one of six artists for the RBC Master in Residence Program.
Loder was chosen alongside Edmonton jazz-pop vocalist Abon, Burlington, Ontario indie-rock band Oh Geronimo, Whitehorse rockers Speed Control, Toronto neo-folk artist Skye Wallace, and Toronto electro-R&B act Erez Zobary.
Loder and the fellow participants will
St. Lunaire-Griquet native, Tony Bussey, is half the man he used to be – literally – after dropping 330 pounds. He now has a new lease on life
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One St. Lunaire-Griquet native has garnered national attention after losing more than half of his body weight when he took up
NOISES OFF has been 12 years in the making for local theatre company!
Nothing On Productions is a theatre group based in St. John’s with a mandate to have fun and get people out to the theatre! Their motto is “Life is better when you’re laughing!”
With Michael Frayn’s NOISES
The chameleons of Newfoundland rock, Sea Dogs bend boundaries and blow minds with their highly anticipated sophomore record, Mt. Scio
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There are folk bands, rock bands, metal bands, punk bands, garage bands and those – bless their hearts – who should perform to an audience of none.
Well, for
The 42nd annual Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival has released its stacked lineup for the August 3-5 weekend.
An incredible array of talent including Buddy Wasisname and The Other Fellers, The Once, The Ennis Sisters, Andy Irvine, Fortunate Ones, Fred Penner, The Dardanelles, The Kubasonics and many more will take
15 years after leaving Newfoundland and Labrador to pursue a career in music, Phill Hood is returning home with his band The Exclamation ahead of the release of their new album, Detour.
“I called it Detour because of all the bumps in the road that came across trying to get
Ahead of the release of their highly anticipated studio album Time Enough, Newfoundland folk trio The Once have announced a new tour that will see the three-piece trek across Newfoundland in October.
The band will kick off the Time Enough Tour in Stephenville on October 12th, hitting Corner Brook, Grand
Award winning author, actor and songwriter, Joel Thomas Hynes opens up about his new record Dead Man’s Melody in part one of our in-depth Q&A.
First of all, congratulations are in order. I understand Little Dog is renewed for season two. What’s your thoughts on the tremendous fan response for