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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

Between the Lines: The Lonely Position of Neutral

Posted on May 10, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on From The Archives, Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

“It could always be worse,” says the kindly cashier at the corner store not a five-minute walk from my east end home.
Ain’t that the truth?
For context, this and many conversations across the island revolve around the current state of the world and Newfoundland and Labrador’s curious place in

Tags: covid, COVID-19, island, Newfounland, NL, pandemic

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: Darcy Scott

Posted on May 4, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

17 year-old Darcy Scott joins forces with some of the best in the business to deliver one very important message
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Musician Darcy Scott, a grade 12 student at Queen Elizabeth High School in Foxtrap, is filled with gratitude.
“It’s great to have so much support,” Scott opened as we

Tags: art, Buy local, Canada, Canadian Art, Darcy Scott, local, music, new music, Newfoundland

Jim Furlong: A Shot In The Arm

Posted on April 30, 2021
By Jim Furlong
on From The Archives, Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

I rolled up my sleeve for my COVID-19 vaccination shot last week. It was great. At half past two on a rainy afternoon I walked into the Health Sciences Complex and down the corridor to COVID registration. There was no line-up.
In the clinic itself there were five vaccination stations

Tags: conspiracy theories, COVID-19, hoax, Jab, pandemic, shots, vaccination

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

Uncovering Adventures Unknown

Posted on April 27, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, TV, Web Exclusives

Passionate Newfoundlanders Donny Love and Kent Brown uncover more of this province’s greatest kept – until now that is – secrets
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The pandemic, which has touched the lives of everyone near and far, also had an effect on season two of NTV’s Adventures Unknown. They didn’t let COVID cease

Tags: entertainment, Newfoundland

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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