By: Robert Shawn
A local woman heading to the Miss Universe Canada Pageant has dreams of doing good in her community
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Mackenzie Dove is not your typical 22-year-old. The Clarenville native is an incredibly busy young woman, balancing her time between school, work, volunteering, and the distinction of being Miss
Canadian rockers I Mother Earth return to headline the final night of the 34th annual George Street Festival alongside Finger Eleven – performing in Newfoundland for the first time with newly returned frontman Edwin.
Discussing the long-awaited reunion and tour in support of their iconic album Scenery and Fish, founding
Daphne Hart, creator and operator of You Go Girl Travel, gives us the rundown on her flourishing business, a travel club for women right here in St. John’s
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Now that it’s officially summer, use the semi-occasional sun as inspiration while you brainstorm your next getaway off the island. Not
Fourteen-year-old Irish singing sensation Owen Mac brings his talents to Newfoundland and Labrador for the first time this August
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Unicorn Promotions Presents, Ireland’s newest singing sensation Owen Mac, performing at the Sheila Nageira Theatre in Carbonear and Holy Heart Theatre in St. John’s on August 10-11 this summer.
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Showrunner and executive producer, Perry Chafe is among the more influential figures in the massive growth in our homegrown film and television industry
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Folks like Perry Chafe rarely have time to stop and smell the roses – though catching up with The Newfoundland Herald, the showrunner and executive producer
Almost two years after her acclaimed studio album Shining In The Blue was released here in Newfoundland and Labrador, singer-songwriter Melanie O’Brien is set to put the record to bed with her first ever tour of the island. It’s an advantageous time – what with the lovely weather – but
Few events in Canada are as anticipated as the annual George Street Festival. In its 34 year, the now week long celebration of music and entertainment has captivated and enthralled thousands of fans, both local and across the globe.
Kicking off the festivities on Thursday, July 26th are the internationally
Well known writer, historian and journalist Will Self once wrote, “It’s a problem, isn’t it, when somebody writes a great book but they’re not a great person.”
This week we tell the story, or part of it, of the very odd Charles Dodgson. He was a mathematics lecturer at Oxford
When you have outport roots like I do, you grow up loving the fishery. You also have a natural respect for those who earn their living from the sea. In my case, however, it was mostly the men of the community who donned the oilskins and rubbers and headed out
As a mom, Melissa Grandy knows the fishery works for her family. Will the tradition continue?
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Melissa Grandy runs her own fishing enterprise with her husband Darren – and often their two kids – at her side. The fishery, she says, has been good to them as a family.