Tag: Newfoundland and Labrador

NL MUSIC | The Duds to Release Four Original Holiday Songs

Posted on November 24, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

MusicNL nominated duo and longtime friends of The Herald, The Duds are set to ring in the holiday season with a series of festive singles. Full press release below:
The Duds are Melanie O’Brien and Philip Goodridge, two artists from St. John’s, Newfoundland who have been working together for the

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NL MUSIC | Ennis Sisters Release Holiday Single ‘Falling Into Christmas’

Posted on November 23, 2021
By Dillon Collins
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Fresh off the announcement of the return of their annual holiday tour, The Ennis Sisters have released a new single just in time for the holidays. Full release below:

Newfoundland sibling trio, The Ennis Sisters, release a brand new Christmas single, “Falling Into Christmas”, to coincide with their 13th

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NEWS | SJSEL and DSE Reach Agreement for the Return of the Newfoundland Growlers

Posted on November 23, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Business, Entertainment, Local, News, Sports, Web Exclusives

St. John’s Sports & Entertainment (“SJSEL”) and Deacon Sports and Entertainment (“DSE”) have reached an agreement for the return of the Newfoundland Growlers to the Mary Brown’s Centre, effective November 18, 2021.
The investigation respecting complaints as between employees of SJSEL and DSE is ongoing.
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COMEDY | Rick Mercer Hosts Just For Laughs Comedy Night in Canada

Posted on November 23, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Comedy, Entertainment, Local, Web Exclusives

Newfoundland comedy and television legend Rick Mercer is set to host the return of the Just For Laughs Comedy Tour next year! Full press release from our friends at Just For Laughs below:
Just For Laughs is excited to announce the return of the Just For Laughs Comedy Tour! Following

Tags: Arts and Culture Centre, Canadian, comedy, Dave Merheje, Eman El-Husseini, Ivan Decker, Just For Laughs, Newfoundland and Labrador, Rick Mercer, St. John's, tour

NL SPORTS | Nathan Noel: Lighting the Fire

Posted on November 19, 2021
By Dillon Collins
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Newfoundland’s own Nathan Noel returns home to propel the Newfoundland Growlers on yet another run to the Kelly Cup Championship
Who says you can’t go home again?
Nathan Noel’s dream to play professional hockey has seen the 24-year-old St. John’s native hit the ice across North America in roles demanding

Tags: ECHL, Eric Wellwood, hockey, James Melindy, Kelly Cup, Marcus Power, Nathan Noel, Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland Growlers, Zach O'Brien

WRITING WORLD | Michelle Butler Hallett’s ‘Constant Nobody’

Posted on November 19, 2021
By Krystyn Decker
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Accomplished novelist and history nerd Michelle Butler Hallett is back in The Newfoundland Herald’s spotlight with her latest historical thriller published by Goose Lane Editions, Constant Nobody
In 2016, Butler released This Marlowe. The gripping account of English playwright Christopher Marlowe’s last months of life before being brutally murdered under

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JIM FURLONG | Another Round of Noodles

Posted on November 19, 2021
By Jim Furlong
on Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

Some years ago there was a woman who stayed on the same hospital ward as my late mother-in-law. This woman was nice enough and she was a regular Herald reader who thought that I somehow lived off-grid somewhere in the interior of the Avalon wilderness area. That is because I

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The Mystery Boom | Bell Island: Questions & Answers 43 Years Later

Posted on November 19, 2021
By Staff
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By Russell Bowers
Perhaps it’s not a part of Sunday life as much as it once was, but ask any Newfoundlander of a certain age, and Sunday dinner was the highlight of any week.
Jiggs on a Sunday was such a staple that author Michael Crummey wrote effusively about it

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WRITING | Inside Linden MacIntrye’s The Winter Wives

Posted on November 18, 2021
By Dillon Collins
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Bestselling author and distinguished broadcast journalist Linden MacIntyre shares how he’s always been connected to the province of his birth
Linden MacIntyre has much to celebrate. Besides a 40-year career as one of Canada’s most accomplished broadcast and investigative journalists, he’s also a bestselling author.
His first novel, The

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CONCERTS | Johnny Reid Brings Tour to Stephenville, Corner Brook, Grand Falls-Windsor and Gander

Posted on November 18, 2021
By Dillon Collins
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Always a friend and fan favourite of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, Johnny Reid has announced a massive Canadian tour, with NL dates in Stephenville, Corner Brook, Grand Falls-Windsor and Gander. Full press release below:
Today, Multi-Platinum, award winning artist Johnny Reidannounced his 2022 Canadian tour, Love Someone: An Intimate Evening with

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NL SPORTS | Growlers’ Eric Wellwood on NL and Transition from Player to Coach

Posted on November 12, 2021
By Dillon Collins
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How Eric Wellwood has transitioned his tragically brief on-ice pro-hockey career to helming the Newfoundland Growlers on their road back to the Kelly Cup
The vacancy of the head coaching position left in the wake of the exit of Kelly Cup winner John Snowden loomed large for the Newfoundland Growlers ahead

Tags: coach, ECHL, Eric Wellwood, hockey, James Melindy, Marcus Power, Mary Brown's Centre, Nathan Noel, Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland Growlers, Zach O'Brien

TV | Allan Hawco Cast in Season 2 of Comedy Series ‘Moonshine’

Posted on November 10, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Entertainment, FILM & TV, Local, TV, Web Exclusives

Newfoundland’s own Allan Hawco continues his busy year, joining season two of the Canadian comedy series Moonshine.
Created by Sheri Wood and airing on CBC, Hawco joins returning stars Jennifer Finnigan (Salvation), Anastasia Phillips (Reign), Emma Hunter (Mr. D), Tom Stevens (Wayward Pines), Alexander Nunez (Avocado Toast), Corrine Koslo (Anne

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