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Students practice hands-on science
The Eastern Newfoundland Science and Technology Fair prepares students each year for a future in science. The hands-on approach has greater benefits than just good grades.
Articles by Abigail Butler
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Tourists come from all over to experience Newfoundland iceberg season
Visitors to the province embrace the season to take in the beauty of icebergs making their way along the coast.
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Snow-day traditions: Superstition or ‘sympathetic magic’?
Snow-day traditions are fun ways to conjure a day off from school. For a folklorist, the complexity of tradition goes much further than an act of fun.
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Children of offshore workers cope with time away from parents
Many people throughout the province work jobs offshore, leaving their families for weeks at a time. There are several things that the partner left behind must face, but what about the children? What is it […]
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Is there hope for cursive writing?
A once-praised skill is now almost obsolete. But one woman hasn’t given up the fight to save cursive writing.
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Giving elderly cats a second chance at a happy life
Too often, elderly cats spend excessive amounts of time in St. John’s animal shelters, while they watch their younger feline friends come and go. Why is this?
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‘We are better than this’ — St. John’s meteorologist faces online backlash . . . again
When a forecast doesn’t live up to its predictions, online bullies are quick to take to social media and target meteorologists.