COVID-19 Archives

An intermediate ball game between the Vikings and the Shamrocks. back in 2019. Baseball NL hopes play can return to this kind of normal soon.

Play Ball

April 15, 2021 Matthew Hagerty 0

As the summer heat draws closer, Baseball NL is already looking to return to play.

Matt home with his family during Christmas break

Student disappointed as Atlantic bubble bursts

April 15, 2021 Marykate ONeill 0

The re-opening of the Atlantic bubble has been delayed following a surge of COVID-19 cases in New Brunswick. The delay has created a lot of problems for students who had planned to travel home for […]

Enaya AbdElGaber studies political science at Memorial University. She says the pandemic made her miss her home, Egypt, even more. Submitted photo

Homesickness very real during pandemic

April 9, 2021 Henrike Wilhelm 0

Travel restrictions and lockdowns force many to take longer breaks from visiting home.

A sad grad

April 8, 2021 Marykate ONeill 0

A decision about high school students returning to in class instruction has been finalized and the seniors have a lot of questions. Will they get a prom? Will they get to say goodbye to their […]

Melissa Williams walks her dog sometime during Newfoundlands lockdown

Ex-pats returning to Newfoundland disappointed by second provincial lockdown

April 1, 2021 Chad Feehan 0

Some Newfoundlanders who were wary of lockdowns on the mainland chose to move home. Those expecting to find relief from lockdowns were soon met with Alert Level 5 back home.

The CMHA-NL is located on Topsail Road in St. John's. John Dinn from the CMHA-NL says mental illness is a taboo for many older adults. Henrike Wilhelm/Kicker

Ageism persists in the midst of isolation caused by COVID-19: experts

March 25, 2021 Henrike Wilhelm 0

Social isolation, loss of independence and ageism impact the well-being of older adults, say a social work professor and a mental health coordinator.

With a bubble on the horizon, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians missing their loved ones

March 25, 2021 Kyle Curtis 0

Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are mentally drained and need to see their loved ones who live outside the province. But things are looking up for people with relatives in the Maritimes, as the Atlantic bubble is […]

Dr. Janice Fitzgerald is the face, but she’s not alone

March 15, 2021 James Piercey 0

The province’s chief medical officer of health has always been quick to acknowledge the dedicated team backing her up.

Animal shelters hindered by COVID-19

March 11, 2021 Tanner Hudson 0

There are several animal shelters that help care for strays before delivering them to a new home. But when the first wave of COVID-19 came, these shelters found themselves restricted in how much they could […]

Creating a business out of kindness

March 11, 2021 Marykate ONeill 0

Jeremy Meade and Fouad Matar created Zipp Cart last spring. A safe way for St. John’s residents to get groceries during the COVID-19 pandemic.