Newfoundland and Labrador Archives - Page 9 of 20

Rachael Hammond stands holding a poster board filled with text and photos of her project titled "tooth decay"

Students practice hands-on science

April 6, 2023 Abigail Butler 0

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.

Heidi Murphy, a registered dietitian with Dominion, talking about a cooking class for kids with a poster of it on her laptop screen, with a smile on her face.

St. John’s dietitians host spring cooking class for children

March 23, 2023 Clifton Tam 0

Your Dominion Dietitians Team is hosting a spring cooking class to let children to get hands-on experience in baking.

A man with a beard and many tattoos stands against a wall in the Anna Templeton Centre with his arms crossed. He is wearing an orange ball cap and a black sleeveless shirt that he designed himself.

CNA textiles and apparel design students hit the runway

March 23, 2023 Shannon Jones 0

As the semester draws to a close, CNA textile and apparel design students begin preparing for their end-of-year runway show. Shannon JonesKicker

A woman sits on ice taking photos of icebergs

Tourists come from all over to experience Newfoundland iceberg season

March 23, 2023 Abigail Butler 0

Visitors to the province embrace the season to take in the beauty of icebergs making their way along the coast.

Dawn Baker stands infront of a table full of her own books. It was taken at a book fair in Gander a few years ago.

‘A Newfoundland Alphabet’ helps preserve culture

March 23, 2023 Ariyana Gomes 0

A children’s book by Gander author Dawn Baker is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a new edition that captures the essence of Newfoundland and Labrador’s culture and traditions.

Snow-day traditions: Superstition or ‘sympathetic magic’?

March 2, 2023 Abigail Butler 0

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.

Beauty without compromise: New hijab-friendly salon opens in St. John’s

March 2, 2023 Ariyana Gomes 0

Balkees Flhair Salon offers a safe and inclusive space for women with hijab-friendly services.

John Pike, guitar instructor with the library, sit down in front of a wall and holding his guitar

New program makes learning guitar more accessible

March 2, 2023 Clifton Tam 0

The A.C. Hunter Public Library is providing free four-week beginner guitar lessons that are open to everyone.

A punk rock bands performs in the Gower Street United Church. The wall is grey and there is a white arch in the middle of it. A silver microphone on a black stand is seen in the foreground. The singer yells into an upraised microphone. She has bright red hair. There are two guitarists, one of which, who is standing on the right, has his blonde hair covering his face. There is a man sitting at a drum kit behind the other three band members.

Punk rock finds new life in church basement

March 2, 2023 Madison Ryan 0

Performance spaces such as the Gower Street United Church create inclusive environments for the province’s most emotive music.

Ryatt (left) and Rhys (right) hold up an image of the Terra Nova FPSO boat that their dad works on.

Children of offshore workers cope with time away from parents

February 23, 2023 Abigail Butler 0

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 […]