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Nickelback will play the Churchill Park Music Festival in St. John's on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. - Richard Belanger

Nickelback playing Churchill Park Music Festival in St. John's

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated Apr. 23, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

With Shania Twain already headlining three straight shows at the Churchill Park Music Festival in St. John’s this August, organizers have added a second weekend that kicks off with legendary Canadian rock band Nickelback. The band, now in its 29th ...

The King Tide, directed by Christian Sparkes and filmed primarily in Keels, N.L. will be released this week.

'I was always the biggest film buff': 20 questions with award-winning N.L. filmmaker Christian Sparkes

Sanuda Ranawake Local Journalism Initiative Reporter · Local Journalism Initiative Reporter |Updated Apr. 22, 2024 |11 min read

A Newfoundland-based filmmaker is gearing up for the release of a new movie this week. Christian Sparkes is the director of the movie The King Tide, which tells the story of a picturesque village cut off from the outside world. Filmed primarily in ...

A video still of Kathleen Ryan, volunteer driver with the P.E.I. Meals on Wheels program.

‘Giving back feels amazing’: Shelter Movers is a volunteer-powered charitable organization that provides moving, storage services at no cost to individuals, families fleeing abuse

Juanita Rossiter |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

Juanita Rossiter Special to SaltWire Volunteer week is celebrated annually the week of April 21st. For many organizations, volunteers play a pivotal part in its day-to-day operations. Kathleen Ryan from Brudenell, P.E.I., is a second-year university ...

Our Lady of Mercy Heritage Church in Port au Port West is a finalist in the National Trust for Canada’s Next Great Save competition. Members of the public can vote for the church online until May 6. – Contributed

'She needs to be dressed up a little bit for her hundredth birthday': Historic N.L. church a finalist in the Next Great Save contest

Diane Crocker · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |9 min read Premium content

When Joanne Rose toured Our Lady of Mercy Heritage Church in Port au Port West in 2021, she thought the building was spectacular. Now, she’s hoping others will see the same thing and support the church in its efforts to win $50,000 in the National ...

Scott Parsons and The Umbrella Collective are set to bring the music of reggae’s greatest performers to the stage of Watermark Theatre on Sept. 11. File

East Coast Music Association names 2024 honorary award winners

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated Apr. 18, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

P.E.I.’s own Deryl Gallant and Scott Parsons will receive honorary awards at the 2024 East Coast Music Awards in Charlottetown this May. Gallant, a well-known bassist with more than 30 years in the province’s music industry, will receive the ...

Zihan Jin at a Chinese New Year Festival in Beijing where she volunteered.

Making time for volunteering: Finding support and personal fulfillment

Abby Cole |Updated Apr. 18, 2024 |6 min read Premium content

Abby Cole Special to SaltWire Making time for volunteering can be a challenge. Balancing work, family, school and other life commitments is hard enough. However, despite these challenges, volunteering has many benefits. Volunteering is a way to help ...

WWE Hall of Famer Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake is bringing tales from his latest autobiography "Struttin' & Cuttin'" with five intimate shows across Newfoundland in April. - Contributed

Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake cuttin' and struttin' into Newfoundland

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated Apr. 17, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

WWE Hall of Famer and professional wrestling legend Brutus ‘The Barber’ Beefcake will be telling tales of 80’s and 90’s wrestling as he cuts and struts his way through Newfoundland near the end of April. Take a seat in the classic Barber Shop set for ...

Chocolate strawberry yogurt clusters are the perfect treat for any time of the day. – Paul Pickett

ERIN SULLEY: Have you seen the viral yogurt clusters? You’ll be drooling over these delicious chocolate strawberry treats

Erin Sulley |Updated Apr. 17, 2024 |6 min read Premium content

I have seen so many videos of people making chocolate strawberry yogurt clusters online over the past few weeks that I just had to make them myself and see what all the fuss was about. Like anything that goes viral on the internet, it crosses your ...

Some volunteers at The Gathering Place are retired and volunteer during normal working hours. MARK HOFFE • SALTWIRE

Filling an important role: Newfoundland and Labrador non-profit organizations discuss the value of volunteers

Mark Hoffe |Updated Apr. 17, 2024 |8 min read Premium content

Mark Hoffe Special to SaltWire In support of National Volunteer Week 2024, which runs April 14-20, Volunteer Canada recently released its campaign kit and rolled out the #NVW2024 and #EveryMomentMatters hashtags. The latter hashtag embodies this ...

'In many ways, this is a mystery for book readers, literally a page-turner,' writes Joan Sullivan of Chris Ryan's "Ladies in the Lane: A Crime Novel". — Tom Hermans/Unsplash

JOAN SULLIVAN: New Gwynne Dyer book an eye-opening look at climate change

Joan Sullivan · Columnist |Updated Apr. 17, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

Intervention Earth: Life-Savings Ideas from the World’s Climate Engineers By Gwynne Dyer Random House Canada 352 pages, $36.95 When Gwynne Dyer published “Climate Wars” in 2008, the journalist and historian thought he was done with the subject. But ...

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