I confess to being a fan of travel books. Winter lasts a long time in St. John’s and there is nothing finer than sitting by a roaring fire with a glass of something good to hand, while the snow piles up, and reading about sweating it out in the jungle or lolling about in a kayak on a sunny ocean.

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I admire the men and women who grace the pages of this magazine this month–each of them undeniably accomplished in his or her own ways–but I know only four people who, in my life, qualify as weathered, patient, fearless, visionary, mature advocates of a more …

It was a hot-under-the-collar moment. A red-faced, knee-jerk, emotional response to what sounded (to me) very much like demographic bigotry. Or, at the very least, like an unjust assessment of an entire provincial population. Perhaps I was oversensitive. The conversation began factually enough: It was …

Joey Smallwood has been roundly criticized for having saddled Newfoundland and Labrador with a bad deal over Churchill Falls. His mistake wasn’t in doing the deal, but in not consulting with enough folks such that he could have avoided its worst elements. Is Nova Scotia …

As their names were announced and their supporters jumped to their feet, joining the rest of the audience in a standing ovation, chanting “TotalPave, TotalPave”, two brothers from Fredericton sought each other in the crowd, embracing proudly. They had just won first place in the …