The Journal Pioneer

Sit back, relax and enjoy a night at home this holiday season by watching your favourite festive movies or explore others you’ve yet to watch. With so much hustle and bustle leading up to Christmas, kicking up your feet in front of the TV is a ...

Stella the pup was a stellar choice for this year’s Tidings cover. Even though the photoshoot took place in mid-August, the French bulldog/pit bull showed up with a festive spirit and was ready for the spotlight. Stella’s human partner, ...

Some of my favourite Christmas ornaments are the soft felt ones sewed by my mom and her friend back when I was a baby. Every year, I marvel at their tiny little stitches and how they’re still in perfect condition after so many ...

With Christmas being known as the season of giving, some are gifting their time and effort as they forgo their own holiday break to help others. Roseanna Boyd is a regular volunteer in Greenhill, N.S., and president of the Hants County Christmas ...

Food doesn’t just fill our bellies at Christmastime. It also brings family and friends together to celebrate and share in the holiday spirit. It unites us in a unique way many can relate to and appreciate in more ways than one. In ...

It’s easy to get wrapped up (pun intended) in the hustle and bustle of visiting family and friends, coming up with the perfect gift ideas for those on your list and fitting some festive fun into your busy holiday schedule. What’s most ...

They say the fun is in the trying. When there’s rum involved, this rings particularly true.  A couple of years ago, I offered up a Christmas treat from rural Newfoundland and Labrador’s past: molasses candy. And considering ...

By Nicole Gnazdowsky   We spend a lot of time trying to find that perfect gift for our perfect someone during the holiday season, only to scratch off the price tag and put it in whatever gift bag we have left over from the previous ...

BY Everett Crewe Amherst Cove  “There’s an old Christmas card in an old, dusty trunk and it brings back sweet memories dear to me.” Everyone’s heard those lyrics sung every Christmas as the unmistakable voice of Jim ...

When Larry Dohey passed away in August this year, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians mourned the loss of the well-known archivist and captivating storyteller.  Dohey was the director of programming and public engagement at The Rooms in St. ...