The wind blew fast across St. John’s, Newfoundland on a hot summer afternoon. It was a day like any other. Until it wasn’t. At a barn atop Carter’s Hill, a lit pipe, placed too close to the edge of a table, was about to change the course of history...
Newfoundland is a fascinating place. It was once the home of the Beothuk people, and European settlement on the island dates back farther than anywhere else in Canada. In the British Empire, Newfoundland once stood on equal footing with Canada as...
Making films can be a dangerous business. Since the 1910s there’s been a death every decade on a Hollywood film set. The first occurred in 1914 when actress Grace McHugh and camera operator Owen Carter, drowned in the Arkansas River while filming...
After the very short term of Tom Rideout, Clyde Wells was ready to serve as the first Liberal premier of Newfoundland since the days of Joey Smallwood two decades in the past.Clyde Wells was born on Nov. 9, 1937 at Buchans Junction, Newfoundland...
For the first 30 years that Newfoundland existed as a province in Canada, it had only two premiers. In 1979, after the resignation of Frank Moores, it was time for a new man to step into the top job.That man was Brian Peckford.Brian Peckford was...
It is now time to begin our look at the premiers of Newfoundland, the most recent province to join Confederation. While in this series we have seen premiers who have had minor roles in their provinces, things are kicking off big with one of the most...