Latest from Melissa Tobin
Check, mate! Weekly chess games creating community connections in Grand Falls-Windsor
The Association for New Canadians in Grand Falls-Windsor hosts Chess and Chat twice a week, connecting members of the organization with the community.
Why a Grammy award-winning producer is opening a music venue in rural Newfoundland
Greg Wells has worked with pop stars like Katy Perry and Michael Bublé, but his passion project is turning an old church in Winterton, N.L., into a new music venue and recording studio to help foster the province's music scene.
Stars descend on Newfoundland for filming of Apple TV+'s Severance
Despite the best effort to keep it a secret, the locals in Bonavista know a lot about the TV show being filmed in their backyard. And they're very excited to talk about it.
Two NLers win big at Juno Awards in Edmonton
Mount Pearl native Bekah Simms wins her first Juno for classical composer of the year, while Florian Hoefner Trio wins their first award for jazz album of the year.
This Pilley's Island man's house badly needed repairs. So his neighbours got to work
When people in central Newfoundland community saw Floyd Whalen's home was in need of extensive repairs that he couldn't do himself, and couldn't afford, they formed a committee to help.
N.L. music professionals could be out thousands in revenue as SiriusXM ends contract with CBC
Some Newfoundland and Labrador artists say royalties from CBC Music's SiriusXM channels were a big portion of their income and fear independent artists will suffer from the changes.
Hooked on baths: Artist recreates life-size bathrooms made entirely of wool
Textile artist Larry Weyand never took many baths growing up. Their new exhibit explores why using quirky bathroom replicas of their childhood bathrooms, made in wool.
How this 9-year-old turned her jewelry-making hobby into a side hustle for the whole family
London Drover, 9, of Grand Falls-Windsor started making jewelry for fun. Now she's selling her products with the help of her whole family.
Wheel happy: Co-workers chip in to give Grand Falls-Windsor teen his first car
Eighteen-year-old Logan LeDrew of Grand Falls-Windsor was given a car by his co-workers — a car he himself had a hand in fixing up.
A father, son and grandson reunite on a Newfoundland race track thanks to DNA test
Three Newfoundland men who happen to share a love of mechanics found out they're all related through a DNA testing website. What's more, some of them already knew each other.