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Dexter certainly approves – he said these homemade treats are most definitely fit to eat! – Paul Pickett

ERIN SULLEY: How to make the perfect homemade treats for your favourite pup

We make delicious homemade treats for ourselves, so why not do the same for your beloved dog? They’ll be barking about it until you make another batch! Before going any further, I must say that I’m not a homemade dog treat expert – it’s best that you ...

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‘All these skills have majorly impacted my adult life’: Atlantic Canadians discuss teaching children life skills

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Life skills can help youth better understand themselves, get along with others, and gain tools to cope with life’s inevitable difficulties.

JOAN SULLIVAN: New cookbook by Bobbi Pike offers tips on how food can be comfort without guilt

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Reaping the rewards of communal eating: Gathering around the table at least once a day can draw out conversation, prevent isolation

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How does what you eat influence your mood? It can have a big impact, say the experts. - Unsplash

Food and mood: In a world where our relationship with food is more complicated than ever, it's hard to know what to eat

Mark Hoffe |Updated a day ago |8 min read

Mark Hoffe Special to SaltWire In his book 31-Day Food Revolution (Grand Central Publishing, 2019), Ocean Robbins tells a story about a woman who craves a doughnut during the Easter holidays. When she digs deeper into her craving, a childhood memory ...

One of the gourmet dishes at Wedgwood Café & Catering. - Contributed

Keeping the kitchen chaos at bay: St. John's chefs offer tips for helping home creations turn out on point

Mark Hoffe |Updated a day ago |9 min read

Mark Hoffe Special to SaltWire The culinary arts can be intimidating. With so many ingredients, seasonings and specific skills involved, there are plenty of opportunities for your dinner party to turn into a disaster before the guests arrive. That ...

Navy diver Second-Class Sailor (S2) Nour Houdeib of the HMCS Scotian naval reserve unit at CFB Halifax prepares a personnel buoy marker to take on board a fast-rescue craft to head across the tickle to Lance Cove on Bell Island during under/on water diving exercises on Saturday morning, April 27. Joe Gibbons • The Telegram

Naval reservists conduct training exercises in N.L.

Joseph Gibbons |Updated a day ago |7 min read

Naval reservists conducted small-boat and diving exercises in Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s on Saturday, April 27. The Royal Canadian Navy ship HMCS Cabot hosted more than 100 sailors from across Canada, who participating in diving and small-boat ...

Kelsey Puddister of the Jacob Puddister Memorial Foundation which is named after her brother who died by suicide.

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'I do not feel that the services are up to snuff': Long-term solutions needed as number of people in N.L. seeking help for mental health rises

Mark Hoffe |Updated Apr. 29, 2024 |7 min read

Mark Hoffe Special to SaltWire “While I believe that some of the stigma surrounding mental health is improving as we have more open discussion in our community, stigma still exists when folks are accessing care,” said Kelsey Puddister, managing ...

Lukas Doman said his passion for farming began on family farms in South Africa. He now grows a variety of fresh vegetables on his farm in Cormack, N.L. - Contributed

‘A farm is a local hub’: Buying direct from farmers a win-win situation in Atlantic Canada

Mark Hoffe |Updated a day ago |11 min read

Mark Hoffe Special to SaltWire Based in Corner Brook, Deep Roots Farm & Market is owned and operated by Lukas Doman, a farmer who grows a variety of fresh vegetables on his farm in Cormack, a small town about 65 kilometres east of the ...

St. John’s artist Andrea Cooper worked with Chelsea O’Hara and Dustin Boyce of DCXIX to bring her cinematic virtual reality piece, Gone, to life. – Contributed

Mid-20th century Corner Brook and the Tablelands in Gros Morne provide the backdrop for virtual reality experiences being created here in N.L.

Diane Crocker · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 29, 2024 |10 min read

Newfoundland and Labrador might not be the first place you’d think of as a place to work in the field of virtual reality creation, but Chelsea O’Hara and Dustin Boyce are helping to change that. O’Hara and Boyce are the founders of DCXIX (six ...

Connie Reid was appointed as the first female president of Professional Municipal Administrators (PMA) on April 10, 2024. - Contributed

'After 52 years of male leadership, it was time for a woman to take the lead': Connie Reid of Reidville answers 20 questions

Cameron Kilfoy |Updated Apr. 29, 2024 |10 min read

Connie Reid said, "Right now, it's a woman's world," after being appointed as the first female president of the Professional Municipal Administrators (PMA) on April 10, 2024. The PMA is an association of municipal administrators from various regions ...

Pho F&M owners Madeline and Mark Tran moved to St. John's from Vietnam with their two sons in 2021.

Family cooking 'with all of our hearts' to bring tastes of Vietnam to St. John's at newly-opened pho restaurant

Mark Hoffe |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |7 min read

Mark Hoffe Special to SaltWire Newfoundland and Labrador’s culinary landscape grows more diverse every year. Although fish and chips, burger battles and pizza remain popular with locals and tourists, food from various world cultures finds a welcome ...

Willow Kean's version of a po' boy at the beach.

Spring cooking in N.L. usually involves a winter hat, but for local cooking enthusiast Willow Kean, a boil up on the beach is the way to go

Mark Hoffe |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |7 min read

Mark Hoffe Special to SaltWire The most recent April snowfall just melted in St. John’s, so it seemed like a perfect time to catch up with local actor, writer and foodie Willow Kean to chat about her love of food and the unique aspects of seasonal ...

Nova Scotia-based all-terrain enthusiast Patrick Ryan and friends stop at Table Top Mountain in Newfoundland on an off-road adventure. - Contributed

'People from all walks of life and all age groups' love off-roading in N.L., say enthusiasts

Mark Hoffe |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |7 min read

Mark Hoffe Special to SaltWire “From a business perspective, the culture is everything,” especially when it comes to something like off-roading, explained Freshwater Motor-Plex co-owner/operating owner Paul Kinsella. “The off-roading community is ...

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