Just one day after the Roswell UFO incident made headlines, four glowing objects streaked across the skies over Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador — sparking local fears that Earth might have more extraterrestrial visitors.

French forces once seized Trinity Harbour. Decades later, a cannon blast sent the town into panic—for nothing. A true story of war, fear, and a prank that echoed through history.

In 1583 Sir Humphrey Gilbert’s Newfoundland voyage ended in disaster — but not before he spotted a strange creature in the North Atlantic that he could only describe as a lion.

What is Jiggs’ Dinner? Explore Newfoundland’s iconic Sunday meal—its ingredients, surprising origins, and how a borrowed tradition became a lasting piece of local culture.

In the early 20th century John Vincent, a young artist from Newfoundland, caught the attention of art critics on both sides of the Atlantic and soon became famous as ‘the fisherman who painted the pope’.

The sad true-life tale of 17-year-old Newfoundlansailor Stephen Drodge and his final voyage on the schooner Jesse.

According to the newspapers, a strange glow in the water off Newfoundland lead a drowning man to salvation… but was it just a tall tale?

Stranded on a barren island just after Christmas, two men built a boat from scraps, rusty nails, and ice—then trusted it with their lives.

A young schoolteacher’s 1876 Christmas journey from St. John’s to Fogo reveals mummering, bonfires, and outport hospitality — a timeless Newfoundland Christmas story about belonging, tradition, and finding home in unexpected places.

On Christmas Eve, 1726, Paddy Kelly met something on the road near Keels — a black cat that seemed to growing larger with every step it took.