Nicholas Mercer

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Advertisement 1The fire started on May 7  •  Article contentThe rains had only just started falling over the small Conception Bay North town of Western Bay when Marilyn Wilcox eased her vehicle into the parking lot in front of McDowell United Church. It was as far as Wilcox, a resident of the community, could go. In front of her was a dark RCMP SUV and members of the Avalon North Wolverines Search and Rescue team.

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Advertisement 1The ECMA Gala is on Thursday, May 8, but expect a full weekend of music  •  Article contentIt isn’t strange to hear music everywhere you walk in the downtown area of St. John’s — stroll anywhere and there’s likely to be a tune to catch your ear and get you humming. That’s only going to be enhanced this weekend as the city hosts the 37th annual East Coast Music Awards in venues across St. John’s.

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Mark Hiscock was 53 years old  •  Article contentNewfoundland and Labrador has lost one of its musical icons. Mark Hiscock, a founding member of prominent traditional band Shanneyganock, died on May 7, 2025. He was 53 years old. Hiscock was a renowned accordion player and singer who has been an integral part of the province’s music scene for the last 30 years, both as a member of Shanneyganock and on his own.

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Advertisement 1The Canada's Got Talent live finale is scheduled for May 13  •  Article contentButlerville native Jacob Lewis’s journey on Canada’s Got Talent isn’t over quite yet. Lewis’s latest performance on the hit Canadian talent show on May 6 once again garnered him a Golden Buzzer, this time from the hands of judges Howie Mandel, Katherine Ryan and Kardinal Offishall. “To get a second Golden Buzzer, I’m still shocked,” Lewis told CityTV afterwards.

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Coughlan designed the medals for the 2025 Canada Games  •  Article contentBy now, much of the province knows the name Heather Coughlan and even a little bit about her work. Soon, the rest of Canada will, too. The Torbay artist is the person behind the design for the medals for the 2025 Canada Summer Games, which will be held in St. John’s in just a couple of months. The medals were officially revealed during a ceremony at the Jag Soundhouse in St. John’s on April 30.