Cape Spear News

Far out in the Atlantic Ocean, the easternmost point of North America is Cape Spear , a few kilometres south-east of St John's in Newfoundland.

Driving the trans-Labrador ice road in the dead of winter, on a motorcycle, is considered sheer madness, even by the locals.

For the history buff on your shopping list this holiday season, Parks Canada suggests a one-year pass covering visits to national historic sites of Canada.

Ikue Teshigawara enjoyed true Canadian east coast experiences in Halifax and Lunenburg before carrying the flame on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.

Geraldine Hollett accepts the first MusicNL award for folk trio The Once from Krissy Holmes.

The Olympic Torch Relay The Olympic Flame started the day Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 at Cape Spear - the most easterly point in Canada and North America.

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The Olympic flame reached Canada's most easterly point Friday. The torch shone beside the lighthouse on the rocky coastline at Cape Spear.

A torchbearer steadies himself as he steps into a dory to carry the Olympic flame across Petty Harbour, N.L., to continue its journey across the northeast avalon.

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Dieter Wagner is passionate about Tibet. The German artist is opening an exhibition of his work over the past few weeks at Full Tilt Creative Centre in McIvers.

At Cape Spear, reunited with old friends, Rick Hansen marked the 20th anniversary yesterday of the day he began the final leg of his Man in Motion World Tour.

The identity of the final torchbearer at the Olympic Games is always a closely guarded secret a ' and the Midland portion of the torch relay is no different.

The tire tracks of the vehicle that left the road to Cape Spear on Saturday can be seen in this photo.

Hopes for an improved lobster fishing season in the Northumberland Strait this year have not panned out, leaving local fishermen wondering when it will rebound, or whether it ever will at all.

Mark Critch, right, and his wife and two sons have no trouble finding things to do in the Newfoundland capital.

Your humble correspondent celebrated his Heinz Birthday this week in fine style at Moncton's fabulous Little Louis on Collishaw, and I hope to tell you the partying threatened to break on through to the other side.

Mark Critch, right, and his wife and two sons have no trouble finding things to do in the Newfoundland capital.

On June 4, New Westminster, B.C. residents Paul Morisset, Don Baker and Rick Jenssen dipped the rear wheels of their bicycles in the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Spear, Nfld.a 'the most easterly point in Canadaa ' before embarking on their coast-to-coast ride to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society.

Walking around Lower Bankhead, few sounds immerge from the ghost town on the Minnewanka Loop.