''The Newfoundland Herald'' was a weekly news and entertainment

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available throughout

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

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that was published in St. John's. The magazine was founded in 1946 by the late

Geoff Stirling Geoffrey William Stirling (March 22, 1921 – December 21, 2013) was a Canadian-American businessman and media magnate, best known for his work in his home city of St. John's, Newfoundland. Life Stirling was born in St. John's to Edgar Stiling ...

of Stirling Communications International. It was sold at convenience stores, supermarkets, and through door-to-door delivery every Monday when the print edition ended in September 2022. Founded as ''The Sunday Herald'' on May 12, 1946, the ''Herald'' was originally a tabloid

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with, in Stirling's words, "a little something for everyone." After Stirling's

CJON-TV CJON-DT (channel 21), branded on-air as NTV (short for Newfoundland Television), is an English-language independent television station in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, owned by Newfoundland Broadcasting Company Ltd. The stati ...

(now better known as NTV) came on the air, the publication's focus gradually shifted towards

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and entertainment features, as it switched to a magazine format. The ''Herald'' frequently cross-promoted sister media outlets NTV and OZFM. On September 21, 2022, the Newfoundland Herald announced it would be closing and the website would active for archival purposes. The final print edition was for the week of September 25 to October 1, 2022.

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