Andrea McGuire

Journalist working with CBC in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Air Borealis passengers angered by airline's treatment after plane fills with smoke during takeoff | News

Picture this: you've boarded a small airplane, carrying just five other passengers. You're on the runway, in the midst of taking off, and the plane is a few feet off the ground. Then the plane starts filling with smoke. That's what happened to Hilary Rich, an Innu woman traveling home to Natuashish with her two-year-old son, Jaxon, on an Air Borealis flight in early May...
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Media coverage of N.L. correctional officers missing the mark, says study | News

When asked about the public's perception of his former line of work, retired correctional officer David Harvey sighs. "We're just so stereotyped," Harvey said. "What most people know about correctional officers [comes from] either, you know, seeing a movie or TV show. And a lot of times you see this guy walking down a hallway with his baton hitting the bars — and honest to God, you know, a lot of people think that's what we do all day long." ...
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Conception Bay South man creating 1st known squash program for people with vision loss | News

On a squash court in Conception Bay South, N.L., 18-year-old Zack Harris slams the ball without missing a beat. Harris is partially sighted — and though no one would ever know, this is his first time playing squash. "Any new opportunity is a good opportunity, whether it fails or goes well," said Harris. As a person with partial vision, Harris said he's found squash "entertaining" so far. "I like the challenge of that. And I like the challenge of new things," Harris explained. ...
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Meet a family of farmers growing edible mushrooms year-round in Portugal Cove | News

Some are wispy, almost pillowy-white. Some are chocolatey black. Depending on the type, they can taste like bacon, lobster, almonds — even hot peppers. You can make furniture out of them. You can turn them into a hat. You can use them to clean up contaminated soil. In a way, these sentences almost sound like a riddle. But actually, this is just a hint of what Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, N.L., farmers Anita Walsh, Gerard Walsh and their son Gerry Walsh have learned about edible mushrooms over the past four years. ...
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Dark times and bouncing between shelters: Meet 2 people who know what it's like to be homeless | News

Brooklyn Howell sits on the steps of the Basilica Cathedral in downtown St. John's, eating a takeout lunch from the Gathering Place. She and her boyfriend, Barry Constantine, are two of about 2,000 people who rely on the meals, emergency shelter, and other supports offered at the community health centre. "As a recovering person, as an addict, sometimes I come down and get a bit of a meal," Howell says. "They actually helped me through a lot of my dark times." ...
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Through gardening and upcycling furniture, this group is sowing the seeds of wellness | News

It's an early spring day, and Jamie Hearn is sitting in a glass greenhouse outside the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in downtown St. John's. She's just finished cutting the eyes off a bundle of seed potatoes — and now Hearn reaches for a young tomato seedling. "It was dead at the house," says Hearn, "and we managed to bring it back to life." Hearn's here today with the Wellness Group — a group started by Eastern Health social worker Brenda Halley in 2010. Now co-run by Halley and
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