Volunteers connected to an apartment complex in the Virginia Park area of St. John's have opened the first pantry of its kind in the city. Equipped with a fridge, it accepts perishable items, and is open for anyone who needs food. Says one of the organizers, "Can you imagine if there was one of these everywhere there's a bus stop?"

Once a year, on a December night, a small group of family and friends turn their St. John's living room into Santa's workshop, complete with elves, merrymakingand, of course, gifts. Lots of gifts.

When a young Darragh Scollard learned that one of his hockey heroes knew how to knit, he picked up a hobby that has lasted a lifetime. Now retired, he likes to delight people he's only just befriended with a scarf.

Rally organizers in St. Johns reflect on their own emotions concerning the situation in Iran and call for renewed awareness for womens rights and freedom.

Painter David Connollys brush strokes tap into the nostalgia and charm of a small, picturesque town in Newfoundland