In this time of social and political turmoil, and with the continued decimation of local news outlets, The Indy and its supporters continue building a ...

Women won the right to vote a century ago but are still underrepresented in public office. St. John’s playwright Ruth ...

Ron Webb says he and other community members don’t have a choice when it comes to dealing with Labrador’s rapidly changing climate, but they must adapt. “Years ago, we would get ice of the normal five ...

In the wake of a scandal involving fabricated sources found in the province’s Education Accord, The Independent has confirmed another major government-commissioned policy report contains false ...

Inuit in Labrador have been bearing the brunt of climate change for years now, forcing those in Nunatsiavut to adapt to conditions that are changing their way of life and impacting their health. In ...

The histories of Indigenous peoples across Canada have been repeatedly told and studied from a settler-colonial perspective. This is in part because the historical narrative has been informed by the ...

Health and Community Services (HCS) Minister Lela Evans and Premier Tony Wakeham. On Saturday HCS said it had asked Deloitte to review the entire Health Human Resources Report, which the province paid ...

If built, rare earth minerals from Torngat Metals’ open pit mine would be transported by road to the coast near Nain (pictured above), then shipped by sea to Sept-Iles, Que. Photo: Justin Brake. A ...

For ex-pat Newfoundlanders, returning home for a visit is usually a carefree and joyful experience: visiting friends and familiar sights, filling up with the tastes and sounds of home. For the ...

Marjorie Aunos and her son on an accessible trail at Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada. Yumna Iftikhar. It’s a warm day with a light breeze — noon on a Wednesday in August. An ...

French actor Brigitte Bardot visited Newfoundland in 1977 to protest the hunting of baby seals. Screenshot: CBC archives. The year was 1977 and I was 11 years old, probably wearing Phentex slippers ...

Delores Mullings revealed in a December interview with The Independent that “people stereotyped me as the angry Black woman” while in the role of vice provost of equity, diversity, inclusion and ...