“The economy and human rights aren’t mutually exclusive,” says Marie-Josée Houle, Canada’s federal housing advocate. “We’re not here to throw governments under the bus—but we can hold them to account.

Innu land defenders blockaded a road to the Gull Island site along the Churchill River Wednesday. Heidi Atter. Hydro-Québec has suspended geological survey work after a group of Innu land defenders ...

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 ...

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 ...

Barely 24 hours before this year’s International Workers’ Day rally in St. John’s, police and masked workers displaced unhoused people living in a tent encampment on the grounds of Colonial Building.

Federal election signs in Cape Spear. Yumna Iftikhar. In the new federal riding of Cape Spear—formerly St. John’s South–Mount Pearl—Liberal and Conservative election signs dot the front lawns of homes ...

Frank Davis, head of Pattern Energy in Canada, speaks at the 2024 Energy NL conference in St. John’s. Energy NL/Facebook. The company behind a proposed green hydrogen project on the southwest Avalon ...

Beverly Glenn-Copeland is looking forward to his first-ever visit to Newfoundland. By that point Glenn-Copeland (who goes by Glenn) and his wife Elizabeth (a writer, theatre artist and artist educator ...

N.L. Health Services VP Innovation and Research and Digital Health Ron Johnson told The Independent the health authority follows provincial regulations when responding to patient complaints.

In July several Innu from Sheshatshiu blockaded an access road to Gull Island. They want Hydro-Québec off their land until Innu have a chance to learn more about a proposed deal with the public ...

Justin Brake (settler, he/him) is a reporter and editor at The Independent, a role in which he previously served from 2012 to 2017. In recent years, he has worked as a contributing editor at The ...

The ocean and fisheries remain fundamental to Newfoundland and Labrador’s identity and economy. Seasplainer asked party leaders how they would navigate federal jurisdiction to advocate for the ...