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“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.

MHA ‘shocked and disgusted’ by government’s new projections, as PCs announces public and stakeholder engagement for new ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nicholas Flowers cleans a seal skin in Inotsiavik’s tupik in Hopedale. Frey Blake-Pijogge. In a tupik (tent) next to the Inotsiavik Centre shed in Hopedale, Nicholas Flowers is preparing a sealskin.

Auditor General Denise Hanrahan (right) said Wednesday that by March of this year, “the average agency nurse will cost taxpayers over $400,000 annually.” Office of the Auditor General. A new report ...

Micah Powell (right) and his family. Submitted. A Labrador family was forced to move to Newfoundland after they say the provincial government refused to cover the cost of sight-saving eye surgery for ...

Women won the right to vote a century ago but are still underrepresented in public office. St. John’s playwright Ruth Lawrence’s play tackles that head on. Reader-supported journalism for Newfoundland ...

HRT is Ana Westcott (left) and Kirby Lees (right). Photo courtesy Rory Procyk. If there was an official start to Newfoundland’s summer music season, Lawnya Vawnya would be it. Now in its 16th year, ...

Waterford Valley MHA Jamie Korab is the Minister of Families and Affordability. GovNL. The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has announced the second phase of its three-year poverty reduction ...

Michelle Fowler holds a sign during a July 20 demonstration outside Her Majesty’s Penitentiary in St. John’s. Fowler’s 20-year-old son is currently inside awaiting trial for manslaughter. Kenny Sharpe ...