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Lesa and Gery Winsor say their 6-year-old Border Collie-Retriever is trained to sit at the end of his driveway; officer told couple RNC gets ‘a lot of complaints about dogs being off leash' ...

The Labrador Health Centre in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. File photo. Dr. Adolf Hamann, an obstetrician and gynecologist (OBGYN) under investigation following complaints from at least 20 patients, has ...

The PCs earned just enough seats to form a majority government in a stunning upset during the 2025 general election on Oct. 14, 2025. While earning 21 of 40 seats in the house of Assembly, the party ...

It seems the wind has been taken out of the sails of Newfoundland and Labrador’s wind-to-hydrogen hype. So what does this mean for the province’s renewable energy transition? Reader-supported ...

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 ...

Reporters [L-R] Derek Montague, Heidi Atter, Rhea Rollmann, Yumna Iftikhar and Justin Brake were recognized for their work. Background photo: Atlantic Journalism Awards/Facebook.

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 ...

Margot Anne, a tribute boat, was brought to Confederation Building this week by Protect NL, a grassroots group protesting World Energy GH2’s planned wind-to-hydrogen project on the island’s west coast ...

The Independent is proud to announce veteran journalist Kenny Sharpe has joined our team and will be covering stories in St. John’s and the Avalon Peninsula. Kenny has 20 years’ experience as a ...

In December 2024 The Independent reported on a grassroots effort to open the province’s first supervised consumption site in St. John’s. Tania Heath. On the federal election campaign trail, ...

An Innu mother whose daughter is in provincial custody told the inquiry about the intergenerational trauma she is trying to overcome in order to get her daughter back. Heidi Atter. Warning: This ...