The Independent is a trailblazer in Canadian independent journalism. The Independent is Newfoundland and Labrador’s premiere outlet for progressive ideas and dialogue, and we do it without the corporate funding that other media outlets depend on.

1 天前 · Immigration Minister Sarah Stoodley responds on Jan. 17, 2025 to the federal government’s plan to cut 2025 economic immigration spaces in half. Ottawa later granted the province an additional 1,000 spaces. GovNL / Facebook. Frequent changes to Canada’s immigration policies are hindering efforts ...

2025年1月22日 · Photo By: Elizabeth Whitten. As post-tropical storm Fiona swept houses into the ocean in September, the team behind Wreckhouse Press were reporting on the ground of their hometown of Port aux Basques. They were documenting what was taking place.

2 天之前 · 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 Breach and as a reporter and executive producer with APTN News.

The Independent is Newfoundland and Labrador’s premiere outlet for progressive news and analysis, and we do it without the corporate funding that other media outlets depend on. Formed from the ashes of its predecessor—an award-winning print newspaper that ran from 2003-2008 in St. John’s—The Independent launched as an online publication in early 2011. It was […]

3 天之前 · It will also investigate the deaths of six Innu children, youth or young adults who died while in care or after being in care. Read more: N.L. child protection system part of ongoing colonization, Innu tell inquiry In November 2024, Qupee and Devine announced they requested an extension of their deadline to file a final report, which is due in March 2025.

2025年1月27日 · Yumna Iftikhar is a Pakistani Canadian journalist with an interest in Canada’s energy transition, the environment, and minority stories. Having grown up on the shores of Montserrat, an island in the Caribbean Sea, and in Newfoundland and Labrador, she wants to understand how island communities are transitioning to renewable energies and adapting to climate change.

2025年1月22日 · 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 Breach and as a reporter and executive producer with APTN News.

Yumna Iftikhar is a Pakistani Canadian journalist with an interest in Canada’s energy transition, the environment, and minority stories. Having grown up on the shores of Montserrat, an island in the Caribbean Sea, and in Newfoundland and Labrador, she wants to understand how island communities are transitioning to renewable energies and adapting to climate change.

Photo: Department of Health and Community Services / X. In Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador has the highest rate of deaths from cancer, the second-highest from cardiac disease and the third highest for stroke. We have the highest level of complex health needs among children, the highest rates of obesity among adolescents, and the highest proportion of older people with three or more chronic ...