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Nov 1, 2024 · 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.
News Archives – The Independent
Nov 1, 2024 · Fiona survivor contributes to climate exhibit in New York as world leaders descend on United Nations. By Yumna Iftikhar News September 24, 2024. The 2022 post-tropical storm did more than destroy houses in Channel-Port aux Basques. It provided a stark reminder of how bad the effects of human-caused climate change are getting at home.
Happy Valley-Goose Bay will soon offer Labrador’s first public …
Nov 1, 2024 · A public transit project years in the making will finally hit the streets in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. The town has been working on getting an electric public bus system up and running since 2020, and municipal officials say the bus should be delivered in the next few weeks. “We finally got the final piece of funding in place a little while ago ...
Changes to temporary foreign worker program will hurt workers …
Oct 29, 2024 · On Aug. 26, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his government is scaling back the temporary foreign worker program. A local migrant workers’ rights advocate says Canada’s scaled back temporary foreign worker program dehumanizes migrant workers and will further harm those in Newfoundland and Labrador already facing precarity and exploitation.
NL Healthcare Reeling from Worst Cyberattack in Canadian History
Oct 29, 2024 · Newfoundland and Labrador is in trouble with a recent cyberattack that has impacted much of the province’s healthcare infrastructure—with Eastern Health operating on a paper-based system into Monday, slowly bringing some services back. “We are victims of a cyberattack,” announced Health Minister John Haggie last week.
Report highlights components of Innu healing – The Independent
4 days ago · Many of the 39 Innu interviewed for the paper described experiences of racism that had significant impacts on their lives, and therefore on their overall health. The paper describes five stages of healing: being ‘under the blanket’; finding spiritual strength; extending hands out; finding strength and power; and helping others.
Politics Archives – The Independent
Mar 20, 2024 · NL Budget 2022: The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same. By Drew Brown Politics April 8, 2022. Budget 2022 features a reduced deficit and Health Authority amalgamation—against a backdrop of rising costs of living and an oil-focused ‘energy transition’.
About The Independent
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 on the verge of folding six months later, but contributors and a devoted readership recognized the need for grassroots media voices in the province and ...
On living the dream in Canada’s happy province
Oct 21, 2024 · Drew Brown is a writer from Grand Falls-Windsor. He was Editor-in-Chief of The Independent between 2019 and 2023 and holds most of a PhD in political theory. He is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology and a career in psychotherapy. He lives in St. John’s with two black cats. Wherein the author eschews the hot take ...
Editorial Archives – The Independent
Sep 9, 2024 · The federal budget and Furey’s fine-line carbon tax saunter. By Justin Brake Editorial April 23, 2024. The Liberals fall short on many progressive policies, but kowtowing to Pierre Poilievre on the carbon tax is dangerous.