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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.
Air travel costs, accessibility focus for Labrador MHAs in first week ...
4 hours ago · Labrador Affairs Minister Lisa Dempster says the federal government is responsible for a more than $700 landing fee in Wabush, which she believes is at least partly responsible for the 47 per cent airfare increases for the Labrador West airport since 2019.
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 ...
Report highlights components of Innu healing – The Independent
2 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.
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.
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 ...
Commentary Archives – The Independent
Oct 23, 2024 · By Laurabel Mba Commentary October 4, 2024. A provincial government advertising campaign encouraging local business owners in Newfoundland and Labrador to hire Ukrainians was well-intentioned, but it also hurt immigrants and refugees from other countries.
We Need to Rethink How Memorial is Governed – The Independent
Oct 21, 2024 · Memorial University Arts and Administration Building in St. John’s. Photo by Rhea Rollmann. Between widespread unhappiness about the no-warning removal of The Ode to Newfoundland from Convocation and the sense that all proportion was lost in response to student protestor Matt Barter, 2022 was a rough year on the public relations front for Memorial University.
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’.