“If there’s hate and discrimination, bigotry in your heart, you will read that into scripture. If you come from a place of love and inclusion, you read that into scripture,” said Memorial University Dean of Theology Robert Cooke. Read the full story 👇 theindependent.ca/news/in-hist...

On the most recent episode of In Bed with the Elephant, @avilewis.ca tells host @caradrianh.bsky.social about his plan to reorganize and re-energize the @ndp.ca to power. Full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDsF... And if you like what you hear, please subscribe to our #YouTube channel.

NL's Provincial Archaeology Office believes the "Point Revenge" people who Innu have long said are their ancestors instead retreated to Newfoundland to join the #Beothuk, which conveniently implies Innu only arrived in #Labrador after Europeans. 💡Fantastic work here from Heidi Atter 👇

We're moving into Health Care now. Check out Anasophie's first update.

Parks Canada, which manages the #SignalHill National Historic Site, says it hopes the neighbouring grounds will continue to be available for public use ttps://theindependent.ca/news/parks-canada-signals-no-involvement-in-johnson-geo-centres-future/

Residents of the Signal Hill neighbourhood in St. John's are organizing to develop a different vision for the area after Memorial University put two major properties up for sale.

Welcome to the team, Kenny!

Welcome to the team, Ana Maria!

“I remember the [Elders’] stories as clear in detail,” Innu Elder Apitet Andrew tells the Inquiry. “They had no doubt or confusion about the truth of what they were sharing." Read the full story from Heidi Atter theindependent.ca/news/elder-s...

Government of Newfoundland & #Labrador shocks Innu, disputes their history in Labrador Innu Nation cancels cultural exhibit, alleging executives of The Rooms provincial museum told them to remove reference to Innu presence in Labrador prior to 1700s #Innu #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/provinc...

Still trying to wrap my head around this.

The N.L. PCs promised to create affordable and independent housing for Seniors who prefer to move into a supportive community environment. @anasophievallee.bsky.social is back with another update for The Indy's #GovernmentPromisesTracker. #nlpoli

The PCs say they will build 10,000 new homes in N.L. by the end of 2030. Their first housing-related promise? To “reduce the red tape surrounding new home builds and redevelopment.” How are they doing so far? Anasophie Vallée looked into it for The Indy's #GovernmentPromisesTracker.

Updates start tomorrow!

N.L.'s Department of Health says corneal cross-linking was not discussed during more than two years’ of negotiations about the kinds of procedures covered under the province's Medical Care Plan #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/family-...

N.L. Finance Minister Craig Pardy is a landlord who owns seven rental properties. I sat down with him to discuss the housing crisis and asked him whether residents can trust a government with landlord cabinet ministers who are benefiting from the status quo. theindependent.ca/news/lji/pcs...

N.L. Finance Minister Craig Pardy is a landlord who owns seven rental properties. I sat down with him to discuss the housing crisis and asked him whether residents can trust a government with landlord cabinet ministers who are benefiting from the status quo. theindependent.ca/news/lji/pcs...

Boxes of archival photographs depicting Innu life in the early-to-mid 20th century have been returned to Labrador. The incredible images will soon be featured in an exhibit. But #Innu Nation Cultural Guardian Jodie Ashini shared some with The Independent. theindependent.ca/news/lji/pho...

Newfoundland and Labrador's finance minister says the province can meet #climate targets and pursue a #justtransition while expanding oil & gas extraction. We filed an FOI looking for the numbers the province bases its modelling on, but came up empty. #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/can...

The deadline to apply for our PUBLISHER position is TOMORROW (Friday)! theindependent.ca/announcement...

The deadline to apply for our PUBLISHER position is TOMORROW (Friday)! theindependent.ca/announcement...

Welcome to the team, Anasophie!

I've arrived in St. John's for my interview with Newfoundland and Labrador Finance Minister Craig Pardy. But first, a visit to the NL Supreme Court where I'm reviewing documents from a court case involving the government's attempt to withhold information from the public. Stay tuned for that story

The Independent has been shortlisted for four Atlantic Journalism Awards #AJAs theindependent.ca/announcement...

ANALYSIS: Canada's cuts to refugee healthcare are likely to reduce medication adherence, increase hospitalizations, and download healthcare costs to provinces, write Maria Saleeb & Neria Aylward theindependent.ca/commentary/a...

OPINION: "The defunding of Memorial is not a story of fiscal misfortune or demographic bad luck. It is one of a deliberate, decades-long ideological project whose purpose is the transformation of public universities from civic institutions into market instruments." theindependent.ca/commentary/c...

Our staff and contributors were named DPA finalists for their coverage of the 2025 provincial election and an art exhibit dealing with queer and trans joy and Newfoundland waters theindependent.ca/announcement...

ANALYSIS: Newfoundland and Labrador’s Bay du Nord ambitions are out of step with the dire need to phase out global oil production, and the province’s benefits agreement with Equinor underscores the need for a new approach to fossil fuels #nlpoli #cdnpoli #climate theindependent.ca/commentary/a...

Guess how many completed access-to-information requests the Government of Newfoundland & Labrador is withholding from the public? Read more: theindependent.ca/news/provinc...

The Government of Newfoundland & Labrador is sitting on upward of 5,000 unpublished FOI requests. Read the latest from @justinbrake.bsky.social 👇 theindependent.ca/news/provinc...

In the first episode of #berrygrounds Season 2, @parismarx.com shares a broad overview of #AI in the wake of The Indy's investigation into AI-generated errors in a $1.6M government healthcare report from #Deloitte. LISTEN here: theindependent.ca/podcasts/rea...

On the return of @independentnl.bsky.social's 🍇BERRYGROUNDS🍇 @techwontsave.us host @parismarx.com joins @justinbrake.bsky.social for a wide-ranging discussion about Artificial Intelligence and the ways AI is impacting our lives and the environment. www.listennotes.com/podcasts/ber...

#PressFreedom in Canada is neither absolute, nor guaranteed. The Carney government is thinking of weakening the public's access to information. If anything, access must be *improved*. Read this important story from The Narwhal's @meyer.bsky.social 👇 thenarwhal.ca/canada-acces...

When a perceived surrender of journalistic ethics threatens your network's legitimacy to produce news, you clear the air. TWO days since @ahmadelbayoumi.bsky.social reported this story, @citynewstoronto.bsky.social & #Rogers still have not publicly addressed the matter. #cdnmedia #pressfreedom

We're hiring a Publisher! The successful candidate will work closely with our Editor-in-Chief to support The Independent's growth in producing hard-hitting independent journalism. Click for details 👇 theindependent.ca/announcement...

Job alert! We're looking for a reporter/editor to work from the St. John's Metro region. Details here: theindependent.ca/announcement...

"The provincial government needs to decide that housing will be a priority and direct the NLHC to act accordingly, rather than continue to sit on its hands while the situation becomes increasingly dire," writes Hope Jamieson. #nlpoli #housing

Access to information: N.L. failed to make public over 1,000 responses in a single year. Province says it’s dealing with an increase in requests, but NDP says problems may be intentional. The latest from our new #AtlanticCanada reporter @justinbrake.bsky.social: ricochet.media/politics/pro...

Here's my first story as Atlantic Investigative Reporter for @ricochetmedia.bsky.social & @independentnl.bsky.social

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A look into how the RCMP set up a spy operation on Indigenous organizations in the 1970s by CBC's Brett Forester www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

TONIGHT @independentnl.bsky.social presents 'Ready or not, AI is HERE' hosted by editor-in-chief @justinbrake.bsky.social in conversation with @techwontsave.us host @parismarx.com at Corner Brook's Rotary Arts Centre in Newfoundland and Labrador. Watch online at riverside.com/studio/ready...

INTERVIEW: Avi Lewis wants to fight fascists, create a national non-profit grocery chain & reinvigorate our political imagination. He’s got a detailed plan for accomplishing these things, and it’s one he thinks will resonate with Newfoundlanders and Labradorians. theindependent.ca/news/lji/int...

Tonight! 7-9 p.m. Newfoundland time / 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. ET Join virtually here: riverside.com/studio/ready...

LISTEN: Journalists and #pressfreedom advocates discuss the @amberbracken.bsky.social / @thenarwhal.ca v. RCMP trial in BC and what it means for press freedom in Canada and the public's right to know. (Transcript also available.) theindependent.ca/news/listen-...

Indigenous academics rally behind ‘pretendian’ researcher found guilty of defamation www.aptnnews.ca/featured/ind...

“[The company] can make it seem safe. They can make it seem a lot of things. I think this will be the end of the harbour and any natural thing for us," says Valerie Walsh of Fermeuse. "There will be no whales coming in anymore, no puffins, no fishery, no boats, no anything." #LNG #Fermeuse #nlpoli

For the first time ever, NL's Chief Medical Examiner is collecting data on gambling as a risk factor in suicides in this province. Thank you to Rob Csernyik for continuing to follow this important story. Our province and the Atlantic Lottery Corp. profit off gambling, but at what cost? #nlpoli

Days after The Independent broke a story about the apparent use of #artificialintelligence in a government-commissioned healthcare report, the province added safeguards to its public procurement process in an effort to mitigate risks associated with the use of #AI. theindependent.ca/news/lji/pro...

LISTEN: @ricochetmedia.bsky.social podcast “#PressFreedom on Trial in Canada w/ the groundbreaking journalist @justinbrake.bsky.social A conversation about the @amberbracken.bsky.social & @thenarwhal.ca case vs. the #RCMP” podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i...