“I think they really misunderstood what I was supposed to be.” Delores Mullings, Memorial University's Vice-Provost of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism, is leaving 8 months before contract ends. #EDI #MUN theindependent.ca/news/lji/hea...

Susanna Rumbolt of Mary's Harbour, #Labrador says her husband Tim should not have died while seeking cancer treatment in Newfoundland and Labrador’s healthcare system last year. Read the full story from Heidi Atter 👇 theindependent.ca/news/lji/lab...

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N.L. Health Services can’t—or won’t—say how a doctor barred from practicing in a Newfoundland hospital is allowed to practice in Labrador, where he is facing serious allegations from multiple women #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/hea...

Dianne Keeping says if Canada Post's library book rate is increased or cancelled, “the impact on our ability to share resources efficiently and affordably will be significant, especially given the budget challenges we are already facing.” Read the full story 👇 theindependent.ca/news/lji/lib...

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Latest instalment of Making Connections, the @independentnl.bsky.social transportation column, in which @ryangreen.bsky.social shares his thoughts on what it would mean to make our city a city for kids. @elizabethyeoman.bsky.social theindependent.ca/commentary/m...

NL Premier Tony Wakeham says in addition to promises made in the PC's platform, his cabinet will implement promises made to unions and others outside the platform. On Monday Wakeham issued a mandate letter instructing his cabinet to prioritize the platform #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/wak...

On Monday N.L. Premier Tony Wakeham took a page out of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s playbook when he released a single mandate letter by which he expects his 13 cabinet ministers to abide by. #nlpoli #cdnpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/wak...

What would it mean to build a city for kids? Robin Whitaker interviews St. John’s active transportation advocate Ryan Green 🚴‍♂️ Read our latest in 'Making Connections' 👇

UPDATE: Medical licence renewed for Labrador doctor under investigation following complaints from at least 20 patients Health Minister Lela Evans vows to ‘get to the bottom’ of what she says is a ‘crisis of trust’ in reproductive healthcare in Labrador #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/med...

After multiple horrific cases of violence against Muslim women in NL, Muslim women and gender-diverse people are gathering in St. John’s to share their stories, learn about available services and create strategies for safety, empowerment, and collective healing. theindependent.ca/news/lji/gen...

The federal government's paused talks with provinces and territories on #pharmacare comes amid a #diabetes epidemic in N.L., potentially holding up access to millions of dollars in funding for essential medicines and medical devices. #nlpoli Read the story from Yumna Iftikhar 👇

A former N.L. Liberal cabinet minister says government was close to introducing legislation around the internal use of #AI but ran out of time before governments changed after the Progressive Conservatives won the fall general election. #nlpoli #deloitte theindependent.ca/news/lji/lib...

Written by theatre newcomer Sobia Shaikh, 'Braiding Peonies' was inspired by incidents of racism in Newfoundland and Labrador. 🎭 It runs Nov. 27-30 at The Lantern in St. John's. #nlarts Read the full story from Yumna Iftikhar 👇 theindependent.ca/news/lji/a-p...

Newfoundland and Labrador's Department of Education is hinting at the government’s own culpability for more than a dozen AI-generated errors @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social found in the province’s Education Accord. #nlpoli #AI #NLeducation Read the full story 👇 theindependent.ca/news/lji/pcs...

A recent visit home by a Ukrainian refugee living in St. John’s underscores the joys of her homeland amid the harsh reality of the ongoing war Read the story of Katerina Gavrilyuk and her family, from Rhea Rollmann 👇 theindependent.ca/news/lji/ret...

Deloitte breaks silence on Newfoundland and Labrador healthcare report Consulting firm says it is “fully responsible for the quality of our work."

Pattern Energy executive Frank Davis says the company is ‘fully committed’ to Argentia Renewables, which will take the form of a wind-only project — for now #nlpoli #wind #energy theindependent.ca/news/lji/com...

Two days after we reported fake citations in a #Deloitte report that cost N.L. $1.6M, the Premier has asked Government Services Min. Mike Goosney to “undertake a review of what guidelines should be put in place to stop this from happening in the future.” #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/pcs...

Discovering errors in major third-party policy reports likely generated by #AI is serious enough that one party in Newfoundland and Labrador is calling for regulations. Today's call from the NDP comes two days after we broke a story about errors discovered in a $1.6 million report from #Deloitte

This is the 2nd time a major government report from Deloitte has been found to contain errors likely generated by AI. First in Australia and now, as The Independent has confirmed, in a major healthcare policy paper for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli #AI #deloitte

This is the 2nd time a major government report from Deloitte has been found to contain errors likely generated by AI. First in Australia and now, as The Independent has confirmed, in a major healthcare policy paper for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli #AI #deloitte

In October I noticed NL's Commissioner for Legislative Standards had not published annual reports for 2023 and 2024. Her reason? "There wasn’t a whole lot to report and it was, you know—it’s a skimpy report. There was nothing earth shattering in there." #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/no-...

NL’s Department of Health and Community Services did not confirm if it will use a core staffing review launched by Liberals to implement system-wide improvements #nlpoli #healthcare theindependent.ca/news/nurses-...

🫐 NEW episode of #berrygrounds! #Seasplainer authors @jennthornhillverma.bsky.social & Leila Beaudoin speak with @theglobeandmail.com reporter Greg Mercer about his new book 'The Lobster Trap: The Global Fight for a Seafood on the Brink'. 🎧 LISTEN NOW 👇 theindependent.ca/podcasts/ber...

In the wake of a scandal involving NL’s new Education Accord, which contained fabricated sources and has led many to believe #AI was involved, a spokesperson from the Premier's Office says the PC government is “not prioritizing” a review of its AI policies. #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/pcs...

When Canada delivers its budget Tuesday, will it "get out of the way" on the proposed Ring of Fire environmental assessment, as Ontario Premier Doug Ford requested last week? Canada's not telling. I've been requesting since Oct. 29, daily contact with the Privy Council office, but still no answer.

A great new piece from Indy columnist Angela Antle making the connection between oil companies, #climatechange, and the wildfires that ravaged communities in Newfoundland last summer. It's an open letter to N.L.'s new Premier Tony Wakeham.

"This is a dark moment in Canadian labour history." Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has used the ‘notwithstanding clause’ to shield the strike-breaking bill from a court challenge. #cdnpoli #abpoli #canlab www.readthemaple.com/alberta-forc...

A great new piece from Indy columnist Angela Antle making the connection between oil companies, #climatechange, and the wildfires that ravaged communities in Newfoundland last summer. It's an open letter to N.L.'s new Premier Tony Wakeham.

"Many voted for the Wakeham gov't because they sought an end to the wasteful and tired practice of bringing so-called experts into the province to do jobs that could be done just as well, and probably better, by a Newfoundlander or Labradorian," writes Rhea Rollmann theindependent.ca/commentary/t...

“Considering Mr. Outhouse’s ideology, political history and policy initiatives, we are concerned about the influence he will have on your government’s legislation and policy and ask that you clarify your government’s stance on these issues,” Dinn writes. #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/ndp...

“The provincial PCs were elected because they were seen to be progressive," says DEI advocate Laurabel Mba. “But when they are hiring someone who doesn’t hold those progressive sentiments, I think it makes people of this province a little bit nervous.” #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/pcs...

Every progressive person in Newfoundland & Labrador who believes electoral politics plays an important role in our democracy should be asking the same question. Especially in a province where the NDP has never formed official opposition, let alone governed. #nlpoli

“We’re in the process of a resetting of expectations of where the relationship can go,” Carney told reporters at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Flights in and out of Wabush Airport were suspended earlier this week, then restored, without explanation from authorities. Labrador MP Philip Earle is asking Transport Minister and Liberal caucus colleague Steve MacKinnon for an urgent review. #cdnpoli #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/lab...

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Was great to chat with the @independentnl.bsky.social about the need for a fast transition to renewables in NL and the need for worker retraining. Give The Independent a follow if you haven't already and want to know more about news in NL.

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"‘I saw the magic that happened in our seminars as the seed of something that could only benefit society by spreading." Read the latest in our 'State of the University' series, by Alison Forster 👇 theindependent.ca/commentary/c...

“In the next four to five years, what we do or don’t do on climate and economic transition will define where we can be in terms of climate safety or socioeconomic stability for decades to come,” says Prof. Angela Carter. #nlpoli #climate theindependent.ca/news/lji/if-...

As election day in Newfoundland and Labrador approaches, a migrant rights advocate and a Memorial University researcher say political parties have yet to offer concrete plans to protect temporary foreign workers from exploitation and abuse in the province. #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/whe...

As election day in Newfoundland & Labrador approaches, labour leaders say provincial candidates aren’t addressing people’s “everyday troubles” #nlpoli #canlab theindependent.ca/news/lji/wor...

Safe staffing saves lives. N.L.’s long-term care system needs more nurses — and nurses need more time with residents. Read more in The Independent: buff.ly/IdHSqDy #ExpertCare #SafeStaffing

It's election day in Newfoundland and Labrador. Still undecided who to vote for? Check out The Independent's NL Election 2025 page, where we've compiled summaries of some of the biggest issues facing the province and articles and analysis around those issues 👇 theindependent.ca/n-l-election...

Labrador candidates talk Indigenous rights, food insecurity, climate change, and establishing a Search and Rescue station in the region #nlpoli #Labrador theindependent.ca/news/lji/lab...

The NLNDP says it's the first party in provincial history to achieve gender parity among candidates. It's also believed Laurabel Mba is NL's first-ever Black provincial candidate, and Shazia Razi is the first-ever hijab-wearing Muslim candidate #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/wil...