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

We're only giving away 15 tote bags, so don't miss out!

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...

Here's my report on the Narwhal/Bracken v. #RCMP #pressfreedom case in B.C. Lawyers on both sides are relying on the 2019 NL Court of Appeal decision in my case (the "Brake decision"). So I wanted to dig into how the RCMP interpreted & used it to justify jailing @amberbracken.bsky.social in 2021.

❗On Friday evening, the CAJ learned that journalist Rachel Gilmore had recently been approached in public by individuals linked to, or implicated in, an investigation she had written, and was published by The Tyee that focused on white nationalists. https://loom.ly/z22FRzg

EVENT: 'Ready or not, AI is HERE' 💬 Stories & Conversation, feat. Indy Editor-in-Chief @justinbrake.bsky.social and tech journalist & @techwontsave.us host @parismarx.com March 25, 2026 @ 7-9 p.m. NDT More details below 👇 theindependent.ca/announcement...

Rhea Rollmann argues #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026 is not a day for celebration. Here's why 👇 theindependent.ca/commentary/t...

NEW: Deloitte is being investigated by Newfoundland & Labrador's accounting watchdog over the firm's use of #AI in a $1.6-million government healtcare report that contains at least four fake citations #artificialintelligence #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/acc...

"In today’s world of far-right conservative men waging war on women and other gender minorities, and with the past century’s human rights gains rapidly unraveling, there should be no illusions that we have time or cause to celebrate anything." #IWD2026 theindependent.ca/commentary/t...

With the sky warmed by the setting sun, the scene at the refugee camp Michelle Shephard visits in Adré, Chad appears almost bucolic. But just five kilometres away, the war in Sudan rages on, forcing thousands into life-threatening displacement. https://thewalrus.ca/sudan-genocide/

"These deaths happened," says investigative journalist Nilo Tabrizy. "They’re important for us to investigate, and all of us should be interrogating what happened." #Iran www.democracynow.org/2026/3/4/nil...

"History is consistent: sustainable freedom is built by people who organize, strike, write, teach, and resist—not by foreign jets, sanctions regimes, or crowns," writes Sima Atri. "Iranians deserve more than a choice between destruction and dictatorship."

The Tony Wakeham government quietly placed an asterisk next to its promise, ‘For all of us’

N.L. NDP Leader Jim Dinn is calling on Progressive Conservative government to legislate wage increases #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/pcs...

Canada needs an independent podcast community. It's Day 15 of our Winter 2026 fundraising campaign help us reach our goal of 50 new Harbinger supporters. Challenge right-wing and corporate media - support socially and politically progressive Canadian podcasts at harbingermedianetwork.com/join/ 🔶️

Join our team! The Indy has a small, dedicated team of volunteers who selflessly make our work possible. If you have time (5-10 hours/month), skills and a burning desire to see independent journalism flourish in Newfoundland & Labrador, apply to join our Board of Directors!

“This war is a war of power, a war of resource and land grab, and it is nothing about democracy.” 'Why These Iranian-Canadians Strongly Oppose U.S.-Israeli Aggression' from @readthemaple.com #cdnpoli www.readthemaple.com/why-these-ir...

Today marks the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Since then, many Ukrainians have made NL home. Some, like Katarina Gavrilyuk & her family, have returned to Ukraine to visit family and friends. 🇺🇦 Read our Nov. 2025 story about that journey: theindependent.ca/news/lji/ret...

"Each cut sends the same message, never stated outright but unmistakable: research not directly tied to immediate economic outcomes is dispensable." Read MUNL Philosophy Professor Sean McGrath's new op-ed in our 'State of the University' series 👇 theindependent.ca/commentary/c...