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Inuit governance and knowledge are at the core of Nunatsiavut’s climate change strategy Read Part 2 of Frey Blake-Pijogge's feature on how Inuit are responding to the impacts of climate change in #Nunatsiavut theindependent.ca/news/lji/inu...

ANALYSIS: Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are being bombarded with contradictory messaging around MOU with Québec; but the latest person to speak out was an insider tasked with independent oversight #nlpoli #qcpoli theindependent.ca/commentary/a...

Workers on the Kamutik W ferry in #Labrador have unanimously agreed to join the Seafarers’ International Union of Canada, joining the crew of the Qajaq W and becoming the second Labrador Marine Inc. vessel to unionize. #canlab theindependent.ca/news/lji/kam...

"We’re seeing the culture slowly fade away,” says Rex Holwell, an Inuk elder from Nain. Read Part 1 of a new 2-part feature from Frey Blake-Pijogge about how climate change is impacting Inuit in #Nunatsiavut. #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/bea...

The Carney Government’s planned military and defence spending will have impacts here in Newfoundland and Labrador, writes Fraser Brown. #cdnpoli #NATO theindependent.ca/commentary/a...

Writing @independentnl.bsky.social Rhea Rollmann speaks w/ Nikita Stapleton, Sadie Mees and Devoney Ellis, three Newfoundlanders on the convoy trying to break Israel’s siege of Gaza. theindependent.ca/news/lji/new... 🔶

Dr. Adolf Hamann, an obstetrician and gynecologist under investigation following complaints from at least 20 patients, has returned to work at the Labrador Health Centre in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/peo...

Three Newfoundlanders are joining a flotilla to #Gaza in an effort to break Israel's siege. Another, law professor Heidi Matthews, will follow on another boat as a legal observer. Read the full story from Rhea Rollmann 👇 #cdnpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/new...

Liberals inching toward draft legislation for N.L. Disability Advocate #nlpoli Read the full story at The Independent DOT ca

After years of work, Innu in Labrador are schooling in their traditional language theindependent.ca/news/lji/inn...

Travellers can’t fly from one Inuit community to another, and prices remain disproportionately high for north coast residents #nlpoli #Nunatsiavut theindependent.ca/news/lji/nun...

Yumna Iftikhar is a Pakistani-Canadian journalist covering the impact of federal and provincial policies on marginalized communities for @independentnl.bsky.social‬. She also writes about climate change and Canada’s energy transition journey.

Frey Blake-Pijogge is a recent graduate of St. Thomas University. Frey is 22 years old and reports for ‪@independentnl.bsky.social‬ in Labrador. Frey is Inuk from Nunatsiavut and focuses on Indigenous, environmental, and human rights stories.

Student life at @memorialu.bsky.social has been deeply impacted by the university’s failed commitments to peace, justice and equity, writes grad student and activist Sadie Mees #nlpoli theindependent.ca/commentary/c...

EDITORIAL: We stand with Gaza journalists. We stand for press freedom. Read the full article 👇 theindependent.ca/commentary/e...

Almost a decade ago, late Innu Elder Bart Jack changed his mind about #MuskratFalls and asked Innu leaders to reconsider damming Mista-shipu (Churchill River). Now, with another major dam on the horizon, Jack's son Jerome is taking a stand against #GullIsland. #nlpoli #qcpoli

“Hydro-Québec should be removed from the province. I do believe that they have no right to be stepping on Innu land without consent, the proper consent from the people,” said Jerome Jack. #nlpoli #qcpoli #GullIsland theindependent.ca/news/lji/son...

The latest in our Making Connections series in @independentnl.bsky.social

The provincial government’s new Air Access Pilot Program falls short for Labradorians, say an Innu advocate, NDP candidate and opposition MHA Read the full story from Heidi Atter 👇 theindependent.ca/news/lji/lib...

EDITORIAL: Thank you Air Canada flight attendants Why the CUPE-led flight attendants’ strike and labour victory is a win for us all #cdnpoli #canlab #aircanada #CUPE theindependent.ca/commentary/e...

Public engagement is identified in Memorial University's academic mission as an area of priority, alongside research and teaching and learning. Yet #MUNL just closed its Office of Public Engagement, a move with grave implications, writes Andreae Callanan. #nlpoli theindependent.ca/commentary/c...

The Registered Nurses’ Union & opposition parties say last week’s legislative committee hearing didn’t provide answers to restore public trust in the province’s health authority. An AG report found NLHS didn't follow protocol for hiring agency nurses. #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/calls-c...

New in @independentnl.bsky.social's Making Transportation series, Patricia Johnson-Castle on Nain's airport: “Remoteness” is not a reflection of literal distance between places...it is inseparable from questions of power and control." @elizabethyeoman.bsky.social theindependent.ca/commentary/m...

Researchers hike to #CapeSpear to explore how historic sites can be made more accessible for parents with diverse accessibility needs theindependent.ca/news/experie...

Government underfunding and broken promises about the services Inuit would have after being relocated from Hebron to Nain are part of the airport’s legacy Read the latest in our #MakingConnections series on transportation in NL, by Patricia Johnson-Castle #nlpoli theindependent.ca/commentary/m...

It’s time for a reckoning on public university education in our province Read the new installment of our 'State of the University' series, by Lori Lee Oates 👇 theindependent.ca/commentary/c...

Higher education has long been a public good, a vital tool for the betterment of society. Now it is being used to serve the market above all else, writes Barry Stephenson. 🎓 Introducing the new column, "State of the University" #nlpoli @memorialu.bsky.social theindependent.ca/commentary/c...

In this year’s #Pride Month feature, The Independent weaves together reflections on local queer history with snapshots of our proud present. Story by Rhea Rollmann and photos by Tania Heath 👇 theindependent.ca/news/st-john...

Nurses’ Union President Yvette Coffey welcomes the decision but warns the upcoming provincial election could delay accountability #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/public-...

The program will immerse Innu in their culture, traditions and language, says Gabriel Rich. theindependent.ca/news/lji/inn...

Doubling Northern cod catch limits ran counter to what scientists and key stakeholders called for — so what’s behind the decision? #cdnpoli #Seasplainer theindependent.ca/commentary/s...

Check out @independentnl.bsky.social's latest Making Connections, wherein @parismarx.com challenges @govnl.bsky.social to get more imaginative in plans to cut transport emissions. Province misses opportunity to reimagine public transportation in climate action plan theindependent.ca/commentary/m...

“I do believe that money could help both Innu communities, but I also believe that our culture is much more important," says Percey Montague, one of the Innu youth walking to #GullIsland. "I’m worried that we’ll keep losing our values and trading them for money.” theindependent.ca/news/lji/she...

“For the whole disability community to be ignored even in the definition of inclusion, to me, was impossible," said Autism Society of NL CEO Paul Walsh. "It was unbelievable." #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/educati...

Transportation accounts for a full 44% of N.L.'s emissions, with passenger transportation making up 23.5% when separated from commercial and freight. Read @parismarx.com's analysis of N.L.'s plan to reduce transportation-related carbon emissions. #climate #nlpoli theindependent.ca/commentary/m...

Innu land defenders blockaded the site of a potential hydroelectric megaproject Wednesday, saying preliminary work needs to stop while their communities grapple with what some are calling a lack of consultations and unknown impacts to the land. Read the story 👇 theindependent.ca/news/lji/hyd...

Asst Prof. Camille Ouellet Dallaire says the province's climate action plan fails to address the root cause. “If we are talking about mitigation, but there's nothing about the oil and gas industry, then we're not really engaging deeply in the conversation, right?” theindependent.ca/news/liberal...

The Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay has launched its first public-transit bus. And it's electric. Read the full story from Heidi Atter 👇 theindependent.ca/news/lji/hap...

On a new episode of @independentnl.bsky.social's🎙️THE INDY BROADCAST🎙️the team talk Innu youth joining calls for action on Sheshatshiu's drug crisis, provincial updates on income support rates, northern Labrador's food rationing crisis and more. theindependent.ca/broadcast/th... 🔶

N.L. PC leader Tony Wakeham is asking Premier John Hogan to join him in pushing DFO to expand the Newfoundland and Labrador food fishery. #nlpoli #cdnpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/pcs...

All the latest from Newfoundland & Labrador in this week's Indy Broadcast 🎧 Listen now 👇 #nlpoli theindependent.ca/broadcast/th...

“To say some of the findings in this report are surprising may be putting it mildly," NL Auditor General Desnise Hanrahan said Wednesday. Opposition parties and the Registered Nurses' Union are calling for investigations. Read the full story from Yumna Iftikhar 👇 theindependent.ca/news/auditor...

Given the ongoing barriers newcomer students face integrating into NL's public schools and university, some youth groups and parents are stepping up to improve inclusivity and mental health supports in schools. #nlpoli #education #ComingToNewfoundlandAndLabrador theindependent.ca/news/coming-...

The ferry that brings food to Innu and Inuit communities on Labrador's north coast hasn't been able to travel to some communities due to sea ice. Meanwhile, residents are trading & bartering for essentials and there's no help in sight from the province. #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/nor...

NDP and PCs say new changes to the Liberals’ poverty reduction strategy ignore the root causes driving poverty in the province #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/provinc...

The Indy's Energy Futures columnist Angela Antle has developed a short, anonymous survey to hear your thoughts on #climate change. She will use some of the responses anonymously in a future column. Scan the QR code or click the link below to complete the survey. docs.google.com/forms/d/1a0u...

On a new episode of @independentnl.bsky.social 🎙️THE INDY BROADCAST🎙️ the team talk Labrador air quality sensors, the DFO's Northern cod announcement, Newfoundland Power's 7% rate hike and more. theindependent.ca/broadcast/th... 🔶

Two queer-rights advocates in #Labrador say celebrating and marking #Pride month has additional importance given an increase in public and online prejudice against members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Read Heidi Atter's story 👇 theindependent.ca/news/lji/mar...

In this week's #IndyBroadcast: the Badger Fire; Labrador air quality sensors; Carney Liberals rush controversial legislation; DFO's Northern cod announcement; NL Power rate hike; Seniors’ Advocate 2024-2025 Status Report; and Meteorologist Eddie Sheerr leaves NTV. theindependent.ca/broadcast/th...