Canadian Federation of Students NL is calling for an investigation of Memorial University’s upper administration "with regards to all forms of racism within the institution, specifically as it relates to anti-black racism." #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/stu...

A new report on housing gives Newfoundland and Labrador a B+ on its progress to increase housing supply. But it doesn’t paint an accurate picture of residents’ lived realities in the province, writes columnist Hope Jamieson. #nlpoli theindependent.ca/commentary/c...

Happy Valley-Goose Bay’s Housing and Homelessness Coalition launched 32 seniors apartments last summer; now it’s building more. Read the full story from Heidi Atter 👇

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As N.L. continues to see high rates of food insecurity, communities are coming together this holiday season to make sure households have food on the table theindependent.ca/news/lji/mus...

“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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With rural areas prone to exploitation of foreign workers, who number in the thousands here, advocates say the province needs to legislate specific protections. It’s a reality the province’s new premier, Tony Wakeham, doesn’t appear prepared to confront. #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/premier...

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...

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' 👇

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...

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...

April Allen has exhibited her work in Paris, Milan, Osaka and Vancouver — but Happy Valley-Goose Bay, #Labrador tops them all for one reason. Read the story from Frey Blake-Pijogge 👇 #InuitArt #nlArts #Nunatsiavut theindependent.ca/news/lji/inu...

The PCs won’t say if Health Minister Lela Evans and Premier Tony Wakeham discussed #pharmacare during Nov. 26 meeting with federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel in Ottawa. #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/no-...

“We know there’s so many capable people who could run and do a really excellent job, but the system’s not necessarily designed for them to want to,” said 22-year-old St. John's City Councillor Kate Cadigan. #nlpoli 🗞️ Read the full story 👇 theindependent.ca/news/lji/pol...

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."

On ep93 of the💫HARBINGER SHOWCASE💫 radio show ➡️ @bcgreens.bsky.social's @emilylowan.bsky.social on BUBBLE POP ➡️ @youcaughtscott.com buries CANADALAND on THE NORTH STATE ➡️ Atlantic Canada's lobster crisis on @independentnl.bsky.social's BERRYGROUNDS ➡️+ more www.spreaker.com/episode/ep93... 🔶

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...

NDP calls for A.I. regulations after The Independent found errors in $1.6 million government-commissioned healthcare report from #Deloitte #nlpoli #AI theindependent.ca/news/lji/ndp...

Great piece from @justinbrake.bsky.social here:

UPDATE: The provincial gov. says it has "directed Deloitte to confirm the accuracy of the citations and literature review” and that Deloitte "stands by its conclusions and findings” in the Health Human Resources Report, which cost the province $1.6 million. #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/pro...

A major healthcare policy paper commissioned by @govnl.bsky.social government from Deloitte at a cost of $1.6 million, cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months. #nlpoli #AI theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...

Seniors’ Advocate Susan Walsh says Newfoundland and Labrador has the “oldest, poorest and most unhealthy seniors in Canada,” in report that paints a grim picture of what life is like for many residents 65 and older #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/n-l...

Finding and keeping workers for 24-hour snow clearing could be difficult, says union leader NAPE President Jerry Earle says the province needs to offer competitive pay and better job security #nlpoli #canlab theindependent.ca/news/lji/fin...

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-...

Excellent piece by @howrhearolls.bsky.social in The Independent.

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-...

Tools are never neutral, and #artificialintelligence has no place in social justice work, writes Rhea Rollmann. 🍞🌷 Read Rhea's latest Toast & Tulips column 👇 theindependent.ca/commentary/t...

On ep15 of @independentnl.bsky.social's 🍇berrygrounds🍇 Seasplainer authors Leila Beaudoin and @jennthornhillverma.bsky.social speak w/ @theglobeandmail.com's Greg Mercer about his new book 'The Lobster Trap: The Global Fight for a Seafood on the Brink'. theindependent.ca/podcasts/ber... 🔶

🫐 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...

@independentnl.bsky.social: Many Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs stand to benefit from the province's inadequate housing policies and legislation theindependent.ca/news/seismic...

After his swearing-in ceremony on Oct. 26, N.L. Premier Tony Wakeham told The Independent housing is “absolutely” a human right. #nlpoli #cdnpoli #housing #homelessness theindependent.ca/news/lji/wha...

"We need intervention. We need support, and we need it now,” Mayor Pomeroy said. “We felt it was important to hold this meeting, not as a political gesture but as a clear message that we are all united in trying to deal with this issue.” #nlpoli #Labrador theindependent.ca/news/lji/tow...

After proposed ‘Reconciliation Agreement’ failed Innu ratification vote, advocates in Sheshatshiu are demanding greater reparations theindependent.ca/news/lji/inn...

Not only are wildfires caused by climate change, new research links the heatwaves that cause them to oil companies active in Newfoundland and Labrador, columnist Angela Antle writes in an open letter to N.L. Premier Tony Wakeham #nlpoli #climate #cdnpoli theindependent.ca/commentary/e...

MUN Political Scientist Kelly Blidook understands why the Liberals are requesting recounts in the three ridings, “but precedent suggests they’re going to get turned down” on at least the two with wider margins, and possibly on the Lewisporte–Twillingate one too. #nlpoli

"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...