Our N.L. Election 2025 coverage is here! We'll be adding more issues and stories to this page ahead of the Oct. 14 provincial election. #nlpoli If you're not already getting our free newsletter, sign up on our website. theindependent.ca/n-l-election...

Writing @independentnl.bsky.social Yumna Iftikhar reports on last week's student march to the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature protesting the rising cost of post-secondary education. theindependent.ca/news/student... 🔶

Will the N.L. Liberals’ plan to address crime actually make communities safer? Read Anton Oleinik's analysis at The Independent DOT ca #nlpoli theindependent.ca/commentary/a...

Ahead of Newfoundland and Labrador's Oct. 14 provincial election, university students praise NDP policy, note PCs have ‘caved a little,’ and say the Liberals need to do a lot more to earn their vote #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/student...

The merchants are very much still here, and they’re making terrible decisions for the rest of us, writes Lori Lee Oates #nlpoli theindependent.ca/commentary/a...

Mayors and councils have tools at their disposal to radically improve accessible, affordable housing in their communities, writes Hope Jamieson. Read Hope's analysis ahead of the N.L. municipal elections happening this week and next. #nlpoli #housing theindependent.ca/commentary/a...

I gathered #opinions #concerns and #attitudes about #climate change in #Newfoundland. We are not immune.

"We will rally, march to the Confederation Building, and send a clear message to our government: students can’t wait any longer for meaningful change," writes Rana Abuidris. Read the latest in our 'State of the University' series at The Independent DOT ca #nlpoli theindependent.ca/commentary/c...

‘We are deeply concerned that our students […] could be subject to illegal detention, violence, or worse,' say 150+ Memorial University students, faculty & alum who signed an open letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney #Gaza #cdnpoli #Palestine theindependent.ca/news/munl-fa...

"Flourishing moves beyond the lone individual who beats the odds," writes Khadeja Raven Anderson. "It is about building communities of care, accountability, and opportunity that allow all of us to thrive." #MUN #StateOfTheUniversity theindependent.ca/commentary/c...

Rhea Rollmann looks at PC, Liberal and NDP commitments on policies that would impact gender equity and speaks with advocates about what they're looking for in Newfoundland & Labrador's 2025 provincial election #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/where-i...

No one, including Premier John Hogan, can or will say why a gynecologist in Labrador continues seeing patients while under investigation following complaints from at least 20 women. #nlpoli

Results from The Indy's #climate crisis reader survey are in! In her latest #EnergyFutures column, Angela Antle shares responses from some of the more than 100 readers who responded. #nlpoli theindependent.ca/commentary/e...

Can standard dichotomies like ‘left and right’, ‘nationalist and federalist’, or ‘populist and technocratic’ help us understand politics in the province? #nlpoli Read Part 1 of Drew Brown's new 2-part analysis of Newfoundland and Labrador's political system. theindependent.ca/commentary/a...

It’s time to ask all municipal and provincial candidates what they would do to address the intersecting crises, writes 'Sick & Tired' columnist Kari Brown #nlpoli theindependent.ca/commentary/s...

"I asked the receptionist if he was the doctor I was scheduled to see, and she confirmed he was,” Tracy Martin told The Independent. “At that point, I told her I would be refusing the appointment." Dr. Adolf Hamann is facing complaints from 20 patients. #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/pre...

Every Canadian province has readily-available public disclosures, a transparency resource commonly used by journalists and the public to monitor politicians’ potential conflicts of interest — except Newfoundland and Labrador. Read the full story👇 #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/only-pr...

Decades of austerity have left Memorial’s buildings crumbling and its people sick, but beneath the mould and rats is a deeper story of land and labour... Read MUN Assoc. Professor Dean Bavington's new piece for The Indy's State of the University series #nlpoli theindependent.ca/commentary/c...

Barbra Bardot brings her personal journey to the public stage in new St. John’s production ‘Becoming Barbra’ Read Rhea Rollmann's interview with Bardot 👇 #NLarts theindependent.ca/news/honest-...

ICYMI #nlpoli

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...