Last winter parents and grandparents began calling for action from the Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation and RCMP to confront the ...

Denise Hanrahan’s new report finds NL Health Services did not follow protocol for hiring agency nurses, leading to ...

Families and organizations are working to create safe spaces for refugee youth to thrive, stay connected with their roots and ...

Elected politicians need to step up and ensure residents of all communities in Newfoundland and Labrador can buy food at ...

It was while he was studying fossils at the Banff Centre that Nasca developed an interest in the Mistaken Point fossils of ...

Two queer-rights advocates in Labrador say celebrating and marking Pride month has additional importance given an increase in ...

NDP and PCs say new changes to the Liberals’ poverty reduction strategy ignore the root causes driving poverty in the province ...

Coreen Tourout, 62, a member of the grassroots group Screaming Eagles and resident of Piccadilly, said protesting outside the convention doesn’t feel good — but it serves as a stark reminder, she adds ...

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In 2022 the federal government estimated wildfire smoke resulted in 620 to 2,700 deaths each year from 2013 to 2018. Indigenous people face higher rates of respiratory illnesses like asthma and ...

Justin Brake (settler, he/him) is a reporter and editor at The Independent, a role in which he previously served from 2012 to 2017. In recent years, he has worked as a contributing editor at The ...

Recent provincial government restructuring included the destruction of Parks and Natural Areas Division and the dismantling of Wildlife Division.