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Nov 7, 2024 · The Independent is a trailblazer in Canadian independent journalism. The Independent is Newfoundland and Labrador’s premiere outlet for progressive ideas and dialogue, and we do it without the corporate funding that other media outlets depend on.
Commentary Archives – The Independent
Nov 7, 2024 · By Laurabel Mba Commentary October 4, 2024. A provincial government advertising campaign encouraging local business owners in Newfoundland and Labrador to hire Ukrainians was well-intentioned, but it also hurt immigrants and refugees from other countries.
Following complaints, City of St. John’s threatens senior with $5K …
1 day ago · This “Arms Embargo Now” on Marilyn Porter’s retaining wall carries a message of peace. But also potential for a $5K fine by the City of St. John’s. Submitted photo. A St. John’s senior is awaiting a decision from the City over her application to …
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5 days ago · Fiona survivor contributes to climate exhibit in New York as world leaders descend on United Nations. By Yumna Iftikhar News September 24, 2024. The 2022 post-tropical storm did more than destroy houses in Channel-Port aux Basques. It provided a stark reminder of how bad the effects of human-caused climate change are getting at home.
Editorial Archives – The Independent
Sep 9, 2024 · The federal budget and Furey’s fine-line carbon tax saunter. By Justin Brake Editorial April 23, 2024. The Liberals fall short on many progressive policies, but kowtowing to Pierre Poilievre on the carbon tax is dangerous.
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Formed from the ashes of its predecessor—an award-winning print newspaper that ran from 2003-2008 in St. John’s — The Independent launched as an online publication in early 2011. It was on the verge of folding six months later, but contributors and a devoted readership recognized the need for grassroots media voices in the province and ...
We Need to Rethink How Memorial is Governed – The Independent
Oct 21, 2024 · Memorial University Arts and Administration Building in St. John’s. Photo by Rhea Rollmann. Between widespread unhappiness about the no-warning removal of The Ode to Newfoundland from Convocation and the sense that all proportion was lost in response to student protestor Matt Barter, 2022 was a rough year on the public relations front for Memorial University.
I’m a Newfoundlander Born and Bred and I’ll Owe Debt Til I Die
Apr 25, 2024 · Last week, the provincial government delivered its fall fiscal update.TL;DR—revenues and expenditures look a little bit better than forecast in Budget 2021, so the deficit is about ⅓ lower than originally anticipated.
Thinking Outside the Crisis: A Great Big Bag of Hammers
May 14, 2024 · As part of the Independent’s “Thinking Outside the Crisis” series, I want to tie questions from my own research on how crises impact policy change to an explanation of why we may find it difficult to “learn” from what has happened and why we are likely to go on making the same mistakes, post-crisis. This crisis is a diagnostic event for many real world problems.
NL Healthcare Reeling from Worst Cyberattack in Canadian History
Oct 29, 2024 · Newfoundland and Labrador is in trouble with a recent cyberattack that has impacted much of the province’s healthcare infrastructure—with Eastern Health operating on a paper-based system into Monday, slowly bringing some services back. “We are victims of a cyberattack,” announced Health Minister John Haggie last week.