No Going Back” was a fitting theme for St. John’s Pride Week this summer, given the ongoing social and political backslide to ...

The news also means DFO is now renagging on its commitment to update its Northern cod rebuilding plan – one of the first to be released under 2019 Fisheries Act revisions meant to strengthen ...

Drew Brown is a writer from Grand Falls-Windsor. He was Editor-in-Chief of The Independent between 2019 and 2023 and holds most of a PhD in political theory. He is currently pursuing a Master of Arts ...

Heidi Atter is a Labrador-based journalist dedicated to sharing personal stories showcasing the resilience, challenges, culture, and voices of the Labrador community.

Nasca’s month-long artistic residency with Eastern Edge Gallery in St. John’s will focus on the Mistaken Point fossil formation and what it contributes to the growing field of queer ecology.

If built, rare earth minerals from Torngat Metals’ open pit mine would be transported by road to the coast near Nain (pictured above), then shipped by sea to Sept-Iles, Que. Photo: Justin Brake. A ...

The former Yale School junior dormitory in North West River, Labrador. November 2024. Photo by Heidi Atter. This article discusses residential school experiences, which some readers may find ...

Fishing fatalities are preventable and the workforce is shrinking. So why aren’t there fewer deaths in Canadian commercial fisheries?

In addition to sitting on the Board of The Independent, Robin Whitaker has contributed to the Indy on issues ranging from electoral reform to shared-use trails. She and Elizabeth Yeoman are co-editors ...

Waterford Valley MHA Jamie Korab is the Minister of Families and Affordability. GovNL. The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has announced the second phase of its three-year poverty reduction ...

Counc. Greg Noseworthy (left) recites a Christmas poem at the end of St. John’s city council’s Dec. 10, 2024 meeting. Screenshot: City of St. John’s. St. John’s city council brought down its 2025 ...

Provincial Housing Minister Fred Hutton says the Liberals “have said from the beginning that this protest, which it is, it is not a safe place for people to be,” in reference to Tent City for Change.