State of the University is a multi-author series examining Memorial University’s ‘special obligation’ to the people of ...

Higher education has long been a public good, a vital tool for the betterment of society. Now it is being used to serve the ...

The Independent is Newfoundland and Labrador’s premiere outlet for progressive news and ideas — and we do it without the ...

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

Advocates say students with disabilities deserve an inclusive education system ...

File photo by Daniel Smith. All it takes is a drive up Kenmount Road to understand how car-dependent a society Newfoundland and Labrador is, even in its capital city. Beyond the traffic congestion is ...

Human rights, housing and the economy are top of mind for three Labrador youth who are watching the federal election closely. For Emily Kavanagh, human rights are center stage. Kavanagh grew up in ...

The June 29, 2025 episode of The Indy Broadcast includes the following stories: Northern Labrador in ‘crisis’ as people ration food, toilet paper, baby supplies Innu youth join calls for action on ...

A feather lay on the beach in Sheshatshiu in August 2023. The community is grappling with a drug crisis. Justin Brake. Angel Jourdain Mckay has seen the impact of drugs first hand in Sheshatshiu. The ...

Auditor General Denise Hanrahan (right) said Wednesday that by March of this year, “the average agency nurse will cost taxpayers over $400,000 annually.” Office of the Auditor General. A new report ...

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 ...

Dean Bavington is a geographer and writer based in St. John’s, originally from St. Anthony on the Great Northern Peninsula. He is the author of Managed Annihilation: An Unnatural History of the ...