Finance minister says yes, but ATI requests show there’s no plan for how to do both — and reveal significant unpublished ...

Anasophie Vallée. Submitted. The Independent is thrilled to announce we've hired Newfoundland journalist Anasophie Vallée as ...

Ottawa’s recent changes to immigration will strain Newfoundland and Labrador’s social security programs, according to a Memorial University professor who researches immigration in the province. Tony ...

A fire at a building formerly home to Tricia Dee’s restaurant occurred in the early morning hours of Saturday, Oct. 25. Robert Dawe / Facebook. Fire Chief Bradley Butler has spent more than two ...

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A note from the authors: Dear readers, we have wanted to cover this story for a long time. Given the fishing tragedies this province has endured, we acknowledge this is a difficult subject. This ...

Universal, accessible, free healthcare is a part of Canada’s national identity and a source of pride for Canadians. Most developed countries offer universal health coverage, and while some public ...

Five Indy journalists have been nominated in four categories [L-R]: Heidi Atter, Yumna Iftikhar, Derek Montague, Justin Brake and Rhea Rollmann. Background image: AJAs/Facebook. Illustration: The ...

Selling underused university buildings is not, in itself, a bad idea. Signal Hill was never a campus. No classes were taught there, and no research that I know of was conducted there. Faculty who ...

Provincial Housing Minister Joedy Wall recently spoke at the annual National Congress on Housing and Homelessness in St. John’s, where he told delegates about his government’s “commitment to ...

Hundreds attended the 2023 May Day march and rally in St. John’s last spring. They called for, among other things, a living wage for workers in Newfoundland and Labrador. Photo: Tania Heath. In a new ...

Ron Webb says he and other community members don’t have a choice when it comes to dealing with Labrador’s rapidly changing climate, but they must adapt. “Years ago, we would get ice of the normal five ...