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

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 ...

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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 ...

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.

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 ...

Samuell / Wikimedia Commons. Another year, another Canada Post strike. At least, that’s how I began writing this column. But it’s not really accurate, is it? It conveys an oddly balanced impression of ...

The major political parties’ response to all of this has been mixed. The New Democratic Party is the only party that has committed to restoring the Minister for Women And Gender Equality position. The ...