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.

Jan 27, 2025 · On Jan. 16, provincial Immigration Minister Sarah Stoodley said had requested an increased allotment from Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and that while she hadn’t expected Ottawa to approve extra allotments she hoped the numbers would at least remain the same as 2024.

Jan 22, 2025 · 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

Jan 29, 2025 · Keith Russell / Facebook. On Jan. 16 Keith Russell announced his bid for the Conservative Party of Canada’s nomination in Labrador. But just over a week later the former provincial cabinet minister backed out, citing issues with the party’s nomination process.

3 days ago · Immigration Minister Sarah Stoodley responds on Jan. 17, 2025 to the federal government’s plan to cut 2025 economic immigration spaces in half. Ottawa later granted the province an additional 1,000 spaces. GovNL / Facebook. Frequent changes to Canada’s immigration policies are hindering efforts ...

The Independent is Newfoundland and Labrador’s premiere outlet for progressive news and analysis, and we do it without the corporate funding that other media outlets depend on. 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 […]

5 days ago · Justin Brake (settler, he/him) is a reporter and editor at The Independent, a role in which he previously served from 2012 to 2017. In recent years, he has worked as a contributing editor at The Breach and as a reporter and executive producer with APTN News.

Jan 16, 2025 · In 2021, Premier Andrew Furey acknowledged food security as “an important issue in Newfoundland and Labrador,” but since that time household food insecurity rates haven’t improved. Nearly one quarter of all households in the province experience food insecurity. Food insecurity in NL. The United Nations defines food insecurity as having “a lack of regular access to enough safe and ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Justin Brake (settler, he/him) is a reporter and editor at The Independent, a role in which he previously served from 2012 to 2017. In recent years, he has worked as a contributing editor at The Breach and as a reporter and executive producer with APTN News.

Yumna Iftikhar is a Pakistani Canadian journalist with an interest in Canada’s energy transition, the environment, and minority stories. Having grown up on the shores of Montserrat, an island in the Caribbean Sea, and in Newfoundland and Labrador, she wants to understand how island communities are transitioning to renewable energies and adapting to climate change.