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

A provincial budget delivered in the midst of a housing crisis should have something consequential to say on the subject of ...

The Independent has been named a finalist in four categories of the 2026 Atlantic Journalism Awards, which recognize the best ...

The defunding of Memorial is not a story of fiscal misfortune or demographic bad luck. It is one of a deliberate, ...

Photo courtesy Matt Barter. Illustration by Justin Brake. The mould hit first — sharp, sour, clinging to my clothes long after I’d left the office. Doctors told me to stay away. The building, they ...

The cuts are likely to reduce medication adherence, increase hospitalizations, and download healthcare costs to the province ...

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 ...

Passengers disembark from an Air Borealis Twin Otter in Nain in August 2023. Justin Brake. In 2019, Nain, the largest Inuit community in Labrador and Newfoundland, was cut off from access to the ...

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 ...

The ocean and fisheries remain fundamental to Newfoundland and Labrador’s identity and economy. Seasplainer asked party leaders how they would navigate federal jurisdiction to advocate for the ...

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 ...

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 ...