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3 days ago · 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.

Jan 22, 2025 · Multiple women are speaking out about their experiences with OBGYN Dr. Adolf Hamann, who is facing formal complaints

Jan 14, 2025 · Photo By: Elizabeth Whitten. As post-tropical storm Fiona swept houses into the ocean in September, the team behind Wreckhouse Press were reporting on the ground of their hometown of Port aux Basques. They were documenting what was taking place.

Jan 21, 2025 · Commentary. The Independent welcomes opinion pieces from readers on any topic. These pieces reflect the opinions of the writers. The Independent editorial staff reserves the right to edit the opinion pieces for clarity and length.

Jan 21, 2025 · In addition to sitting on the Board of The Independent, Robin Whitaker has contributed to the Indy on issues ranging from electoral reform to shared-use trails. She and Elizabeth Yeoman are co-editors of Making Connections.In her day job, she works as an anthropologist at Memorial University and is active in her union, MUNFA, which she served as president from 2017-2019.

Jan 14, 2025 · On Aug. 26, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his government is scaling back the temporary foreign worker program. A local migrant workers’ rights advocate says Canada’s scaled back temporary foreign worker program dehumanizes migrant workers and will further harm those in Newfoundland and Labrador already facing precarity and exploitation.

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Jan 22, 2025 · The scene outside the Labrador Inn in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on the morning of Jan. 22, 2025. Robert Dawe / Facebook. Approximately two dozen unhoused people displaced by a fire at the Labrador Inn in Happy Valley-Goose Bay have received emergency shelter at the Salvation Army, which local MHA Perry Trimper said has provided accommodations at …

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.