Feb 4, 2025 · 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.

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 […]

4 days ago · Beverley Murphy says her 32-year-old son Mitchell may never recover if he remains incarcerated at Her Majesty’s Penitentiary Beverley Murphy speaks to supporters at a Jan. 29, 2025 protest outside Her Majesty’s Penitentiary in St. John’s, where her 32-year-old son Mitchell is incarcerated ...

Jan 22, 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 28, 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 14, 2025 · Nunatsiavut Assembly building in Hopedale. Photo: Justin Brake. Inuit governments and the national advocacy group for Inuit rights are calling for an end to the Canada Post strike.

Mar 20, 2024 · The Registered Nurses’ Union of Newfoundland and Labrador and allies took their message to Confederation Hill Tuesday and called for an investigation by the province’s auditor general.

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. Justin was born in Gander and raised in ...

Dec 5, 2024 · What makes The Independent special? The Independent is a trailblazer in Canadian independent journalism. For more than a decade, we have provided readers in Newfoundland and Labrador and beyond with powerful investigative reporting, arts and culture coverage, and community-centred news and explainers—grounded in a commitment to decolonization and social justice, operating within a ...

Dec 12, 2024 · Evan Careen has worked as a journalist since 2005, covering local, provincial, and national news in towns and cities big and small in Newfoundland, Labrador, and Alberta.