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Commentary Archives – The Independent
Nov 7, 2024 · By Laurabel Mba Commentary October 4, 2024. A provincial government advertising campaign encouraging local business owners in Newfoundland and Labrador to hire Ukrainians was well-intentioned, but it also hurt immigrants and refugees from other countries.
Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay calls public meeting to discuss …
1 day ago · The Labrador Correctional Centre in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. File photo: Justin Brake. The mayor of Happy Valley-Goose Bay said he’s happy to see the recommendations outlined in a recent public safety review of his community, but he also questions some of the report’s findings.
News Archives – The Independent
Nov 12, 2024 · Fiona survivor contributes to climate exhibit in New York as world leaders descend on United Nations. By Yumna Iftikhar News September 24, 2024. The 2022 post-tropical storm did more than destroy houses in Channel-Port aux Basques. It provided a stark reminder of how bad the effects of human-caused climate change are getting at home.
We Need to Rethink How Memorial is Governed – The Independent
Oct 21, 2024 · Memorial University Arts and Administration Building in St. John’s. Photo by Rhea Rollmann. Between widespread unhappiness about the no-warning removal of The Ode to Newfoundland from Convocation and the sense that all proportion was lost in response to student protestor Matt Barter, 2022 was a rough year on the public relations front for Memorial University.
Student protest casts spotlight on deteriorating state of post ...
Nov 1, 2024 · Students march in protest on November 2nd, 2022. Photo by Rhea Rollmann. It was a cold, windy day punctuated by sporadic rain showers. Nevertheless, hundreds of students gathered at the St. John’s campus of Memorial University to call on government to reinstate the tuition freeze and implement other measures to restore affordability and access to post-secondary education in the province.
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Editorial Archives – The Independent
Sep 9, 2024 · The federal budget and Furey’s fine-line carbon tax saunter. By Justin Brake Editorial April 23, 2024. The Liberals fall short on many progressive policies, but kowtowing to Pierre Poilievre on the carbon tax is dangerous.
Postmedia’s takeover of The Telegram will be disastrous
Apr 23, 2024 · When Saltwire’s financial woes came to the fore in March, my first thought was, what will happen to The Telegram and its journalists and staff? And what could the potential closure of Newfoundland and Labrador’s oldest news publication mean for the province? Would someone — anyone — step in to save the last vestige of the newspaper industry here?
NL Healthcare Reeling from Worst Cyberattack in Canadian History
Oct 29, 2024 · 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. “We are victims of a cyberattack,” announced Health Minister John Haggie last week.