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> Hipster Tetralogy: Part 3
By: Hans Rollmann | March 28, 2012
If there’s one thing the modern North American media is good for, it’s over-saturating us with political commentary. Take Vic Toews. During the past month t... Read More
> Mount Pearl woman wins big on “Price is Right”
By: TheIndependent.ca | February 17, 2012
A family vacation in Los Angeles earlier this year included an unexpected payday for Mount Pearl native Brittany McCarthy. The 21-year-old woman was selected to... Read More
> CFB Goose Bay loses chance for supersonic training activities
By: TheIndependent.ca | February 17, 2012
The CBC is reporting that the military has withdrawn an application to conduct supersonic flight training in Labrador. Just 3 years ago the Department of Nation... Read More
> OCI defending itself; company starts swinging back at union
By: TheIndependent.ca | February 17, 2012
CBC will feature an interview this Saturday with OCI President Martin Sullivan, who by all accounts will start to hit back at the FFAW which has been hammering ... Read More
> Protesters call for Corner Brook Mayor’s resignation
By: TheIndependent.ca | February 17, 2012
But what about the union leaders? This week, after tense negotiations, the union representing Corner Brook's firefighters and the city itself came to an agre... Read More
> Loyola Sullivan accused of conflict of interest in work with OCI
By: TheIndependent.ca | February 16, 2012
Ocean Choice International is getting knocked from all directions - this time from the provincial Liberal party. The CBC has reported that the party's fisheries... Read More
> Former NL telemarketer convicted, operating again in Florida
By: TheIndependent.ca | February 16, 2012
The CBC is reporting that Michael Mouyal, a telemarketer formerly operating out of St. John's and convicted of defrauding customers in excess of 130 million dol... Read More
> New Harbour doctor zeroes in on shortages at Carbonear hospital
By: TheIndependent.ca | February 16, 2012
The Compass today features a comprehensive interview with Dr. Paul Bonisteel, a family physician in New Harbour, Trinity Bay. Dr. Bonisteel, reacting to news th... Read More
> Corner Brook raises wages of its firefighters – then fires 4 of them
By: TheIndependent.ca | February 15, 2012
The CBC is reporting that Corner Brook - immediately following the signing of a four-year agreement to increase pay to its firefighters - has laid off 4 firefig... Read More
> Little opposition to massive expansions of St. John’s
By: TheIndependent.ca | February 15, 2012
St. John's is closer to getting a whole lot bigger. The CBC is reporting that very little opposition was voiced at a St. John's public hearing Tuesday night on ... Read More
> Newfoundland students awesome at recycling cell-phones
By: TheIndependent.ca | February 15, 2012
For the second year in a row, schools in Newfoundland and Labrador have led the Canada in the national Recycle My Cell School Challenge. The Recycle My Cell Cha... Read More
> Chilling moments in Heart’s Delight as child wanders alone, barefoot
By: TheIndependent.ca | February 15, 2012
Residents of Heart's Delight, a community on the southern shore of Trinity Bay, are calling it nothing short of a miracle that a six-year-old girl is alive toda... Read More
> Families, friends mark 30 years since the Ocean Ranger sank
By: TheIndependent.ca | February 14, 2012
The Canadian Press has published an article marking the 30th anniversary of Canada's worst offshore oil disaster - the Ocean Ranger. The article sees the traged... Read More
> Dwight Ball points out the PC government missed a deadline
By: TheIndependent.ca | February 14, 2012
One of the downsides to providing such a detailed election platform (see here) is that there is a lot for your opponents to hold you to account for. Such seems ... Read More
> Public Utilities Board’s review of Muskrat Falls is under way
By: TheIndependent.ca | February 14, 2012
All the personalities are out as the former St. John's mayor Andy Wells-led review of the proposed Muskrat Falls mega-project is under way. Nalcor CEO Ed Martin... Read More
> Trinity Loop to make its return??
By: TheIndependent.ca | January 30, 2012
According to sources from The Telegram, a group of Newfoundland railway enthusiasts are hoping to revive the Trinity Loop. The Heritage Newfoundland website rec... Read More
> Community of two may be relocated
By: TheIndependent.ca | January 30, 2012
The Telegram is reporting that the citizens of the town of Round Harbour will soon be asked if they are willing to resettle. According to The Telegram, the Depa... Read More
> ExxonMobil considering pitch from local company for Hebron work
By: TheIndependent.ca | January 29, 2012
When news broke last week that the Marystown shipyard was unable to handle $100 million of work it was hoped to, the province was buzzing with questions like "w... Read More
> Order of Newfoundland & Labrador nominations due
By: TheIndependent.ca | January 29, 2012
Do you think the province should recognize someone you know who has "demonstrated excellence and achievement in any field of endeavour benefiting in an outstand... Read More
> Rex Murphy writes in support of the seal hunt
By: TheIndependent.ca | January 29, 2012
"As long as one Newfoundlander wants to harvest one seal, to make a flipper pie, or to use the pelt to make one of those splendid sealskin hats - on with the Hu... Read More
