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Justin Brake

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 Saskatchewan and Ontario. He returned home in 2007 to study at Memorial University and now lives with his partner and children in Benoit’s Cove, Bay of Islands. In addition to the channels below, you can also follow Justin on BlueSky.

Justin's Latest Articles

5 Reasons to Give the Gift of Independent Journalism

During the holiday season and beyond...

‘We should all be fighting together and standing together’: Mark Gruchy

An interview with the 2016 N.L. Human Rights Award recipient.

Province moving closer to plastic bag ban

"We do not need this plastic in our environment," says environment minister after Liberal Party joins a growing call to ban single-use plastic bags in N.L.

Protests against U.S. pipeline reach Newfoundland

Small group in St. John's protests RBC's involvement in the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Land protectors steadfast in face of latest Nalcor injunction

Eight arrested at Happy Valley-Goose Bay courthouse Tuesday as Crown corporation names Elder and photojournalist on latest injunction amid amplified calls for the complete shut down of Muskrat Falls.

Muskrat Falls truck driver ‘had no regard for any of us or our safety: Land Protector

Incident outside Muskrat Falls main gate prompts partial blockade, RCMP investigation.

Muskrat Falls cofferdam leaks could be worse than Nalcor is admitting

Photo obtained by The Independent reveals what one hydroelectric engineering expert says is a "very serious" problem for Nalcor and subcontractors working on the site.

Vigils in Labrador and St. John’s honour now-submerged Muskrat Falls

With reservoir flooding and methylmercury monitoring now underway, locals vow to continue fighting to protect their food and way of life.

Muskrat resistance enters new phase as flooding begins

Land protectors and other members of Labrador's grassroots not appeased by leaders' agreement, revive protests and call for United Nations intervention.

RCMP’s lead officer on Muskrat Falls deceased

Inspector Tony Perry "contributed to the well-being of the Innu because he kept us safe," says Elder following news of Perry's sudden death Friday.