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