“This is a crisis”: Mental health and the 2015 Election
How the parties plan to address the province's mental health and addiction crisis.
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Who will #MakeMuskratRight?
Nunatsiavut launches campaign in effort to prevent loss of traditional food supply and risk to Inuit health; NDP only party to back them.
St. John’s joins global #ClimateMarch ahead of COP21
As the global climate talks get underway in Paris, people in St. John's and across Canada are demanding climate justice.
Envisioning better politics: The Pitcher Party of NL emerges
There's a lot to be cynical about in light of the way politics is done these days. But, just before voters head to the polls in Newfoundland and Labrador's 2015 general election, a new party has emerged to offer some words of encouragement and let us know there may be a fourth option in 2019.
MUN introduces gender inclusive washrooms
Students' Union praises move, says province's only university is setting an example for other public buildings and spaces in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Qalipu to elect new chief and council
Members of Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation head to the polls on Friday to elect a new chief and council to lead the large, landless band through the next three years, which candidates expect will be difficult.
Turning the page
The next chapter of our story begins with the coordinated and well-executed effort to replace Stephen Harper with Justin Trudeau. But if we want to shape the narrative, we can't let go of the pen.
Neoliberalism is destroying Canada: Former NDP leader
Ed Finn, Newfoundland's first NDP leader, sat down with The Independent to discuss the biggest challenge facing Canada today -- the one nobody's talking about in the lead-up to the federal election.
Young voters and the democratic deficit
As federal and provincial elections loom, efforts are underway to engage youth in the democratic process. If they do, some say, we could be living in a very different province and country.
Meet the Mi’kmaw who wants to paint western Newfoundland Green
In the face of economic and ecological crises, and with a revival of Mi’kmaq identity and culture on the Island’s west coast, one man thinks the time is right for Western Newfoundland to usher in a new era of political representation in Ottawa.