Interview with Earle McCurdy
During his first week on the job as the provincial NDP's new leader, Earle McCurdy fields questions on Indigenous rights, Muskrat Falls, climate change, CETA, the fisheries, the economy and musical chairs in Cabinet
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Bill C-51 “will infringe on our constitutional and civil rights”
Dozens marched through the streets of St. John's Saturday to protest Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative government's impending anti-terror legislation, Bill C-51
National anti-terror law protest Saturday to include St. John’s
"Every Canadian should be concerned about the sweeping implications and potential overreach contained in [Bill C-51]," says an organizer of St. John's demonstration, which is part of a nationwide day of action to protest the Harper government's proposed anti-terrorism laws
Performance as knowledge
This week the artistic director of a local theatre company hopes to "start a conversation" about injury, illness, sadness, grief and hospital culture --- through performance.
A good day for journalism in Newfoundland and Labrador
As the Telegram and other TC Media newspapers go orange and promise better journalism, supporters of independent media from around the province begin laying the foundation for a new "The Independent"
Still no inquiry into missing, murdered Indigenous women year after Loretta Saunders’ death
More Indigenous women have been murdered since Labrador Inuk Loretta Saunders was found dead alongside a highway in N.B. last February. But Canada still refuses to launch a national public inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women, many say because acknowledging the roots of the problem would mean naming colonialism.
Divest MUN joins Global Divestment Day of Action
Memorial University's fossil fuel divestment group launched its first direct action Thursday at Grenfell Campus, using impromptu theatre to talk about climate justice
“You have to change your Ode to Newfoundland”: Mi’sel Joe
Speaking at a recent forum in Corner Brook on fracking and oil development in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Miawpukek First Nation Chief Mi'sel Joe addressed the hypocrisy he says is implicit in the province's anthem and decades of relentless natural resource exploitation and pollution.
Grassroots movement lays path for mental health justice
The House of Assembly proceedings of Jan. 21 weren’t only a win for democracy, they were a victory for the thousands province wide who don’t have access to adequate mental health care services and want to see meaningful change
Bill 42 “undemocratic and ill-informed”: 52 academics
More than 50 academics from the province and across Canada are calling on the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to reverse its decision to amend the Electoral Boundaries Act