Concern and suspicion grow as green light looms for Muskrat Falls
As the megaproject's sanctioning and a loan guarantee from Ottawa seem ever more imminent, a province-wide grassroots movement begins to swell.
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Digging up the roots
Skydiggers Andy Maize and Josh Finlayson visit St. John's to offer up a selection of new and old tunes at the Rocket Room Friday and Saturday.
If you don’t know Jack
Toronto musician Jack Marks is one of the best Canadian songwriters you've never heard of, and he's making landfall Nov. 15 for his "To It and At It" Newfoundland tour.
Laughing back to Gander
Harbour Grace comedian John Sheehan has had an incredible five years. Now he's headed back to where it all began for him.
A world of spectators
A conversation with Newfoundland's most adored folk songwriter Amelia Curran, whose new album 'Spectators' isn't only lyrically and sonically captivating, it's also incredibly relevant.
“A time of real positivity”
On the one-year anniversary of Occupy Newfoundland's inception, some of the movement's supporters share their thoughts and experiences with The Independent as they prepared to re-occupy Harbourside Park in St. John's for one night on Sunday, Oct. 14.
A message from the Universe
Renowned physicist and 2012 Massey Lecturer Neil Turok talks about the coming quantum revolution, why it shouldn't be dismissed as our next big paradigm shift, and the incredible possibilities we hold in our hands.
In with the New
This week, as the Festival of New Dance celebrates its 22nd year, it's a good time to think about how the little festival that could, did, and became one of Canada's flagship events for contemporary dance.
Those old country Feelings
Nick Ferrio & His Feelings are pushing the envelope with a debut album that infuses 50s-style honky tonk with contemporary lyrical observations of relationships, murder trials and life on the road in a traveling band. They've made landfall and are here for a four-day tour of the Island.