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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

Bound for something honest

Local singer-songwriter Maggie Meyer shares honest observations on relationships, love, life and death with her debut album 'Bound', which she will release Tuesday evening at The Ship Pub in St. John's.

Music, God and a world called ‘Amoria’ – Pt. 1

Prairie songwriter Matt Epp returns to Newfoundland with a new album on hand, or two.

The great exhale

Toronto's Great Lake Swimmers are breathing fresh air into an old craft. They return to Newfoundland this weekend to share songs from "New Wild Everywhere," yet another work signaling artistic substantiation and probable longevity.

“If there wasn’t violence (against women) we wouldn’t be here tonight.”

Women, men and children come together for the annual 'Take Back The Night' event to strengthen the struggle against sexual violence. With files from Justine Cottingham-Leblanc...

Islanders protest federal government’s austerity plans

The Sept. 15 nation-wide protests were held 48 hours before Parliament resumed. It is expected the Harper administration will push through further cuts to social services and public sector jobs in another omnibus budget bill.

Kathleen Edwards: The Ultimate Voyageur

Against many odds, including a few trips to the ER earlier this week, one of Canada's favourite darling songwriters will make her return to St. John's after all.

NDP caucus meetings underway in St. John’s

The federal NDP's caucus meetings in St. John's began Wednesday morning with a moment of silence to pay respect to the victims of last night's shooting in Montreal and their families.

Mulcair: “We all have to be prudent when we accept conventional wisdom”

Federal NDP leader Tom Mulcair fielded questions from the press late Wednesday morning after his party's first closed-door session at the Sheraton Hotel in St. John's.

An old story and its Realm of Possibilities

In its debut production, 'Walkmann', Burning Circle Company explores the connection between communication technology, human relationships and consciousness — no small undertaking. But they're stoked.

Henry Rollins and ‘The Long March’

The Indy goes on-one-one with the popular American spoken word artist in anticipation of his 'Long March' tour stops in St. John's and Corner Brook this week.