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Yumna Iftikhar

Yumna Iftikhar is a Pakistani Canadian journalist covering the impact of federal and provincial policies on minority communities. She also writes about climate change and Canada’s energy transition journey. Yumna holds a Master of Journalism from Carleton University. She was awarded the Bill McWhinney Memorial Scholarship for International Development and Journalism for her work on transgender rights in Pakistan. She also received the Emerging Reporter Fund on Resettlement in Canada. Yumna has bylines in The Globe and Mail, CBC, and the Ottawa Citizen.

Yumna's Latest Articles

N.L. continues to fail its seniors, province’s advocate concludes in annual report 

Seniors’ Advocate Susan Walsh says Newfoundland and Labrador has the “oldest, poorest and most unhealthy seniors in Canada,” in report that paints a grim picture of what life is like for many residents 65 and older

PCs ‘not prioritizing’ review of AI policies following Education Accord scandal

The province’s new 10-year policy document will guide changes to Newfoundland and Labrador’s education system, but reports of falsified materials have cast a shadow over its credibility

What would it look like if N.L. enshrined housing as a human right?

Premier Tony Wakeham told The Independent housing is “absolutely” a human right

What will it take for the N.L. NDP to gain voter support?

Party leader Jim Dinn says it’s ‘mystifying’ the labour-oriented party can’t attract more support from workers in one of Canada’s most unionized provinces

If PCs ignore climate science, residents are going to have to speak up, says researcher

Political Scientist Angela Carter says Premier-designate Tony Wakeham’s recent comments on climate change are ‘worrisome,’ but that the PCs have an opportunity to align themselves with the science

Where N.L. parties stand on migrant workers

People coming to the province as Temporary Foreign Workers must be treated as human beings first, says researcher

St. John’s city council passes resolution in support of Palestinians

Coun. Maggie Burton put forward the motion calling on the City to write to PM Carney expressing the City’s support for a two-way arms embargo and calling for improvements to the Gaza Temporary Resident Visa program

Carney government silent as Newfoundland activists headed for Gaza face likely interception by Israel

A growing chorus of voices say it's Canada's duty to protect its own citizens, especially when they are not breaking the law

Students march to legislature, protest rising cost of post-secondary education

Ahead of the provincial election, they praise NDP policy, note PCs have ‘caved a little,’ and say the Liberals need to do a lot more to earn the student vote

MUNL faculty, students call on Carney to protect students, alum en route to Gaza 

'We are deeply concerned that our students [...] could be subject to illegal detention, violence, or worse.'