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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

Province announces increased income support

NDP and PCs say new changes to the Liberals’ poverty reduction strategy ignore the root causes driving poverty in the province

‘No one is representing us’: Port au Port residents protest outside EnergyNL conference

As industry leaders gathered to promote Newfoundland and Labrador’s role in the global green energy race, protestors stood outside to demand transparency and environmental protection 

Musicians use creative approaches to help newcomers feel at home 

In Newfoundland and Labrador, music plays a key role in preserving history and expressing the province’s identity and cultural heritage. Through their work, these musicians are helping newcomers connect with and become part of that cultural fabric.

N.L. women face growing pregnancy risks due to climate change: study

New research looks at how global warming is impacting pregnancies

MHAs unanimously support private members’ resolution to create a Disability Advocate’s Office

Organizations representing people with disabilities are happy with the outcome, and they’re re-emphasizing the importance of moving forward under the principle, ‘nothing about us without us’

Under John Hogan, will the Liberals finally create a Disability Advocate Office?

Disability advocates say they want a government representative whose sole focus is the disabled community

John Hogan set to lead Newfoundland and Labrador 

Party confident Hogan will lead Liberals to victory in provincial election

Cape Spear voters highlight key election issues

Residents of Mount Pearl, Paradise and St. John’s say the next leader needs to tackle healthcare, quality of life for seniors, and cost-of-living concerns while ‘calmly’ navigating tensions with the U.S.

Liberals’ gamble on oil and gas in Budget 2025 ‘worrisome’, says MUNL researcher

$111 million investment into province’s fossil fuel industries is a ‘misuse of public funds,’ says Angela Carter

Newcomers love N.L. and power economic growth, but lack of supports drive them away

The provincial government and settlement agencies must eliminate barriers that newcomers face when they arrive, say observers, or else the trend will continue