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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

Researcher says national database will benefit N.L. cancer patients

The Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network brings together cancer researchers, doctors, patients, and survivors nationwide to improve cancer diagnoses and treatment

From snowbanks to finding community: Newcomers confront winter struggles

Winter blues can be especially hard on newcomers who are adjusting to a new country, new culture, new language and new weather. But a warm community can help the integration process feel less overwhelming.

What is a ‘New Canadian’ anyway?

At a time when immigration policies are changing rapidly and impacting Canadians’ perceptions of newcomers, Coming to Newfoundland & Labrador explores the lives and experiences of “New Canadians” in the province

From startup to success: how the province’s tech industry is attracting global talent 

Tech enthusiasts in N.L. are “pushing the envelope of research," says a young entrepreneur from Bangladesh.

Changing immigration policies are compounding N.L. early childhood education crisis

Hiring immigrant workers alone won't solve the workforce crisis, says MUN researcher. Retaining ECEs is critical.

Confederation Building in St. John's.
Ottawa’s immigration cuts threaten provincial economy, experts say

Newfoundland and Labrador’s unique age demographics and comparatively low immigration numbers make the province more vulnerable to new restrictions

N.L. child protection system part of ongoing colonization, Innu tell inquiry

The Inquiry Regarding the Treatment, Experiences, and Outcomes of Innu in the Child Protection System will wrap in 2025 amid efforts by Innu in Labrador to reclaim jurisdiction from province over child ‘welfare’

Innu survivor wants former Labrador residential school building turned into a museum

Town of North West River says it’s sorting out ownership of the former Yale School junior dormitory and will soon be in a position to determine its future

‘Bring our Innu children home!’

Sheshatshiu residents demand immediate action on children in protective care as inquiry set to wrap hearings in the central Labrador community.

Fiona survivor contributes to climate exhibit in New York as world leaders descend on United Nations

The 2022 post-tropical storm did more than destroy houses in Channel-Port aux Basques. It provided a stark reminder of how bad the effects of human-caused climate change are getting at home.