All that’s old is new again

Why make New Year’s resolutions, when it just means carrying the worst of your baggage with you into the new year?
Why make New Year’s resolutions, when it just means carrying the worst of your baggage with you into the new year?
Several of the province’s arts organizations are in a bind after ArtsNL—the body which adjudicates grants and disburses provincial arts
The Elmastukwek Mawio'mi is a grassroots effort to revive an old Mi'kmaq tradition that involves people coming together and sharing
The tax on books and cuts to libraries will seriously damage the thriving literary culture in Newfoundland. These cuts will
Living a world away puts the holiday season in a very different perspective.
"It’s very difficult for some people to recognize that we all have a master, and we all have a slave.
Back home, you embark on a vigorous online research endeavour: Getting Better. Improvement from the Inside Out. Healthy Habits. Eating
Really, all the ado is not about a hotel. If St. John’s is so awash in tourists that we need
What makes a national stereotype? And if we don’t live up to them, how can we expect others to?
Supporting a fiscally irresponsible P3 “solution” for wastewater defers true costs and make immediate budgets look more 'responsible.' Is that
The findings and recommendations of the MMIWG Report may be dismissed, but its charge of genocide cannot be ignored.
This past weekend, St. John’s was graced by the first federal political rally of our long pre-election season. People’s Party
What do we do when our work ceases to be a motivational factor in our lives?
The fight over the 2020 fishing season has exposed many deeply rooted problems in a crucial but troubled industry in
Newfoundland and Labrador has the highest rate of food insecurity in Canada. It also has the second lowest minimum wage.
Last Thursday night, instead of attending a letter writing campaign at the LSPU Hall where dozens of local artists had
Sometimes being away from a place reshapes how we remember it
MP: I’m thinking we can introduce the new editor at The Independent by having a conversation about homes of the
Living a world away puts the holiday season in a very different perspective.
What makes a national stereotype? And if we don’t live up to them, how can we expect others to?
What do we do when the goals society teaches us to strive for are not the ones we find fulfilling?
Living a world away puts the holiday season in a very different perspective.
What makes a national stereotype? And if we don’t live up to them, how can we expect others to?
What do we do when our work ceases to be a motivational factor in our lives?
When we travel, the image others have of who we are is so different that it can make us question our own image of ourselves.
"I’ve seen many blue and red governments come and go, taking turns at the reins, going around in the same
What makes a national stereotype? And if we don’t live up to them, how can we expect others to?
If the provincial government is truly interested in rural diversification, it needs to stop ignoring an industry with huge potential
The politics of dialect, accent and language can be powerful, othering, and bizarre.
Is corporate concentration a central part of the province’s long-term strategy for the fishery? How does that benefit Newfoundlanders and
There was something weird spotted in the sky above Main Brook on Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula in January 2020.
“We just started last week. I feel like this is the beginning of something.”
It’s 2014. Can we stop asking about kids, already?
While politicians quarrel and people die trying to get to Canada, many of us see traces of our own family
Even children can appreciate the bounties of harvest.
They warn us about them. And for good reason.
Visualize the future? Live in the present? With so much conflicting advice, it’s hard to know how best to turn our dreams into reality!
Living a world away puts the holiday season in a very different perspective.
What makes a national stereotype? And if we don’t live up to them, how can we expect others to?
What do we do when our work ceases to be a motivational factor in our lives?
As Christmas approaches in Dubai, it’s an unusual combination of the familiar and the unexpected
"Thirty percent of the homeless population in St. John’s are between the ages 16-24. For them, and for many others,
The trouble with expectations
Taking care of yourself is important, especially during these cold, darker months of the year.
Living abroad means sometimes the everyday normal can appear incredibly strange, and vice versa
Living a world away puts the holiday season in a very different perspective.
What makes a national stereotype? And if we don’t live up to them, how can we expect others to?
What do we do when our work ceases to be a motivational factor in our lives?
What does it mean to be Canadian when you’re living abroad?
Supporting a fiscally irresponsible P3 “solution” for wastewater defers true costs and make immediate budgets look more 'responsible.' Is that
"It’s very difficult for some people to recognize that we all have a master, and we all have a slave.
The findings and recommendations of the MMIWG Report may be dismissed, but its charge of genocide cannot be ignored.
Sometimes teaching abroad can make you feel more like a circus show than an educator
With barely a week left to the provincial election, will the parties have the courage to integrate anti-racism into their
Living a world away puts the holiday season in a very different perspective.
What makes a national stereotype? And if we don’t live up to them, how can we expect others to?
Traveling among different cultures requires flexibility and adaptiveness. Are these qualities that become more difficult as we grow older?
Canadians are living longer, with current life expectancy now averaging 81. Statistics Canada reports that last year 750,000 Canadians were
Old age need not be dreaded if it is the culmination of a well-spent life
What makes a national stereotype? And if we don’t live up to them, how can we expect others to?
When adults aren’t even able to form a respectable line for the subway, what does it say about the basic skills being taught by our education system[s]?
We need institutions where critical inquiry can be freely pursued by scholars and cultivated among students. The future of NL
A prosperous economy and society in Newfoundland and Labrador requires affordable, accessible post-secondary education for all.
MUN Provost Dr. Noreen Golfman is waving the feminist flag while perpetuating class oppression.
In the face of an unpredictable oil industry, does the experience of Dubai hold lessons for Newfoundland?
Is corporate concentration a central part of the province’s long-term strategy for the fishery? How does that benefit Newfoundlanders and
There was something weird spotted in the sky above Main Brook on Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula in January 2020.
Back in the spring of 2009 there was a committee meeting. According to the meeting notes, members of the Police
Achieving balance is a struggle for many of us, but it’s a particularly acute challenge for teachers.
"I’ve seen many blue and red governments come and go, taking turns at the reins, going around in the same
With barely a week left to the provincial election, will the parties have the courage to integrate anti-racism into their
What makes a national stereotype? And if we don’t live up to them, how can we expect others to?
Living in a different culture is very different from just reading about it.
"I’ve seen many blue and red governments come and go, taking turns at the reins, going around in the same
What makes a national stereotype? And if we don’t live up to them, how can we expect others to?
If the provincial government is truly interested in rural diversification, it needs to stop ignoring an industry with huge potential
Born in one place and raised in another by parents from somewhere else. It’s difficult not to feel out of place in a city as multicultural as Dubai. But it makes you wonder: what would it be like to raise a child here?
"It’s very difficult for some people to recognize that we all have a master, and we all have a slave.
Back home, you embark on a vigorous online research endeavour: Getting Better. Improvement from the Inside Out. Healthy Habits. Eating
Really, all the ado is not about a hotel. If St. John’s is so awash in tourists that we need