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It’s time for equity consultants and community organizers to ditch AI
Tools are never neutral, and artificial intelligence has no place in social justice work
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It’s time for equity consultants and community organizers to ditch AI
Tools are never neutral, and artificial intelligence has no place in social justice work
The Lobster Trap: Why Atlantic Canada’s golden fishery may be headed for collapse
Greg Mercer’s book exposes how million-dollar debts, climate change, and market forces are pushing harvesters—and lobster—toward the breaking point
Dear Mr. Wakeham: Climate changes aren’t coming — they’re here
Not only are wildfires caused by climate change, new research links the heatwaves that cause them to oil companies active in Newfoundland and Labrador
External consultant controversy a first test for Wakeham government
After being sworn in as premier Wednesday, Tony Wakeham called right-wing conservative strategist and PC transition team hire Steve Outhouse “one the best political minds in the country”
More police is not the solution
We need to challenge the public safety discourse in the provincial election
N.L. parties agree we need more say on fisheries — but what about climate change?
What three party leaders said about provincial fisheries and ocean priorities—and what they didn’t say