Local Journalism Initiative

Proposed open-pit mine on Quebec-Labrador border drawing concern from Innu, Inuit

Torngat Metals says it wants to work with Indigenous governments to minimize the potential impacts of its planned rare earth element mining project

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Transitional housing facility in Happy Valley-Goose Bay will be built next year: MHA

New treatment centre will operate offsite from the integrated housing hub, which MHA says should be completed next year

New affordable housing in central Labrador welcomed, but waitlist still long

Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation says 52 applicants are on the housing waitlist in Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay calls public meeting to discuss recent public safety report

Additional RCMP resources have been allocated to the central Labrador town, but some say more police will increase criminalization of Indigenous people and homelessness. 

Air travel costs, accessibility focus for Labrador MHAs in first week of fall sitting

Torngat Mountains MHA Lela Evans and Labrador West MHA Jordan Brown want answers from Labrador Affairs Minister Lisa Dempster, who wants answers from the feds

Report highlights components of Innu healing 

Researchers hope holistic view of Innu health and well-being will reach non-Indigenous health practitioners 

Happy Valley-Goose Bay will soon offer Labrador’s first public transit bus

The electric bus will operate on demand, town officials say

Labrador residents rally against unaffordable airfares

The skyrocketing cost of air travel in Labrador is having impacts across the board