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Memorial’s Tuition Thaw Leaves Students in the Cold
After 22 years, Memorial University’s tuition freeze is ending. But other campus costs have been climbing for years. Part One of a three-part series.
Elizabeth Whitten
June 15, 2022
What Odds at City Hall
What Odds at City Hall: 9 May 2022
The Pedestrian Mall gets security, a landlord survey is coming, and 19 King’s Bridge Road is closer to its rezoning.
Elizabeth Whitten
May 9, 2022
News
Join The Indy Team!
The Independent is looking for a part-time Assistant Editor, a Journalist (Canada Summer Jobs), and to expand our freelance roster.
Erin Whitney
May 9, 2022
Journalism
Abortion is Legal in NL, But Access Remains Restricted
There are no laws prohibiting abortion in Newfoundland & Labrador—but cost, distance, and stigma still restrict access in much of the province.
Elizabeth Whitten
May 6, 2022
Opinion
Public Health and the Pandemic Whiplash
With the shift from collective care to a fend-for-yourself approach, regions that experienced success are now mired in failure and regret.
Jon Parsons
May 6, 2022
News
The Indy’s Jenn Thornhill Verma to Join Oxford Climate Journalism Network
The Oxford Climate Journalism Network is a new program at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, to help journalists and editors develop their…
The Independent
May 3, 2022
What Odds at City Hall
What Odds at City Hall: 2 May 2022
Trouble brewing in the Gut over a restaurant, the Arts & Culture Advisory Committee fills vacancies, and the George Street Association gears up for summer.
Elizabeth Whitten
May 2, 2022
Seasplainer
How Many Fish Are in the Sea?
It sounds like a rhetorical question, but figuring out how many fish are in a given area of the sea is hard work—and important for…
Jenn Thornhill Verma
April 29, 2022
News
NL Among Most Gender-Diverse Provinces: Statcan
2021 Census data confirms what advocates have been saying for years: NL has a large & growing gender-diverse population in need of services.
Rhea Rollmann
April 28, 2022
What Odds at City Hall
What Odds at City Hall: 26 April 2022
The City sells some land, Cllr Carl Ridgeley is heading to Gander, and the Royal Canadian Navy is closing a road.
Elizabeth Whitten
April 26, 2022
Journalism
Longread
What to Do After You’re Dead in Newfoundland & Labrador
There’s no avoiding your final destination. But there are lots of options—with different costs and carbon footprints—for relinquishing the body you leave behind.
Elizabeth Whitten
April 22, 2022
News
NL Budget 2022: “This Province Will be Stranded”
The federal greenlight for Bay du Nord and the province’s 2022 budget come amid growing concerns around declining transparency and accountability under Premier Andrew Furey…
Justin Brake
April 20, 2022
What Odds at City Hall
What Odds at City Hall: 18 April 2022
There’s debate over a proposed apartment building, the City updates their socials, & the Rennies River Flood Mitigation Project gets pushback.
Elizabeth Whitten
April 19, 2022
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