Policing the RNC

A police services board could help address challenges facing the RNC and should be given serious consideration.
A police services board could help address challenges facing the RNC and should be given serious consideration.
"As long as sex work is criminalized then authorities have a mandate to treat sex workers as criminals. They're oversurveilled
Each trial is its own contained drama, but it is also a link in the chain of our laws.
As International Women’s Day approaches, it’s been nearly a year since Jenny Wright stepped down as Executive Director of the
Thirty years after the first edition was published, and 20 years after the last, ‘A Woman’s Almanac’ is back to document the diversity of struggles and achievements by women in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Two months after a mistrial was declared in the Snelgrove case, a panel convened in St. John’s to demand justice
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.
An independent appointments commission, as it’s currently proposed, will do more to mask existing problems than actually solve them.
In 2010, when Colliers International was listing the Battery Hotel and Suites for $15 million, they dared buyers to imagine
It’s unusual for this publication to let an election or even byelection go by with nary a comment. Yet despite
Most Canadians today are not financially prepared for retirement. According to recent polls, over two-thirds of us (68 percent) don’t
City of St. John’s finance committee chair says council will consider taking grant money from other sectors to reinstate its arts investment, but residents say that’s not good enough.
St. John's City Council met for approximately 17 minutes this week—so we drilled down into some of the regulatory issues
This week’s meeting was startlingly fast and painless, so we’ll switch gears to unpacking the new Citizen Satisfaction Survey 2020
A clash between affordable housing advocates, community gardeners, & neighbours neatly illustrates the promises and perils of urban planning in
Students’ Union praises move, says province’s only university is setting an example for other public buildings and spaces in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Whatever comes next in the Memorial University U-Pass conversation, it’s clear that students need to be involved in a meaningful
You’re probably wondering why a person would create such a tiny space for themselves, this prison cell. Well, why does
Growing up bisexual in the Big Land made me who I am. Never once did it make me feel small
Given the federal and provincial elections upon us, politicians’ appearances at community events like the St. John’s Pride Parade are inevitable. But is it sincere, and not just for good public relations and votes?
With the premier out of the picture, it is harder to hide the hungry abyss at the heart of Newfoundland
In his own words, Dwight Ball reflects on his resignation, achievements, and legacy as the 13th Premier of Newfoundland and
And it seems to me, you ran the place like a candle in the wind... and that candle's burned out
Amid urgent calls for new mental health facilities and implementation of the ‘recovery model’ of mental healthcare in N.L., people and groups continue to explain the problems and solutions to policy-makers, who have been saying for decades the hospital is coming “soon”.
Nature abhors a vacuum and when the attention economy is starved of real information it will begin to produce and
Mutual aid work filled me with a hope I didn’t know I needed. I needed a way back to a
When a problem comes along, must you whip it? Four outspoken Canadian politicians are questioning parliamentary party discipline at Memorial
With youth homelessness rates higher than the national average and growing, advocates say Newfoundland and Labrador urgently needs a binding and actionable provincial plan to eliminate the problem.
Newfoundland & Labrador will be clawing back income support from anyone who received CERB. Advocates fear this will increase poverty
The money from the federal government will mean “we’re going to see our capacity extended beyond what we’ve ever seen
Is there a progressive answer to how Newfoundland & Labrador's debt could be managed while avoiding crippling austerity?
Dozens marched through the streets of St. John’s Saturday to protest Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative government’s impending anti-terror legislation, Bill C-51
The one thing that government apparently doesn’t want discussed at the Commission of Inquiry is why our democratic institutions allowed
A police services board could help address challenges facing the RNC and should be given serious consideration.
An interview with the 2016 N.L. Human Rights Award recipient.
A sea change in the province’s mental health movement indicates unprecedented momentum
Nature abhors a vacuum and when the attention economy is starved of real information it will begin to produce and
Mutual aid work filled me with a hope I didn’t know I needed. I needed a way back to a
The church has a bad track record dealing with mental illness, and those who have lost loved ones to suicide.
The House of Assembly proceedings of Jan. 21 weren’t only a win for democracy, they were a victory for the thousands province wide who don’t have access to adequate mental health care services and want to see meaningful change
Nature abhors a vacuum and when the attention economy is starved of real information it will begin to produce and
Mutual aid work filled me with a hope I didn’t know I needed. I needed a way back to a
As Health Minister John Haggie declared, “the world has changed.” His colleagues in the Liberal cabinet have not yet caught
Groups launch Community Coalition for Mental Health in St. John’s, call for government action and a strategy to deal with province’s mental health crisis
Lake Melville is being watched closely by all three major political parties, who see potential opportunity against independent incumbent Perry
Voters do not have the ability to give properly informed consent so far in the 2021 election. That's a major
Find out where candidates stand on issues including the province’s changing demographics, paths forward for its troubled economy, climate change,
Hundreds gathered in St. John’s Wednesday to share stories and concerns around the state of mental health services in the province
Nature abhors a vacuum and when the attention economy is starved of real information it will begin to produce and
Mutual aid work filled me with a hope I didn’t know I needed. I needed a way back to a
The church has a bad track record dealing with mental illness, and those who have lost loved ones to suicide.
The Independent’s new radio show will stream Sunday evenings at 8 p.m. at keepstation.ca
The debates are a significant milestone in the 2021 campaign.
Voters do not have the ability to give properly informed consent so far in the 2021 election. That's a major
From the circumstances prompting it to the candidates running, here is everything you need to know about Newfoundland & Labrador's
As the 2014 Winter Olympics get underway in Sochi, communities across Canada and the world speak out against Russia’s anti-gay laws
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.”
Is ‘governing through silly’ the new order of the day?
Christmas in the Atlantic Bubble might be in jeopardy, but at least we've got this handy explainer about regional superstar
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.
Amidst mounting tension on Confederation Hill and throughout the province, the Dunderdale administration is seeing the backlash to its own austerity program. Current efforts to manage dissent are being met with growing resistance. In whose hands does the future of Newfoundland and Labrador reside?
The events triggered by Covid-19 are diagnostic of fragile social arrangements that we have lacked the ability to discuss for
As promised in response to the budget/not-a-budget pre-election kick off, I thought it would be useful to take a deeper
Back in the 1960s, 1970s, and into the ‘80s, almost all of the large newspapers in Canada had a reporter
Photographer Susan Morrissey Wyse was at NDP headquarters as the election results rolled in.
Back in the spring of 2009 there was a committee meeting. According to the meeting notes, members of the Police
Those who assembled on Saturday in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en are among thousands taking part in ongoing blockades and demonstrations across
Owning a private motor vehicle no more accords you rights to extra public space than owning real estate accords you