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URN Comes Home to the LSPU Hall
Santiago Guzmán’s award-winning play URN—a heartfelt drama about belonging, family, and grief—has its homecoming this week in St. John’s.
Andie Bulman
June 29, 2022
# immigration
News
Profile
South Asian Restaurants are Taking NL by Storm
Since 2011, at least 13 South Asian restaurants started operations in Newfoundland and Labrador—a trend seen in other Atlantic provinces too.
Prajwala Dixit
January 20, 2022
Uncategorized
Welcoming more immigrants to N.L.
It’s not just the right thing to do — it’s also the smart thing to do.
Tony Fang
April 13, 2017
News
“We can mobilize”: N.L. Human Rights Chair after Quebec mosque shootings
Solidarity actions with Muslim Canadians being organized in St. John’s and cities across Canada on Friday.
Justin Brake
January 31, 2017
GoIndy2015
#GoIndy2015: Love for the critical approach; call for immigrant related articles
Debora Scatena loves The Independent's approach. In this video, she talks about issues The Independent covers that other media outlets neglect, while calling for more…
GoIndy2015
January 16, 2015
Home and Away
Travel
Dissimilar Assimilation [Dubai]
It's one thing to be a resident of Dubai, but another, impossible thing to fully assimilate.
Nancy Cater
June 7, 2013
Home and Away
‘Bricks and stones’, or ‘Love alone’?
What makes a place - a house, a city, a country - truly a home?
Nancy Cater
March 29, 2013
Analysis
Population growth and “scary” demographics
We're losing young people, our population is aging, and many, including the premier, are concerned about the future of our province. Here's a look at…
Tom Baird
January 24, 2013
View From The Mainland
Our home and Native land
A friendly little warning...
Brandon Pardy
November 22, 2012
To Each Their Own
Something awful this way comes
In the face of mounting evidence about exploitation of foreign workers, it's time for our provincial government to take concrete action
Rhea Rollmann
September 25, 2012
Daily Indygestion
“St. John’s Women” on feminism, religion, children and life
Local artist uses documentary filmmaking and dance to get to the heart of the matter for women living in St. John's.
TheIndependent.ca
September 18, 2012
News
Temporary foreign workers: a growing reality. But is it the right one?
How immigration policy is increasingly being used by governments and businesses to address labour market needs, and the debates these policies have given rise to.
Rhea Rollmann
July 4, 2011