“Refugees Welcome”

People in St. John’s rally in support of refugees, against racism and bigotry.
People in St. John’s rally in support of refugees, against racism and bigotry.
Two months after a mistrial was declared in the Snelgrove case, a panel convened in St. John’s to demand justice
“Where’s the money coming from?” That’s the question thrown at any individual or group seeking increased funding for health care,
Oh God! That bread should be so dear, And flesh and blood so cheap! –Thomas Hood, “The Song of the
Welcoming asylum seekers into our country is both noble and necessary. But doing it wrong could have disastrous consequences.
On November 6, a referendum confirmed that MUN will become the 93rd institution in Canada to create a Student Refugee
Supporting a fiscally irresponsible P3 “solution” for wastewater defers true costs and make immediate budgets look more 'responsible.' Is that
"It’s very difficult for some people to recognize that we all have a master, and we all have a slave.
With barely a week left to the provincial election, will the parties have the courage to integrate anti-racism into their platforms?
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.”
Following the attacks in Baghdad, Beirut and Paris, perhaps the most important words we could be thinking and uttering are “Je suis une Humaine.” “أنا إنسان”. “I am a human.” …And other thoughts from Iraqi Kurdistan.
Last night, a crowded Saskatchewan courtroom heard the verdict of the 12-person jury in the trial of 56-year-old Gerald Stanley,
Politicians need to stop tokenizing and exploiting racialized and Indigenous people for political gain.
There can be no reconciliation without truth. And the truth is, John A. MacDonald's legacy is tainted with Indigenous blood
Happy Valley-Goose Bay can and should open its doors to refugees fleeing violence in Syria, while also finding a permanent solution to ending homelessness in Central Labrador.
Nature abhors a vacuum and when the attention economy is starved of real information it will begin to produce and
The money from the federal government will mean “we’re going to see our capacity extended beyond what we’ve ever seen
Last Wednesday, after a meeting with heads of government, health officials, police, and even the local fire department, Joe Dicker
What could a major new trade deal and the way the Harper Conservatives have chosen to handle the refugee crisis possibly have in common?
On November 6, a referendum confirmed that MUN will become the 93rd institution in Canada to create a Student Refugee
Back in the 1960s, 1970s, and into the ‘80s, almost all of the large newspapers in Canada had a reporter
Is creativity overrated? Oli Mould is a human geographer at University of London in the UK, and the title of
As politicians bid for votes in the last few days of a seemingly endless election campaign, it deserves to be asked: Is winning the best measure of leadership?
We really appreciate that Peter Mackay has a Winter Emergency Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador, but it looks a little
On November 6, a referendum confirmed that MUN will become the 93rd institution in Canada to create a Student Refugee
"It’s very difficult for some people to recognize that we all have a master, and we all have a slave.
While politicians quarrel and people die trying to get to Canada, many of us see traces of our own family histories in the Syrian refugee crisis.
On November 6, a referendum confirmed that MUN will become the 93rd institution in Canada to create a Student Refugee
Supporting a fiscally irresponsible P3 “solution” for wastewater defers true costs and make immediate budgets look more 'responsible.' Is that
The findings and recommendations of the MMIWG Report may be dismissed, but its charge of genocide cannot be ignored.
An open letter on the refugee crisis, from a Newfoundlander in Iraq.
On November 6, a referendum confirmed that MUN will become the 93rd institution in Canada to create a Student Refugee
It wasn’t until Marlene Creates decided to ‘think oppositely’ that she found her niche. She graduated art school and did
No triumph over sexism and harassment is insignificant, as we recently saw in Spaniard’s Bay. But the fight against patriarchy
“Human beings cannot be born with characteristics that may be unsuited to a particular place. Human beings are not cargo, nor collateral nor a Head Tax. Human beings shouldn’t be washed up on beaches trying to find a better life.”
On November 6, a referendum confirmed that MUN will become the 93rd institution in Canada to create a Student Refugee
Every history, so they say, is a history of the present. The past is brutally unchanging, but what flares up
What are the chances the Liberal government’s electoral reform initiative will lead to the end of our first-past-the-post system?
On Sunday Canada launched its first air strikes against the Islamic State in Iraq. However, it is worth considering the recent history of air power to better understand what we can expect from the present mission, and where it can go wrong.
Supporting a fiscally irresponsible P3 “solution” for wastewater defers true costs and make immediate budgets look more 'responsible.' Is that
The findings and recommendations of the MMIWG Report may be dismissed, but its charge of genocide cannot be ignored.
This past weekend, St. John’s was graced by the first federal political rally of our long pre-election season. People’s Party