Exposure to extreme heat has been linked to health issues like high blood pressure, gestational diabetes, increased maternal ...

One mother in the Labrador community says the outpouring of support last summer helps her family feel better about the ...

How a trip to Scotland’s Orkney Islands raises questions of renewable energy benefits for communities in Newfoundland and ...

Organizations representing people with disabilities are happy with the outcome, and they’re re-emphasizing the importance of ...

Another year, another Canada Post strike. At least, that’s how I began writing this column. But it’s not really accurate, is it? It conveys an oddly balanced impression of a deeply unbalanced labour ...

Despite claims of “significant consultation” with Minister John Haggie and Health officials, internal communications show Provincial Nutritionist scrambling to justify controversial SSB tax following ...

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The Sheshatshiu Innu School will be offering Innu-aimun immersion to kindergarten students beginning in fall 2025. Heidi Atter. Innu students heading into Kindergarten will now have the ability to be ...

Newly-appointed Minister Responsible for the Status of Persons with Disabilities Jamie Korab and Premier John Hogan. Jamie Korab / Facebook. On Monday, newly-minted cabinet minister Jamie Korab ...

Organizations representing people with disabilities are happy with the outcome, and they’re re-emphasizing the importance of moving forward under the principle, ‘nothing about us without us’ ...

This article is part of the Independent’s ongoing series, Thinking Outside the Crisis. Read Robin Whitaker’s introduction here. We live in profoundly disturbing times. Thousands are dying from ...