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 ...

On Monday, newly-minted cabinet minister Jamie Korab indicated the Liberals have not made any progress on a decade-old ...

After years of work and preparation, students will soon be fully immersed in Innu-aimun when they begin school ...

The scheme includes expanded fossil fuel development, carbon capture and storage, and a hydrogen pipeline in Labrador. But Grand Chief says not without Innu consent. The provincial government has ...

Sheshatshiu resident Anniette Sillitt fears her home is dangerous and contributing to poor health in her family. Heidi Atter. For a family in Sheshatshiu, the beginning of 2025 marks another year of ...

With the Canadian federal election days away, the issue of Israel’s ongoing occupation and genocide in Palestine has indelibly shaped the backdrop of the campaign. While tariffs and economic issues ...

“It’s our duty to show solidarity,” CUPE President Sherry Hillier says as protests set to continue Thursday amid threat of mass arrests. Hundreds of fish harvesters protested outside Confederataion ...

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Residents of Mount Pearl, Paradise and St. John’s say the next leader needs to tackle healthcare, quality of life for seniors, and cost-of-living concerns while ‘calmly’ navigating tensions with the U ...

2021 Census data confirms what advocates have been saying for years: NL has a large & growing gender-diverse population in need of services. Trans Pride March on Water Street in St. John's, 2015.

This article discusses residential school experiences, which some readers may find distressing. To get to the post office in North West River, for years Joanna Michel would pass the residential school ...