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Access to information: N.L. failed to make public over 1,000 responses in a single year

Province says it’s dealing with an increase in requests, but NDP leader is concerned the mounting problems may be intentional ...
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Memorial University student union walks back plan to close radio station amid backlash

I wish CHMR the best,’ Memorial University Students’ Union executive says ahead of vote to defund the campus radio station ...
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LISTEN: Justin Brake talks Amber Bracken case & press freedom on CBC Radio’s ‘The Signal’ (with TRANSCRIPT)

An hour-long conversation led by CBC Radio host Adam Walsh, feat. Justin Brake, Geoff Budden, Karyn Pugliese, Brent Jolly and ...
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INTERVIEW: Avi Lewis says N.L. is ‘ground zero’ for the biggest challenges facing Canadians

The federal NDP candidate says socialism and economic populism are the antidote to unfettered capitalism and the ‘epic market ...
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Cultural centre in Nunatsiavut is helping Inuit reconnect with culture and language

After winning the Arctic Inspiration Prize in 2024, Inotsiavik is offering Inuit in Labrador outdoor cultural programming, ...
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Bearing the brunt of climate change in Nunatsiavut

Ron Webb says he and other community members don’t have a choice when it comes to dealing with Labrador’s rapidly changing climate, but they must adapt. “Years ago, we would get ice of the normal five ...
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What a Newfoundland community can learn from B.C.’s first major LNG facility

This story was originally reported by The Narwhal, here. About an hour’s drive from St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, the little fishing village of Fermeuse sits on the shores of a deep harbour, ...
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I smell cucumbers

Margot Anne, a tribute boat, was brought to Confederation Building this week by Protect NL, a grassroots group protesting World Energy GH2’s planned wind-to-hydrogen project on the island’s west coast ...
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Proposed open-pit mine on Quebec-Labrador border drawing concern from Innu, Inuit

If built, rare earth minerals from Torngat Metals’ open pit mine would be transported by road to the coast near Nain (pictured above), then shipped by sea to Sept-Iles, Que. Photo: Justin Brake. A ...
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Experiencing Cape Spear as a parent with disabilities

Marjorie Aunos and her son on an accessible trail at Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada. Yumna Iftikhar. It’s a warm day with a light breeze — noon on a Wednesday in August. An ...
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DFO ‘rolling the dice’ with cod fishery announcement, says scientist

“Ending the Northern cod moratorium is a historic milestone for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians,” said Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard Diane Lebouthillier in the ...
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Head of Memorial University’s EDI office leaving role

Delores Mullings says Memorial University has “not had a president that has understood what equity looks like, and the benefits of equity.” Tania Heath. Memorial University’s Vice-Provost of Equity, ...