Guess how many completed access-to-information requests the Government of Newfoundland & Labrador is withholding from the public?

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Provincial government sitting on upward of 5,000 unpublished access-to-information requests – The Independent Just 71 per cent of all completed and eligible requests are publicly available, says ATIPP Office

The Government of Newfoundland & Labrador is sitting on upward of 5,000 unpublished FOI requests.

Read the latest from @justinbrake.bsky.social 👇
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In the first episode of #berrygrounds Season 2, @parismarx.com shares a broad overview of #AI in the wake of The Indy's investigation into AI-generated errors in a $1.6M government healthcare report from #Deloitte.

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On the return of @independentnl.bsky.social's 🍇BERRYGROUNDS🍇 @techwontsave.us host @parismarx.com joins @justinbrake.bsky.social for a wide-ranging discussion about Artificial Intelligence and the ways AI is impacting our lives and the environment.

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Federal transparency law changes could shield government emails, text messages | The Narwhal Public interest advocates are calling for an urgent examination of proposed changes to Canada’s Access to Information law

#PressFreedom in Canada is neither absolute, nor guaranteed.

The Carney government is thinking of weakening the public's access to information. If anything, access must be *improved*.

Read this important story from The Narwhal's @meyer.bsky.social 👇
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When a perceived surrender of journalistic ethics threatens your network's legitimacy to produce news, you clear the air.

TWO days since @ahmadelbayoumi.bsky.social reported this story, @citynewstoronto.bsky.social & #Rogers still have not publicly addressed the matter. #cdnmedia #pressfreedom

We’re hiring a Publisher! – The Independent Publisher The Lowdown Position: PublisherLocation: Remote, Newfoundland & LabradorHours: Full time (40 hours/week)Annual Salary: $75,000Type:

We're hiring a Publisher!

The successful candidate will work closely with our Editor-in-Chief to support The Independent's growth in producing hard-hitting independent journalism.

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Job alert! We're looking for a reporter/editor to work from the St. John's Metro region.

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"The provincial government needs to decide that housing will be a priority and direct the NLHC to act accordingly, rather than continue to sit on its hands while the situation becomes increasingly dire," writes Hope Jamieson. #nlpoli #housing

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 ATIPP requests, but NDP leader is concerned that the mounting problems may be intentional

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 says problems may be intentional.

The latest from our new #AtlanticCanada reporter @justinbrake.bsky.social:

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Here's my first story as Atlantic Investigative Reporter for @ricochetmedia.bsky.social & @independentnl.bsky.social

Thanks for tuning in! And yes, stay tuned for the podcast 😎

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How RCMP spies infiltrated the 1970s Indigenous rights movement | CBC News A CBC Indigenous investigation has found the Cold War-era RCMP Security Service had a widespread and intrusive surveillance operation targeting at least 30 legitimate Indigenous political organization...

A look into how the RCMP set up a spy operation on Indigenous organizations in the 1970s by CBC's Brett Forester

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TONIGHT @independentnl.bsky.social presents 'Ready or not, AI is HERE' hosted by editor-in-chief @justinbrake.bsky.social in conversation with @techwontsave.us host @parismarx.com at Corner Brook's Rotary Arts Centre in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Watch online at

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INTERVIEW: Avi Lewis says N.L. is ‘ground zero’ for the biggest challenges facing Canadians – The Independent The federal NDP candidate says socialism and economic populism are the antidote to unfettered capitalism and the ‘epic market failures’ it has brought

INTERVIEW: Avi Lewis wants to fight fascists, create a national non-profit grocery chain & reinvigorate our political imagination. He’s got a detailed plan for accomplishing these things, and it’s one he thinks will resonate with Newfoundlanders and Labradorians.
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Tonight! 7-9 p.m. Newfoundland time / 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. ET

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LISTEN: Justin Brake talks Amber Bracken case & press freedom on CBC Radio's 'The Signal' (with TRANSCRIPT) – The Independent An hour-long conversation led by CBC Radio host Adam Walsh, feat. Justin Brake, Geoff Budden, Karyn Pugliese, Brent Jolly and Ethan Cox

LISTEN: Journalists and #pressfreedom advocates discuss the @amberbracken.bsky.social / @thenarwhal.ca v. RCMP trial in BC and what it means for press freedom in Canada and the public's right to know. (Transcript also available.)
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Indigenous academics rally behind Leroux after defamation loss High-profile Indigenous scholars signal their support for University of Ottawa researcher Darryl Leroux found liable for defamation

Indigenous academics rally behind ‘pretendian’ researcher found guilty of defamation
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“[The company] can make it seem safe. They can make it seem a lot of things. I think this will be the end of the harbour and any natural thing for us," says Valerie Walsh of Fermeuse. "There will be no whales coming in anymore, no puffins, no fishery, no boats, no anything." #LNG #Fermeuse #nlpoli

For the first time ever, NL's Chief Medical Examiner is collecting data on gambling as a risk factor in suicides in this province.

Thank you to Rob Csernyik for continuing to follow this important story.

Our province and the Atlantic Lottery Corp. profit off gambling, but at what cost? #nlpoli

I think you're talking about the UK Independent, not the Newfoundland and Labrador Independent.

Province updated public procurement process days after Deloitte AI scandal exposed – The Independent Proponents and suppliers are now required to disclose any intended use of AI before the government will award a contract

Days after The Independent broke a story about the apparent use of #artificialintelligence in a government-commissioned healthcare report, the province added safeguards to its public procurement process in an effort to mitigate risks associated with the use of #AI.
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Press Freedom on Trial in Canada w/ Justin Brake Podcast Episode · In Bed with the Elephant · March 17 · 42m

LISTEN: @ricochetmedia.bsky.social podcast “#PressFreedom on Trial in Canada w/ the groundbreaking journalist @justinbrake.bsky.social A conversation about the @amberbracken.bsky.social & @thenarwhal.ca case vs. the #RCMP”
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Here's my report on the Narwhal/Bracken v. #RCMP #pressfreedom case in B.C.

Lawyers on both sides are relying on the 2019 NL Court of Appeal decision in my case (the "Brake decision").

So I wanted to dig into how the RCMP interpreted & used it to justify jailing @amberbracken.bsky.social in 2021.

❗On Friday evening, the CAJ learned that journalist Rachel Gilmore had recently been approached in public by individuals linked to, or implicated in, an investigation she had written, and was published by The Tyee that focused on white nationalists.
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EVENT: 'Ready or not, AI is HERE' – The Independent Last November The Independent broke the story that a $1.6-million provincial healthcare report from accounting firm Deloitte contained AI-generated errors

EVENT: 'Ready or not, AI is HERE'

💬 Stories & Conversation, feat. Indy Editor-in-Chief @justinbrake.bsky.social and tech journalist & @techwontsave.us host @parismarx.com

March 25, 2026 @ 7-9 p.m. NDT

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International Women’s Day is not a celebration – The Independent How do we build a fighting feminist movement?

Rhea Rollmann argues #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026 is not a day for celebration.

Here's why 👇
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Accounting watchdog to investigate Deloitte over fake citations in $1.6-million healthcare report – The Independent Chartered Professional Accountants N.L. is leading the investigation after Deloitte admitted AI was involved

NEW: Deloitte is being investigated by Newfoundland & Labrador's accounting watchdog over the firm's use of #AI in a $1.6-million government healtcare report that contains at least four fake citations #artificialintelligence #nlpoli
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International Women’s Day is not a celebration – The Independent How do we build a fighting feminist movement?

"In today’s world of far-right conservative men waging war on women and other gender minorities, and with the past century’s human rights gains rapidly unraveling, there should be no illusions that we have time or cause to celebrate anything." #IWD2026
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