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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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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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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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St. John's teen says community, activism helped her find her voice  – The Independent 13-year-old Nyala Adam was inspired by a local summer camp focused on social justice and cultural inclusion

"When you see yourself reflected in sports, movies, classrooms and leadership, you start to believe that you truly belong. That belief can change everything."

13-year-old Nyala Adam of St. John's has come a long way since a cultural inclusion camp inspired her.
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The PC’s subtle Throne Speech caveat – The Independent Wakeham government quietly places an asterisk next to its promise, ‘For all of us’

EDITORIAL: The PC's subtle Throne Speech caveat
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PC's minimum wage increase 'far from a living wage,' says NDP leader – The Independent NDP Leader Jim Dinn is calling on the PCs to legislate wage increases

N.L. NDP Leader Jim Dinn is calling on Progressive Conservative government to legislate wage increases #nlpoli
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Inuit face food insecurity, cultural loss 13 years into Labrador caribou hunting ban – The Independent A caribou from the Mealy Mountains herd in Labrador. Photo courtesy Jeff Martin. Oswald Allen sits at his kitchen table, eager to share caribou hunting

FEATURE: Inuit face food insecurity, cultural loss 13 years into Labrador caribou hunting ban

Read the full story from Frey Blake-Pijogge 👇
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Changing Trails: Nunatsiavummiut losing traditional routes as climate change wreaks havoc in Labrador – The Independent Open brooks and thin ice are putting Inuit lives at risk

Throughout #Nunatsiavut, a warming and less predictable #climate is changing ice patterns Inuit have used for centuries.

Nunatsiavummiut share their experiences on the ice and land this winter, in Heidi Atter's latest story from Labrador for The Independent.
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Returning home brings mixed feelings for Ukrainians living in Newfoundland – The Independent A recent visit home by a Ukrainian refugee living in St. John’s underscores the joys of her homeland amid the harsh reality of the ongoing war

Today marks the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Since then, many Ukrainians have made NL home.

Some, like Katarina Gavrilyuk & her family, have returned to Ukraine to visit family and friends.

🇺🇦 Read our Nov. 2025 story about that journey:
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Slowly killing research at Memorial University – The Independent A university is not its buildings, and it doesn’t exist to serve private-sector interests. It is about the pursuit of knowledge.

"Each cut sends the same message, never stated outright but unmistakable: research not directly tied to immediate economic outcomes is dispensable."

Read MUNL Philosophy Professor Sean McGrath's new op-ed in our 'State of the University' series 👇
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Passionate about local independent news? Join our Board! – The Independent In this time of social and political turmoil, and with the continued decimation of local news outlets, The Indy and its supporters continue building a

We are looking for two new board members who are passionate about local independent journalism in Newfoundland & Labrador and can share skills in organizing, marketing, accounting, and/or fundraising.

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PCs under fire for ‘disappointing’ treatment of Black History Month  – The Independent Celebrated Black community leader and anti-racism advocate target of racist comments after speaking out online

A St. John’s woman is speaking out after facing online backlash and racism for criticizing the provincial government’s lacklustre acknowledgement of #BlackHistoryMonth.
#nlpoli #BHM2026
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A recap of RCMP veteran officer John Brewer's testimony from Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. Brewer was gold commander for the Mounties' controversial Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG) in November 20... TikTok video by The Independent

John Brewer was the Mounties' top cop in unceded Wet'suwet'en territory when the #RCMP arrested & jailed photojournalist Amber Bracken in 2021.

Here's what he said during his Feb. 4 testimony during the #pressfreedom trial at the BC Supreme Court in Vancouver.
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UPDATE: The Independent & @cajournalists.bsky.social submitted an application to the BC Supreme Court to obtain exhibits submitted by The Narwhal / Amber Bracken and the Crown / RCMP in the #pressfreedom case underway in Vancouver.

Justice Diane MacDonald granted our request. #cdnmedia

EXPLAINER: The significance of The Narwhal & Amber Bracken v. Attorney General of Canada et al. press freedom case.

Justin Brake reports for The Independent and Ricochet Media from Vancouver on the Narwhal/Amber Bracken v. RCMP press freedom case at the BC Supreme Court. On Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, the plaintiffs wra... TikTok video by The Independent

WATCH: Justin Brake's Feb. 3 report for The Independent and
@ricochetmedia.bsky.social on the Narwhal/Amber Bracken v. RCMP #pressfreedom case at the BC Supreme Court in Vancouver.
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I'll be in Vancouver all week reporting on this landmark case for #pressfreedom in Canada.

Sign up for @independentnl.bsky.social & @ricochetmedia.bsky.social's free newsletters and be notified when we publish articles about the case.

Justin Brake reports from Vancouver on the Narwhal/Amber Bracken v. RCMP press freedom case at the BC Supreme Court. On Feb. 2, 2026, Narwhal co-founder and acting Editor-in-Chief Caroll Linnitt was c... TikTok video by The Independent

WATCH: Justin Brake reports from Vancouver on the Narwhal/Amber Bracken v. RCMP press freedom case at the BC Supreme Court.

Follow @independentnl.bsky.social & @ricochetmedia.bsky.social for updates on the case.

#pressfreedom #cdnmedia
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Muslim community commemorates 9th anniversary of Quebec City Mosque shooting – The Independent Anti-hate advocates say there's still work to be done to combat Islamophobia in the province

Akinturk says she's glad extreme cases of Islamophobia are not common in NL. But when attacks happen in other parts of the country, it becomes a painful reminder that Islamophobia is real and must be addressed, she says.

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An LNG future for Fermeuse?  – The Independent Proposal for massive liquefied natural gas hub exhumed on Newfoundland’s Southern Shore

Where did this LNG announcement come from and what does it mean for the future of Fermeuse and Newfoundland's Southern Shore? #LNG #Fermeuse #nlpoli

Read the full analysis from Eric Devine, Grace Fitzpatrick, Seamus MacKenzie & Angela Carter 👇
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Thinking beyond the crisis in journalism – The Independent There are many legitimate reasons for concern, but news media have an unprecedented opportunity to innovate and create a new era of journalism

There are many legitimate reasons for concern, but news media have an unprecedented opportunity to innovate and create a new era of journalism, writes @anasophievallee.bsky.social
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PCs invite public input ahead of Budget 2026 – The Independent The coming provincial budget will be the Progressive Conservatives' first in more than a decade

NL's new Progressive Conservative government is inviting public input ahead of the party's first provincial budget in more than a decade.

But it isn't doing anything in an effort to bolster trend of poor public engagement. #nlpoli
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‘Goodnight Moon’ and the child in all of us  – The Independent Artist Matthew-Robin Nye is in pursuit of wonder, and thinks we should be too

“We live in a world of entrainment—algorithmic entrainment, media entrainment—where increasingly we are produced rather than we produce our surroundings. To embrace wonder, to engage in wonder, is antithetical to all that.” #GoodnightMoon @theroomsnl.bsky.social
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“By 9:23 a.m. on January 2 [2024] Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs had already made what the average worker will make all year,” the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says in its report, Living the high life: A record-breaking year for CEO pay in Canada. #canlab #inequality

Why taxpayer subsidies for Big Oil won’t create more jobs – The Independent As Equinor delays Bay du Nord decision, report finds less than 1% of Canada’s jobs now in fossil fuels

Instead of throwing taxpayer subsidies at an incredibly profitable oil company like Equinor [...] surely using that money to help workers transition to job market realities is a far better use of public money," writes Angela Antle. #nlpoli #climate #EnergyFutures
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CEO pay at record highs as workers struggle to make ends meet: report – The Independent Business leaders from Tim Horton’s, Dominion, Shoppers and Suncor and Fortis among highest paid in Canada

“It’s really hard to take that [argument] from employers and corporations that they can’t somehow afford decent wage increases for workers,” says N.L. Federation of Labour President Jessica McCormick. #canlab
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