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  1. 06/29/2025

    The Indy Broadcast (June 29, 2025)

    The June 29, 2025 episode of The Indy Broadcast includes the following stories: Northern Labrador in ‘crisis’ as people ration food, toilet paper, baby suppliesInnu youth join calls for action on Sheshatshiu drug crisisProvince updates income support rates as part of Poverty Reduction PlanAuditor General raises ‘serious’ concerns over agency nurses costs and planningRegistered Nurses' Union responds to province's core-staffing review announcementDoctors at St. John's hospital tender resignation noticeInnu Nation and Hydro-Quebec reach agreement-in-principle on Churchill FallsN.L. education system struggling to meet the needs of newcomer studentsCorner Brook keeps mail-in votingSenate passes Bill C-5Neglecting to mention Innu or Inuit, Hogan tells Labrador Expo crowd hydro projects in Labrador "fit the criteria" for nation-building projects under C-5Canada joins new NATO defence investment pledge to up military and defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035 Provincial government inviting public input for its review of child protection legislationAbby Newhook drafted to PWHL Stories and links referenced in broadcast: Northern Labrador in ‘crisis’ as people ration food, toilet paper, baby supplies | Heidi Atter | News | June 25, 2025 | The Independent Innu youth join calls for action on Sheshatshiu drug crisis | Heidi Atter | News | June 27, 2025 | The Independent Province announces increased income support | Yumna Iftikhar | News | June 24, 2025 | The Independent Auditor general raises ‘serious’ concerns over agency nurses costs and planning | Yumna Iftikhar | News | June 26, 2025 | The Independent N.L. education system struggling to meet the needs of newcomer students | Yumna Iftikhar | Coming to Newfoundland & Labrador | June 26, 2025 | The Independent  St. Clare's internal medicine doctors give mass resignation notice, warn of 'impending crisis' | Ryan Cooke | June 27, 2025 | CBC News The Indy Broadcast is proud member of the Harbinger Media Network. It is produced, edited and hosted by Justin Brake. Theme music is by Adam Foran. To sign up for The Independent's weekly newsletter, go to https://theindependent.ca/newsletter/

    30 min
  2. 04/27/2025

    The Indy Broadcast (April 27, 2025)

    The Indy Broadcast's 2025 Federal Election Special. We tour the province to speak with voters about the most pressing issues. Links: Fact check: Long Range Mountains 2025 Federal Election Candidates Debate (Harrison Samphir, April 16, 2025) A case for supervised consumption sites in N.L. (Zoe Rowe, April 16, 2025) WATCH: St. John’s East 2025 Federal Election Candidates Debate (Harrison Samphir, April 17, 2025) The lure of anticipatory compliance in the face of a Poilievre Conservative government (Lisa Moore, April 19, 2025) On healthcare, you don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone (Kari Brown, April 20, 2025) Labrador’s federal election candidates on housing, addictions and reconciliation (Heidi Atter, April 20, 2025) Why Nutrition North is failing Labradorians (Derek Montague, April 20, 2025) Labrador mother calls on next MP to establish primary marine search and rescue station (Heidi Atter, April 22, 2025) Paid sick days should be a basic right, not a privilege (Jerri-Lyn Lewis, April 23, 2025) Human rights, housing and the economy: Labrador youth share their federal election priorities (Heidi Atter, April 24, 2025) Evasion, erasure and protest: Advocates work to ensure Palestinian solidarity remains an election issue (Rhea Rollmann, April 25, 2025) Cape Spear voters highlight key election issues (Yumna Iftikhar, April 25, 2025)Where the federal parties stand on housing (Hope Jamieson, April 25, 2025) Where is gender equality in the federal election? (Rhea Rollmann, April 26, 2025) Town Hall Tales: notes from three federal election events in St. John’s (Kassie Drodge, April 26, 2025)

    37 min

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