Workers and employers in Newfoundland and Labrador will see a new minimum wage take effect April 1, 2026, when the provincial rate …
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BenefitsFeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
N.L. premier urges Ottawa to negotiate pharmacare funding after province left out of initial agreements
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham has written to Prime Minister Mark Carney calling for immediate federal pharmacare negotiations after Ottawa signed …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsRecruitment
Newfoundland and Labrador opens applications for student summer employment program
The Newfoundland and Labrador government is accepting applications from employers for the 2026 Summer Employment Program for Students, with a deadline of …
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FeaturedLabour RelationsLayoffs
Loblaw to close St. John’s, N.L., Dominion store, affecting 100 unionized workers
Loblaw Companies will close a Dominion grocery store in St. John’s on May 8, affecting approximately 100 unionized workers. Unifor Local 597, …
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Workers at DF Barnes in St. John’s, N.L., voted 92 per cent in favour of joining the United Steelworkers union on Jan. …
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CompensationFeatured
Government workers in Atlantic Canada earn 6.3% more than private sector counterparts: Report
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberGovernment employees in Atlantic Canada earned 6.3 per cent higher wages on average than comparable private-sector workers in 2024, according to a …
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By Rhea Rollmann | The Independent Memorial University’s Vice-Provost of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism (EDI-AR) has ended the position’s inaugural term eight …
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FeaturedImmigration
Premier Wakeham non-committal to improving labour conditions for foreign workers in N.L.
By Yumna Iftikhar | The Independent As Newfoundland and Labrador continues to rely on newcomer and migrant workers in various sectors, human rights …
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By Justin Brake | The Independent Deloitte Canada says it “firmly stands behind the recommendations put forward” in a healthcare report it produced …
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
N.L. to review A.I. use in government-commissioned reports
By Justin Brake | The Independent Two days after The Independent first reported the presence of fake citations in a $1.6 million government-commissioned …
