Justin Brake

Justin Brake is an LJI reporter covering Atlantic Canada for Ricochet and the Independent. Justin makes his home on the traditional and unceded territory of the Beothuk and Mi'kmaq, now called Newfoundland. You can also read his work at TheIndependent.ca.

Access to information: N.L. failed to make public over 1,000 responses in a single year
Access to information: N.L. failed to make public over 1,000 responses in a single year
Atlantic News
April 2 2026
Newfoundland student union walks back plan to close radio station amid backlash
Newfoundland student union walks back plan to close radio station amid backlash
Atlantic News
March 31 2026
The RCMP vs. the media: Bracken trial approaches its endgame
The RCMP vs. the media: Bracken trial approaches its endgame
Media News feature
March 11 2026
Newfoundland university under fire for weaponizing code of conduct against student activist
Newfoundland university under fire for weaponizing code of conduct against student activist
Atlantic
April 27 2022
Liberal MP’s claim she was shot at during Indigenous protest questioned
Liberal MP’s claim she was shot at during Indigenous protest questioned
Reconciliation
November 3 2015