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7 hours ago

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Auditor General raises concerns about ‘historic high’ provincial debt in public accounts

Auditor General of Newfoundland and Labrador, Denise Hanrahan, has issued an unqualified (clean) audit opinion of the province’s 2025-26 financial statements, known as the Public Accounts. Public Accounts are prepared in accordance with the standards established for governments by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada. While no audit opinion is offered regarding the financial statement […]

October 18, 2026

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Premier Wakeham issues statement on incident at CFB Wainwright

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October 17, 2026

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Grand Falls-Windsor sets date for municipal by-election

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3 days ago

Federal energy minister touts Churchill Falls and Bay du Nord in N.L., but faces union protesters on right to strike
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3 days ago

Federal environment minister promotes green home retrofits in N.L.
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4 days ago

Unions rally against Ottawa’s major projects Bill C-39 to protect right to strike
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4 days ago

Ottawa renews Atlantic Fisheries Fund for five years; puts France crab licence issue to rest
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4 days ago

Grand Falls-Windsor names new deputy mayor ahead of by-election after death of Rod Bennett

Grand Falls-Windsor has named Bob Hiscock as the new deputy mayor after the death of Rod Bennett. A by-election will now be held for the vacant council seat. NTV’s Colleen Lewis reports.

4 days ago

President Trump says “Canada will end up being the 51st state”

U.S. President Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of Canada, telling supporters that the country will eventually become the 51st state, as tensions continue between the two longtime allies. Speaking at a rally in Arizona, Trump accused Canada of treating the United States unfairly, pointing to Canadian dairy tariffs, automobile manufacturing and what he described […]

5 days ago

Premier highlights Churchill Falls and cost-of-living relief in state-of-the-province address on anniversary of election victory

One year to the day after he won the provincial election, Premier Tony Wakeham delivered his first state-of-the province address. He continued his sales pitch for the Churchill Falls deal, and promised cost-of-living relief is coming soon. NTV’s Ben Cleary reports.

5 days ago

Inside Story: Premier faces questions about Andrea Barbour and MHA pay raises

Premier Tony Wakeham faced questions Wednesday about a CBC story on Environment Minister Andrea Barbour, as well as a report recommending pay hikes for MHAs.