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1 year ago

Health minister says glucose monitoring program won’t be affected by repealing sugar tax

Health Minister Krista Lynn Howell responded to concerns Wednesday about how repealing the sugar tax will affect the glucose monitoring program.

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1 year ago

Opposition asks if government ‘cooking the books’ with tobacco lawsuit revenue

Debate became heated during question period in the House of Assembly today as the Opposition questioned if government was “cooking the books” on revenue received from a major lawsuit. NTV’s Bailey Howard tells us more.

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1 year ago

Joanne Thompson remains fisheries minister in Mark Carney’s post-election cabinet

St. John’s East MP Joanne Thompson remains the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s post-election cabinet. Carney unveiled his cabinet in a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa Tuesday. Other notable appointments included Dominic Leblanc as minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade relations, intergovernmental affairs and “one Canadian economy”; Melanie Joly moving […]

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1 year ago

Premier Hogan promises to axe sugar tax on first day in House of Assembly

The House of Assembly reopened today for the spring sitting with a new premier and shuffled cabinet at the helm. On his first day, Premier Hogan promised to repeal the sugar tax, but it’s not clear exactly when that will happen. NTV’s Bailey Howard has the story.

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