Politics

The House of Assembly is debating new legislation to replace the Municipalities Act. It’s called the Towns and Local Service Districts Act, and it aims to increase autonomy and flexibility for towns.

The province delivered a fall fiscal update today that showed a slight improvement in the deficit. But while most economic indicators are on track, there is a downward trend in the economy, and no extra money for rebates. NTV’s Ben Cleary has the story.

With little change in the province’s fiscal update, the opposition parties were tempered in their criticism. But as NTV’s David Salter reports, they say life for the average Newfoundlander and Labradorian is not getting any better.