Bill C-49 passes Senate, moving province closer to offshore wind development
Newfoundland and Labrador moved one step closer to developing offshore wind this week when Bill C-49 passed third reading in the Senate. As NTV’s Don Bradshaw reports, cabinet minister Gudie Hutchings is predicting a new era in the sector.
Read moreWakeham raises concerns about group home conditions
Opposition leader Tony Wakeham is highlighting group home conditions after a resident shared their concerns with the Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, of a group home in his neighbourhood, which Wakeham says the minister dismissed.
Read morePremier opposes proposed large pay increase for MHAs
A report last spring recommended a $25,000-a-year pay increase for MHAs. The issue needs to be voted on by the House of Assembly, but Premier Andrew Furey says he opposes that large of a raise.
Read morePremier says N.L. has only been asked to take 190 asylum seekers
Premier Andrew Furey faced questions today after other provinces have raised concerns about Ottawa wanting them to take thousands more asylum seekers. But Furey says Newfoundland and Labrador has only been asked to take 190.
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