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Polls to open in 22 districts on Saturday A topical sea shanty Its been an interesting — and quite busy — few days of election watch in Newfoundland and Labrador.  Its been so busy, in fact, that we had to park our daily run of the Election Notebook to focus on the pandemic response, as COVID-19 cases in the St. Johns-metro area drastically spiked this week, throwing all plans out the window.    But with the spike in cases came some complications for the election, a two-pronged att...

Charities ask for new deal with government NDP want more leave days for victims of partner violence Where the leaders head Saturday Ches Crosbies Progressive Conservative party is pledging a "path to balance" — but no actual balanced budget for at least four years. The partys blue book platform, revealed Friday in St. Johns, says a PC government wouldnt present a balanced provincial budget until a hypothetical second term. "The overwhelming focus has to be on jobs and growth," Crosbie told re...

NAPE sees sharks in the water PCs talk COVID-19 testing An auditory trip to Virginia Waters A majority of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians support a reduction in provincial government spending and a plan to tackle provincial debt, according to a poll conducted by Narrative Research for a local business group.  About 77 per cent of respondents — after hearing a question about the provinces dire financial straits, including the net debt — said the government should "make changes to progra...

Talking about bankruptcy? Overdue, says this prof. But as a ploy for Ottawa? Not so much PC Leader Ches Crosbie raised a procovative issue earlier this week: using Newfoundland and Labradors weakened financial situation as a potential strength in getting a new deal from the federal government. Political scientist Kelly Blidook says Crosbie is dishing "the same kind of garbage that leaders keep doing in this province." Social Sharing CBC News ·

Liberals plan Come Home Year Ballot office fuss Leader schedules for Thursday The Progressive Conservatives and Liberals laid out duelling visions of a tourism strategy Wednesday, as the parties campaigned against the backdrop of Tuesdays attempted attack on local politicians. PC Leader Ches Crosbie and Liberal Leader Andrew Furey both made tourism and travel announcements as part of their morning news conferences. The duelling plans, on their surface, shared some similar language. While the ...

Heres whats happening Monday: Torngat fallout Reaction to Ryans candidacy has been steady, and the candidate himself took exception to some Facebook comments that his opponent, incumbent Lela Evans, had engaged with on Facebook. He said Evans was encouraging "bullying" and attached an image that appeared to show she "loved" a Facebook comment calling Ryan an idiot. It’s really unfortunate that the PC candidate wants to open a platform on social media to promote and encourage bullying agains...

Snow day campaigns for Avalon candidates NL Alliance hosts virtual event Info on mail-in ballots Where the leaders are today, tomorrow Andrew Furey promised Thursday theres no "frightening" budget coming should he and his Liberal Party win the upcoming election, as he defended — yet again — the still-to-be seen Moya Greene report. The Liberal leader was forced to the defensive Thursday in St. Johns as he took questions from reporters, who quizzed him on how he plans to address the province...