During a stop in Mount Pearl on Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland skated around questions of her working relationship with Premier Andrew Furey following his repeated criticism of the federal carbon tax.
A 23-year-old testimonial plaque acknowledging the 'sister-city' relationship between St. Albert and Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, was recently recovered from the Sturgeon River by city staff.
PC candidate files challenge to election results in St. Barbe-L'anse aux Meadows
PC candidate Sheila Fitzgerald is the latest to turn to the courts to challenge the results of last month's general election.
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Defeated PC candidate Sheila Fitzgerald filed a court challenge Wednesday that argues against the validity of the province's recent general election.(Sheila Fitzgerald/Facebook)
Jim Lester lost the district of Mount Pearl North to Liberal Lucy Stoyles by 109 votes.
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Jim Lester lost the district of Mount Pearl North by 109 votes to Liberal Lucy Stoyles in the 2021 provincial election. (Patrick Butler/Radio-Canada)
After losing his seat by 109 votes in last month's provincial election, PC candidate Jim Lester is turning to the courts in the hopes of having the results voided and a new election called in his former district, but he also wants a ruling on whether the vote adhered to Newfoundland and Labrador legislation.
"It's very important to have faith in the outcome of elections," Lester told reporters on Wednesday.
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