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Freeland attempts to quell questions about working relationship with N.L. premier

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.

Canada, Newfoundland invest in Route 3 upgrades

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N.L.'s 2021 election challenge is finally going to trial — in 2024

The province's political parties will be gearing up for a new election just as a trial gets underway about the complications of the last election.

Minister Abbott Presents 2021 Seniors of Distinction Awards

Newfoundland and Labrador election turbulence moves to courtroom as results contested

  ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- The debate over Newfoundland and Labrador's troubled, pandemic-delayed election moved to the courtroom Monday, where a judge was asked to order a recount in a hotly contested St. John's riding. New Democrat Leader Allison Coffin has applied for a judicial recount in her East-Quidi Vidi district, where she lost her seat by 53 votes. Coffin has also filed a separate application to have the results in her district overturned and a byelection called. Former Progressive Conservative candidates Jim Lester and Sheila Fitzgerald have also filed applications to have the results in their respective ridings overturned. "The hope is that this isn't something we have to worry about on a go-forward basis, because we're not going to have an election like this again," NDP president and lawyer Kyle Rees told reporters Monday outside the Supreme Court building in downtown St. John's.

PC candidate files challenge to election results in St. Barbe-L'anse aux Meadows

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. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Apr 15, 2021 6:39 PM NT | Last Updated: April 15 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 2nd candidate to turn to courts after N.L. election loss

Jim Lester lost the district of Mount Pearl North to Liberal Lucy Stoyles by 109 votes. Social Sharing CBC News · comments 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. 

Mount Pearl city council operating with 4 councillors until general election

This N.L. man was ordered to quarantine. Now he can't vote

Gary Dawson was told Monday to stay in his home for 14 days after his kids came into contact with a positive case. If nothing changes, he won't be casting a ballot on Saturday.

NDP promises to take closer look at candidates in the future after homophobic tweets

Posted: Feb 05, 2021 8:15 PM NT | Last Updated: February 6 Provincial NDP president Kyle Rees led the vetting process for candidates in this year's election. (CBC) The Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party is promising to do a better job of vetting potential candidates in light of controversial tweets by two candidates in this year's campaign. Andrew Lovell, the party's candidate for Conception Bay South, used derogatory anti-gay language in tweets several years ago in tweets to friends. Lovell wrote, "Faggot!!!" and "Have a couple beer cooled off for me dick licker," in August 2012.  In August 2013, he wrote, "Comin at you fags! First couple rounds might be an auto draft then flatout dick jokes!" The online publication True North first reported about Andrew Lovell's homophobic tweets.