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PET projects and political tone: How the campaign trail steers politicians away from stark realities Less than a year after a grim plea for help from the feds, the campaign trail has a decidedly different tone, writes John Gushue. A case in point is a promised PET scanner for Corner Brook, which even the health minister recently said was not necessary. Social Sharing The tone of the campaign is rather different from the grim plea the province made last March Posted: Jan 23, 2021 6:00 AM NT | Last Updated: January 28

Governments with rookie leaders don't always have it easy in N.L. elections Throughout Canadian history, incumbent governments with new leaders have struggled to secure re-election. That's especially the case in Newfoundland and Labrador. Social Sharing Incumbent governments have a harder time being re-elected when they have a new leader at the helm Posted: Jan 20, 2021 5:30 AM NT | Last Updated: January 20 Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Leader Andrew Furey was sworn in as premier in August, but will be looking for his first electoral mandate from voters when the province goes to the polls...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador will become the fourth province to go to the polls during the COVID-19 pandemic after Premier Andrew Furey

Get informed on the top stories of the day in one quick scan In today's Morning Brief, we look at whether the curfew Quebec is bringing in starting Saturday might help fight against rising cases of COVID-19. We also have the story of home family and friends are honouring the victims of Iran's Flight 752 air disaster. Social Sharing Posted: Jan 08, 2021 6:48 AM ET | Last Updated: January 8 Good morning! This is our daily news roundup with everything you need to know in one concise read. Will a curfew help get the pandemic under control in Quebec? Starting Saturday, residents in much of Quebe...

POTTSVILLE — Cooperation on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on Schuylkill County’s government dominated Wednesday’s discussion among President Judge William E. Baldwin, the commissioners and the row officers. “We have made many changes. It’s working well,” Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans’ Court Theresa Santai-Gaffney said. Until the last segment — in which Clerk of Courts Maria T. Casey reiterated her demand that Baldwin close the courthouse to the public, and the judge just as resolutely said he would do no such thing. “We...