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Money problems on every side: Danny Breen on how St. John's is being slammed The year of unprecedented challenges had an early start in N.L.'s capital. The mayor looks back — and forward — in an interview with CBC. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Dec 31, 2020 9:58 AM NT | Last Updated: December 31, 2020 Danny Breen says he plans to run for re-election as the mayor of St. John's in 2021, saying he wants to provide leadership through what's sure to be another year of uncertainty amid the economic recovery from COVID-19.(John Pike/CBC)

Dec 21, 2020 6:00 AM (Photo courtesy Getty Images) US President-elect Joe Biden has chosen the daughter of a Newfoundlander to be his Secretary of Energy. Jennifer Granholm, 61, is a former two-term governor of the State of Michigan. CNN broadcast her speech Saturday in which she accepted the nomination as Energy Secretary, and gave a shout-out to her mother’s home province. “My mom is a funny and fierce Irish-Welsh Newfie, born in Newfoundland, a Canadian province off the East Coast; a fishing province they call ‘the Rock,'” she stated with pride. Caught by surprise when watching CNN...

Dec 19, 2020 9:48 AM After seven years on St. John’s City Council, Dave Lane is stepping down. Monday was the last formal city council meeting of the year. Lane and his family have moved to Torbay, and Lane agreed to stay on the council to the end of 2020. Councillors heaped praise on Lane for his service to the city and his work on the budget and the St. John’s Bike Master Plan. Ward 5 Councillor Wally Collins cut through some of the more serious and sentimental testimonials at council earlier this week. Collins says he never knew how funny Lane was until they went downtown together....

Dave Lane leaves St. John's city council, pleads patience with bike plan In an nine-minute address, the councillor-at-large bid farewell to his colleagues and thanked those who helped him along the way. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Dec 15, 2020 1:46 PM NT | Last Updated: December 15, 2020 Coun. Dave Lane, pictured here in 2019, addressed St. John's city council for a final time on Monday. (Patrick Butler/Radio-Canada)

Dec 15, 2020 5:45 AM There could be some hope on the horizon for the preservation of the Railway Coastal Museum. Mayor Danny Breen provided an update at last night’s city council meeting. Another protest was held outside the heritage structure over the weekend, with dozens gathering to express their disappointment that a significant part of the province’s history might be lost. Mayor Breen says former City Manager and a former Chair of the Railway Coastal Museum, Ron Penney has approached the council with a plan to have a community board take over the museum within the building. Bree...