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Polls to open in 22 districts on Saturday A topical sea shanty It's been an interesting — and quite busy — few days of election watch in Newfoundland and Labrador.  It's 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. John's-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 attack on the news cycle.  Staffing problems, related to the influx of new cases, began to surface ...

Charities ask for new deal with government NDP want more leave days for victims of partner violence Where the leaders head Saturday Ches Crosbie's Progressive Conservative party is pledging a "path to balance" — but no actual balanced budget for at least four years. The party's blue book platform, revealed Friday in St. John's, says a PC government wouldn't present a balanced provincial budget until a hypothetical second term. "The overwhelming focus has to be on jobs and growth," Crosbie told reporters in St. John's. "The other half of that, doing something about our expenditure problem. A...

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 province's dire financial straits, including the net debt — said the government should "make changes to program and service delivery to reduce spending."  Eleven per cent said it should increase taxes, and ei...

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 Labrador's 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 Tuesday's 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 Liberals promised to "capitalize on that expanded global spotlight," the PCs called for a plan that...