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19 August 2011

The Muskrat Falls Loan Guarantee Memorandum of Agreement

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From the NRCAN website: In its June 3, 2011 Speech from the Throne the federal Government expressed its commitment to support the lower...

Slide a sheet of paper: the spend ‘em if ya got ‘em edition

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Earlier this week, finance minister Tom Marshall announced a second increase in the estimate for offshore oil production for 2011 and with ...
18 August 2011

Offshore board responds to helicopter inquiry report

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From the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board [paragraphing altered for readability; original here ]: The Canada-N...

Abercrombie offers cash for “Jersey Shore” to stop wearing brand

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How valuable is a brand? Well, apparently their brand is so valuable that Abercrombie & Fitch is willing to pay the cast of “ Jersey S...

Separated at birth: missing cat edition

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  Bond arch-villain Ernst Blofeld Tory Auditor General cum candidate John Noseworthy   - srbp -
17 August 2011

Feds to announce MOU on loan guarantee

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NTV News broke the news reported Wednesday evening that an unspecified number of federal cabinet ministers will be in St. John’s on Friday...

Then again… election news mine edition

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On the one hand, Rio Tinto ”Plans to double Labrador mine output”   according to the headline on a CBC news report. On the other hand, ...

No man is an island: Mount Pearl edition

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There are few things about provincial Conservative Steve Kent’s website that stand out. First, as of August 16, the blog hasn’t been upda...

A cause for grave concern #nlpoli

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The Office of the Auditor General is an independent and reliable source of the objective, fact-based information that the House of Assembly ...
16 August 2011

Sun TV/Fox News wannabe? VOCM hits new low #nlpoli

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Did they just get it wrong or is this the new standard of partisan journalism at the government-friendly VOCM?   First of all, let us reca...

Feds want Gulf of St. Lawrence enviro review

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Federal environment minister Peter Kent wants an extensive environmental review before Corridor Resources can get a permit to explore on the...

Three parties, two leaders, one policy, no sense

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Remember that thing about hardly being able to slide a sheet of paper between the three political parties in the current general election? ...
15 August 2011

Westcott packs it in

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Craig Westcott confirmed Monday he’ll be leaving the opposition office and returning to run his newspapers.  Here’s the statement he relea...

Separated at birth: the eyes have it edition

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Tea Party presidential wannabe Michelle Bachman from the cover of Newsweek. Provincial Conservative natural resources minister Shawn...

Offshore board releases second part of offshore helicopter safety inquiry

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From the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board: The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NL...

Bloc NDP MP backs Tory Premier Dunderdale #nlpoli

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Noob Bloc NDP member of parliament Ryan Cleary wants voters in Newfoundland and Labrador to return Conservative Premier Kathy Dunderdale to ...
13 August 2011

The traffic that shook the world

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Plenty of people shit bricks this week, from the leaders of two of the province’s political parties to the people who thought they had a loc...
11 August 2011

If Rick Hillier really runs for Liberal leader… #nlpoli

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For those who may have missed it, CBC’s David Cochrane @cochranecbcnl tweeted on Wednesday that retired chief of defence staff Rick Hillier...
10 August 2011

Yvonne Jones: Profile in Courage

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What does not kill you makes you stronger. That must be the case. Yvonne Jones is emerging from her battle with cancer with unrivalled m...

Liberal Leadership: the process

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The text of a news release issued by the Executive Board of Liberal Party on Tuesday night: ST. JOHN’S, NL – Following the resignation ...