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In case you were wondering (I was): the Bay du Nord royalty structure will follow the "generic offshore royalty regime," the government said today.

Info: www.gov.nl.ca/em/royalties...

Endangered whales: U.S. proposal to change safety measure draws criticism from Canada HALIFAX - Environmental groups in the United States and Canada are sounding the alarm about a U.S. government proposal to change a federal regulation introduced in 2008 to protect a

NOAA looking at changing rules requiring ships to slow down to avoid hitting endangered North Atlantic right whales.

From Michael MacDonald, CP

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🚨Source callout🚨Looking at cuts to the HRM student transit pass. Are you the parent of a school-aged child in Halifax with an opinion on this cut? Did your child use this pass to get around? Please let me know if you're willing to chat for a story!

Asian and Black skips look to carve a place in curling history at Brier ST. JOHN'S - Two curlers believed to be the first Black and Asian skips in Brier history are set to break new ground at Canada’s national men’s curling championship.

Two curlers believed to be the first Black and Asian skips in Brier history are set to break new ground at Canada’s national men’s curling championship this week.

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'Old guy with a ruler' keeping Newfoundland informed through record-breaking snowfall ST. JOHN'S - A 62-year-old retiree with an arsenal of rulers has been keeping people informed about snowfall in eastern Newfoundland during a record-breaking winter.

Lloyd Leaman and his arsenal of rulers are keeping people informed during a record-breaking winter.

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Hey! Look who got a little article by the CBC (It's me)!

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Major N.L. healthcare report contains errors likely generated by A.I. – The Independent $1.6 million Health Human Resources Plan from Deloitte cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months

A major healthcare policy paper commissioned by @govnl.bsky.social government from Deloitte at a cost of $1.6 million, cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months. #nlpoli #AI
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Heavy Metal Karaoke in Newfoundland gives patrons a safe place to scream On a recent Friday night, amid the howling winds of an incoming hurricane, two people dressed as skeletons grinned as Chris Lahey screamed into a microphone. “The sun fades to blackness, the moon to b...

“I like to think that thrash metal, black metal, death metal, all of those things are in sync with the more difficult ways of life that people tend to encounter out here at the edge of the world.”

🤘

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Episode 6 - Ashley Fitzpatrick's future — Bojan Fürst Ashley Fitzpatrick is a St. John's-based journalist focusing on energy issues facing Atlantic Canada.

New episode of Futures Possible with awesome @ashleyfitznl.bsky.social and a chat about future of media and journalism and what that future asks of those working in the industry: bojanfurstphotography.com/futures-poss...

#media #journalism #podcast #future
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In travelling a spread-out province, the Liberals and PCs are trying to navigate N.L.'s rural-urban divide | CBC News Party leaders have spent a lot of time campaigning outside the overpass during the 2025 election — but voters in rural Newfoundland and Labrador want the attention to continue after the election.

Great read from Darrell Roberts at CBC N.L.

"I always say the Northern Peninsula could break off, drift out to sea, and they'd not even know we're gone."

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N.L. cabinet quietly approved new cash benefit for departing ministers | CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador cabinet ministers are now eligible for extra money on their way out the door, CBC News has learned.

Quite a story from CBC N.L.

"... no public disclosure of the decision before now."

"Premier John Hogan was not made available for an interview..."

"... no replies to a CBC News message sent to the legislative email addresses of every current cabinet minister."

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Country's highest rate of child hunger felt in Newfoundland and Labrador classrooms ST. JOHN’S — Summer is approaching and teachers in Newfoundland and Labrador are worried many of their students will spend their holiday months hungry without school lunch programs to offer a meal, sa...

N.L. tied with N.B. for country's highest rate of kids living in food-insecure homes.

Meanwhile, more people in "successful working positions" need the food bank at the Single Parent Association.

Cost of everything has risen, but wages have not, says director.

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codcononstop - Twitch MAY 2-4 WEEKEND MARATHON! CODCO was a comedy troupe from Newfoundland whose TV series aired from 1988 to 1993.

The Codco marathon is back on Twitch.

www.twitch.tv/codcononstop

Ben gets into recommendations from the Muskrat Falls inquiry and how the government interpreted them w/r/t the Churchill Falls MOU.

One rec was that "GNL establish a formal governance framework for assessing projects that have a budget in excess of $50 million." May have been helpful.

Power To The People Power To The People: The Upper Churchill Contract

Excellent, in-depth look at the 1969 Churchill Falls deal between Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador, and the new tentative agreement that could end it. From NTV.

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What will N.L.'s next premier do to crack down on care home problems? We have no idea | CBC News Neither contender for the province's top job would talk to CBC News about a report that found negligence, repeated rule-breaking and alleged abuse inside Newfoundland and Labrador personal care homes.

This is excellent. We need to talk more about politicians' reluctance to answer questions.

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Local news coverage in Canada in steep decline, inviting misinformation: report The number of local news outlets has been in significant decline in Canada, leaving suburban residents in particular "starving" for local coverage, a new report found — and creating gaps

"The 'worst-case scenario' can be found in Newfoundland and Labrador, he said, where small towns in that province have lost three-quarters of their news outlets in the past 16 years."

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Unsafe tap water is common in Newfoundland. This town just overcame a 1989 boil order ST. JOHN'S - A boil-water advisory in place since 1989 has been lifted in one Newfoundland fishing community, but dozens of other rural towns in the province are still struggling

A boil-water order set in 1989 has finally ended in Branch, N.L.

All it took was 16 years, $1.8 million and the unrelenting efforts of the town's volunteer, all-women council.

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N.B. Pride group invites LGBTQ+ Americans dealing with the 'scary' reality of Trump When Saint John, N.B., holds its annual Pride celebration in August, it’s expecting a new group of participants — Americans seeking a safe haven from the “scary” reality of living under Presiden...

New from me -- As LGBTQ+ Americans deal with the “scary” reality of living under Donald Trump’s administration, a New Brunswick Pride group has invited their neighbours south of the border to join their Pride week celebrations. www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

Researchers race to cure ‘Newfoundland curse,’ which can kill without warning ST. JOHN'S - Terry Rideout says he was loading up his fishing gear the first time a tiny implant in his chest sent bolts of electricity into his heart and

Researchers race to cure 'Newfoundland curse,' which can kill without warning. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy is caused by a genetic mutation that clusters in 28 Newfoundland families, by @sarahsmellie.bsky.social www.thestar.com/news/canada/... via @thestar.com #ARVC #genomics

Dan is top-notch.

Time running out for Canadians seeking visas for family members trapped in Gaza A group of immigration lawyers launched a Federal Court lawsuit representing 53 family members of Palestinian Canadians still stuck at the first stage of the application process

Palestinian Canadians have launched a lawsuit saying the visa applications for their family in Gaza have been held up by a flawed system. The emergency visa program closes April 22, and it has room for just 127 more applications.

Quebec-Atlantic Bureau Chief - The Canadian Press Quebec-Atlantic Bureau ChiefLocation: Montreal Description of RoleWe’re looking for an energetic leader with rock-solid news judgment and a knack for generating original ideas to oversee the Queb...

The Canadian Press is hiring a Quebec/Atlantic bureau chief!

Come to CP and oversee some of the most experienced reporters in Quebec and Atlantic Canada (+me, but I'm a delight)! We tell jokes! Keith makes puns! It's great!

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The Walrus Launches Six Regional Bureaus to Tell Canada’s Local Stories | The Walrus From the Yukon to Newfoundland, we are putting reporters on the ground

The Walrus (@thewalrus.ca) is launching six regional bureaus to tell Canada’s local stories

Call for male-targeted prevention programs to address N.S. domestic violence epidemic HALIFAX - Long before Brenda Tatlock-Burke was killed by her husband in October, there were signs of his controlling and coercive behaviour.

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New Journalism Fellowship Investing in Local News Open for Submissions /CNW/ - The Michener Award and Rideau Hall Foundations (MAF and RHF) are thrilled to announce that the new Norman Webster Fellowship is now accepting...

Tremendous! For those dedicated to local 👇👇 www.newswire.ca/news-release...

Hershey Canada stopping production of Cherry Blossom candy Hershey Canada has confirmed with CityNews that it is discontinuing its Cherry Blossom candy.

Goodbye to Cherry Blossoms, the strange gunshot wound-looking candy that has horrified children in grocery store check-out lines since (possibly) 1890!

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Why different numbers from NL Hydro and Hydro-Québec?

N.L. Hydro says its information reflects what Hydro-Québec will pay for Churchill Falls power, while Hydro-Québec's numbers show what its customers will pay.

Newfoundland residents seek answers, assurance as Quebec energy deal heads for debate ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - About 50 people gathered in a St. John's, N.L., gymnasium on a recent rainy night to seek answers about a massive energy deal with Hydro-Québec trumpeted

People seek answers, assurance as Churchill Falls MOU heads to debate

The MOU is public, but hard to understand. People are trying to fill in missing details. Hydro-Québec and NL Hydro also released different info about the deal.

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