Sarah Smellie
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Reporter with The Canadian Press
An energy deal addressing past inequities has been signed between Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador
The new agreement in principle will see Hydro-Québec pay 30 times more for power from the Churchill Falls hydroelectric station in Labrador, and shell out $3.5 billion for the right to partner on the new installations with Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro.
All signs point to energy payment deal between Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador
Officials from both provinces have been working to negotiate a new deal surrounding the Churchill Falls hydroelectric plant in Labrador. The current agreement, signed in 1969, is widely seen as lopsided in Quebec's favour.
Should the feds have given millions to a self-identifying Indigenous group?
As millions in federal funding flow into a Labrador group whose claims of Inuit identity have been rejected by Indigenous organizations across Canada, a national Inuit leader worries the Liberal government is putting the rights of Indigenous Peoples at risk.
Federal politicians in Newfoundland and Labrador distance themselves from Liberal brand
Alex Marland, a political science professor at Acadia University in Wolfville, N.S., says he was surprised to see how blatantly the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberals seem to be distancing themselves from their federal counterparts as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's popularity drops in the polls.
Trudeau begins EU-Canada Summit in Newfoundland with research announcement
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kicked off a two-day summit with the top two heads of the European Union on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023, night in a small brewpub on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean in Newfoundland and Labrador's capital city of St. John's.
Tiny fish that feed Newfoundland's puffins and whales are in trouble
Marine scientists and conservationists are calling on officials to pause Newfoundland and Labrador's commercial capelin fishery.
Canadian food banks are 'addressing the symptom, not the cause'
The word "crisis" comes up quickly when speaking with those who run food banks across Canada.
EU sends nearly 350 firefighters to help battle relentless Canadian wildfires
A battalion of nearly 350 firefighters from the European Union will soon be on the ground in Quebec to help their Canadian counterparts tackle a devastating and unprecedented wildfire season.
Legault says Quebec open to paying N.L. more for electricity, as energy talks draw near
Legault is expected to arrive in St. John's to dine with Furey on Thursday evening, and energy talks are scheduled for the next day.
Record oil profits makes N.L. energy minister's blood boil
Oil and gas companies have posted staggering profits over the past two weeks, renewing environmental advocates' calls for governments to rethink fossil fuel subsidies and incentives.