The independent review panel studying the annual MHA salaries has determined that the annual salary for MHAs should be increased by $22,000. There was also a recommendation for increases for those holding special positions including speaker, deputy speaker and chair of committees, leader of the official opposition, official opposition house leader, third party leader, third party house leader, chair of the Public Accounts Committee, and vice chair of the Public Accounts Commi

Facebook/Paul St-Pierre Plamondon The Parti Québécois will form government in Quebec. The Parti québécois were leading or elected in 59 ridings. The Quebec Liberal Party has 40 seats; the Parti conservateur du Québec will form the third party with 19 seats, and Québec solidaire won 9 seats. The governing Coalition avenir Québec has been eliminated with no seats. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon will become premier. The Parti Québécois is a sovereigntist and social democratic provinci

Prime Minister Mark Carney used this week's United Nations General Assembly in New York to announce new international partnerships and funding commitments focused on multilateral cooperation, ocean protection, global health and aid for Palestinians. Carney attended the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, where he met with international leaders to discuss global security, climate change, peace and the future of the international system. Canada joined Australia, Barbados,

Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to visit Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France, today, where they will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron. The Prime Minister is scheduled to arrive in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon at 12:30 p.m., followed by a working lunch with Macron at 12:45 p.m. At 2:30 p.m., the two leaders will participate in a wreath-laying ceremony, followed by a joint statement at 2:55 p.m. The Prime Minister is scheduled to depart Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon for O

The province has a new Churchill Falls agreement. On Thursday evening, the House of Assembly passed the Churchill Falls Resolution. The motion passed by a vote of 21 to 18. There were four days of debate and questions from experts. The new agreement is essentially a new long-term energy arrangement involving Churchill Falls, Gull Island, transmission, pricing, access to power, and federal financing. The agreement's Schedule B says NL Hydro can ultimately have access to up to

The House of Assembly passed the Churchill Falls Resolution. The motion passed by a vote of 21 to 18. There were four days of debate and questions from experts. The provincial government is touting the agreement as historic. The Liberal Party voted no on the resolution, citing no market-based pricing, decreasing prices over time, no off-ramps, lack of independent oversight and independent review, and an unfair share of federal funding.

The European Union is proposing to open the door for Canada to become its first associate member. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made the proposal Wednesday during her State of the European Union address in Strasbourg, France, with Prime Minister Mark Carney in attendance. President von der Leyen said in the speech, "I said we must urgently reimagine our partnerships. So, I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to be the first associat

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro says the province has the option to purchase 16 per cent of the power generated at Gull Island, but the remaining power could all go to Hydro-Québec if that option is not exercised. The issue came up Wednesday during questioning at the House of Assembly as MHAs examined details of the proposed Churchill Falls and Gull Island agreement. NL Hydro representatives explained that the province has an option to purchase 16 per cent of Gull Island's po

The Lake Melville MHA Keith Russell has left the Progressive Conservative party. Russell made the announcement in the House of Assembly this morning. He will now sit as an independent member. He was first elected in 2011. He was serving as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation until he crossed the floor today.

On September 20 Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron on the French islands of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon off the south coast of Newfoundland. The meeting is in response to an image posted online by U.S. President Donald Trump which showed North America and parts of South America covered in an American flag. Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon is an archipelago of eight islands; it is 242 square kilometres and has a population of about 5,500. This vis

Trades NL is backing the Newfoundland and Labrador government’s new agreement to develop Churchill Falls and Gull Island, which the province says will create thousands of skilled trades jobs. Trades NL represents 14 building trades unions and thousands of skilled trades workers across Newfoundland and Labrador. Premier Tony Wakeham says the agreement, announced August 17 alongside Prime Minister Mark Carney, Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette, Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

The House of Assembly will reopen today to begin the debate on the Churchill Falls and Gull Island agreement. Under the format, Members of the House of Assembly will have the opportunity to hear directly from the individuals responsible for negotiating, overseeing the negotiation of, and providing independent advice on the agreement. It will allow Members to ask questions. For the first three days of the four-day debate, Members will have access to representatives of the nego

The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly will reconvene tomorrow, September 14, at 10 a.m. for an extraordinary sitting to consider matters related to a proposed Definitive Cooperation and Implementation Agreement involving Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, Hydro-Québec and Churchill Falls Corporation Limited. Members of the House of Assembly will debate and consider the agreement. The proceedings will be broadcast live through the House of Assembly television channel a

The provincial government has announced its proposed structure for a four-day special sitting of the House of Assembly to debate the new Churchill Falls and Gull Island agreement. The special sitting will take place from September 14 to 17, with debate on the proposed resolution and the Government of Canada's commitments under the agreement serving as the sole business before the House. The government says the format will give MHAs an opportunity to question those directly in

The Newfoundland and Labrador government has opened a public portal for residents to submit questions about the Churchill Falls Agreement ahead of a special sitting of the House of Assembly. The portal on the EngageNL website allows Newfoundlanders and Labradorians to submit questions that they would like addressed during the special sitting, which begins Sept. 14. The government says the questions will help inform the discussion and provide an opportunity for residents to ge

The Liberal Party has won all three byelections across Canada. The byelections were held in Chicoutimi–Le Fjord in Quebec, Beaches–East York in Ontario, and North Vancouver–Capilano in British Columbia. Tanveer Shahnawaz was elected in Beaches–East York, Daniel Gobeil won Chicoutimi–Le Fjord and Braeden Caley was elected in North Vancouver–Capilano. In Chicoutimi–Le Fjord, the Liberal candidate won with 51.3 percent of the vote. The candidate in Beaches–East York took 55.7 pe

Quebec voters are heading to the polls Oct. 5 as the province's 2026 provincial election campaign officially gets underway. Premier Christine Fréchette triggered the election Thursday, dissolving the National Assembly and launching a 39-day campaign. The election is the first for Fréchette as leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec after she took over from former premier François Legault earlier this year. The CAQ is seeking another mandate after eight years in power, but enter

Canada will impose new counter-tariffs on $27.6 billion worth of U.S. imports beginning Sept. 8, matching new American tariffs imposed on Canadian goods while announcing billions of dollars in additional support for workers and businesses affected by the trade dispute. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced the measures Tuesday after the United States imposed a 50 per cent tariff on $27.6 billion in Canadian goods effective Aug. 22. The federal government said

After trade talks collapsed on Saturday between Canada and the United States, U.S. President Donald Trump slapped a 50 percent tariff on roughly $28 billion of Canadian goods. Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will match those tariffs dollar for dollar. Trump posted to his Truth Social network, "Canada wants the benefits of being a State, without being one!!! They have also charged our great farmers, for many years, massive amounts of Tariffs. No more!!! President DJT."

Last minute trade talks failed between Canada and the United States overnight after the United States made a number of additional demands Recent progress was not enough and Prime Minister Mark Carney decided to suspend trade negotiations with the U.S. and directed Canada’s negotiators to return to Ottawa. Carney said that last-minute changes in the U.S. proposed terms were unfair, uneconomic, and called into question the reliability of any deal. The U.S. has now imposed a 50