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No legal cannabis edibles on the N.L. market
Edible cannabis products – anything from gummies to cannabis-infused honey – are not yet legal in Newfoundland and Labrador, but illicit products are always popping up. Some are being picked up by the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor ...
Ches Crosbie wants AG called in on wetland capping
Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie wants the province’s auditor general to investigate why wetland capping did not happen as planned at the Muskrat Falls reservoir. He has written the Public Accounts Committee, a committee of the ...
New Labrador power line a Nalcor project
A new, 27-kilometre power line has been proposed, to feed power from Nalcor Energy’s Menihek Hydroelectric Station to a mining site on the Quebec-Labrador border. The build will be a Nalcor Energy project. The construction is estimated at ...
Muskrat Falls Inquiry hearings finish in Labrador
Commissioner Richard LeBlanc took a moment before adjourning the final day of hearings for the Muskrat Falls Inquiry to thank everyone involved, one last time. Then he briefly reflected on the road ahead. The inquiry has heard from 134 witnesses ...
Premier’s lawyer says not for Ball to investigate capping
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, NL - At the Muskrat Falls Inquiry, the issue of wetland capping in the Muskrat Falls reservoir is being addressed in final submissions, with the premier’s lawyer saying it isn’t for Dwight Ball to investigate what ...
Muskrat Falls Inquiry commissioner addresses Indigenous concerns
Commissioner Richard LeBlanc said it before and, on Wednesday, said it again: he will not make recommendations on the constitutional rights or land claims of Indigenous people in Labrador in his final report. LeBlanc repeated his position during ...
Bureaucrats say they were ‘voices of caution’ about Muskrat Falls project
At the Muskrat Falls Inquiry, lawyers for politicians with the former Progressive Conservative government spoke about the need for politicians to be able to rely on advice from senior civil servants. A lawyer for senior civil servants then talked ...
Concerned Citizens ask Muskrat Falls Inquiry commissioner for North Spur review
It’s the final week of hearings at the Muskrat Falls Inquiry, with a last chance for all parties to present their points of view on the megaproject to Commissioner Richard LeBlanc. LeBlanc heard from four lawyers Monday: Peter Ralph, on ...
Final phase of Muskrat Falls inquiry ends on public service
After 139 days of witness testimony from 134 witnesses (some witnesses appeared more than once, but are counted only once), and more than 4,600 documents entered into evidence, the Muskrat Falls Inquiry is nearly at a close. Commissioner Richard ...
Newfoundland and Labrador civil service has felt chill from ATIPPA, inquiry hears
Whether it’s omitting details from board meeting minutes, or having government ministers refusing written briefing notes, a lack of written documentation at the highest levels is not an insignificant thing, according to Donovan ...