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• $6.2-billion hydro deal
  Two premiers heralded a new era of Atlantic co-operation Thursday, announcing a $6.2-billion power deal expected to see electricity flow via ...
• N.L., N.S. seeking $375M for link
  The link would transmit potential Lower Churchill power across the Gulf.“We’re looking for a direct cash grant, but there (are) other options in ...
• Nalcor weighs risk against reward
  The information is contained in filings to an environmental panel examining the potential megaproject. But Nalcor Energy CEO Ed Martin cautions ...
• VLT numbers down, but profits rebounding
  The Williams administration has pulled the plug on roughly 25 per cent of the province’s video-lottery terminals (VLTs) over the past five years. ...
• Chevron completing deepwater operations
  “We can’t provide a specific date/timeline, but Chevron will be indicating publicly when Lona O-55 operations conclude, and we will be available ...
• Surging production makes up for soft oil prices
  The province has budgeted to receive $2.1-billion in offshore royalty revenues in 2010-11.Oil royalties are the key component in the province’s ...
• Keeping the faith
  The four C.B.S. teens — Charlotte Dawe, 18, Victoria Dinham, 17, Ryan Dwyer, 17, and Kaylee Morgan, 16 — were in the Middle East as part of a ...
• ALC pushes web casino as profits set to drop: Marshall
  And ALC is hoping to eventually take its virtual casinos on the road, Marshall said. “ALC are obviously looking to grow, like any business ...
• Fruit of the gloom ... or boom?
  John Decas has about 50 years of experience in the cranberry industry. His family company, Massachusetts-based Decas Cranberry Products, ...
• Prospects for growth
  Bill Butler surveys the broad expanse of land he hopes will diversify his business. By this weekend, he hopes to have more than 12 acres of ...
• Putting down roots
  Rogersville, N.B. - Eric Jonjak pilots his big truck over the narrow dirt roads cutting through the massive agricultural site. He gives way to ...
• First new ferries expected by fall
  Two new provincial ferries are set to hit the water late this fall, according to Transportation Minister Tom Hedderson. That's later than first ...
• Province gives Compusult $1-M boost
  A local information technology company is getting a $1-million boost from the provincial government. Compusult Limited is receiving the cash from ...
• 'We thank you for this friendship'
  On a too-rare warm June evening, several dozen people are gathered in the basement of what looks like any parish or church hall in Newfoundland. ...
• Murray says he's sorry
  Bill Murray says he is sorry. "I would like to apologize to the people of this province for my part in the House of Assembly spending scandal," ...
• Retail projects unveiled
  Construction - Plazacorp Retail Properties Ltd. is planning two new projects in Newfoundland and Labrador. The developments will be located at ...
• Infotel faces charges
  The key figures behind a telemarketing operation lured to Newfoundland by federal grants and provincial tax breaks are facing criminal charges. ...
• N.L. regulator confident in safety measures for deep...
  Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore regulator is issuing reassurances that deepwater drilling here is safe, pointing to a list of oversight ...
• 64K litres of oil spilled at Holyrood station
  A spill of roughly 64,000 litres of Bunker C oil at the Holyrood generating station posed no danger outside the facility, according to ...
• Nearly-new vessels to sail Gulf run
  Ottawa is attempting to put Marine Atlantic on a steadier course, chartering two retrofitted ships to take over the Gulf ferry run effective next ...
• Province reviewing loan to shoe firm
  The Department of Business is reviewing the terms of an $8-million interest-free loan it made two years ago to help with a Harbour Grace shoe ...
• Chronicles of Nonia continue
  The Department of Transportation paid $371,000 for what is described as an "emergency refit" of its troubled ferry MV Nonia this year, according ...
• Simms ponders vote on long-gun registry
  Ottawa - Scott Simms is the only Liberal MP from this province still pondering his vote on a Conservative private member's motion that would ...
• 'Bring it on,' Andrews tells Manning
  Avalon MP Scott Andrews says Senator Fabian Manning should resign immediately if he plans to challenge him in the next federal election. "If Mr. ...
• Marshall mum on advice about AG's access
  Ottawa - She's the former provincial auditor general who first uncovered wrongdoing in MHA constituency allowance spending in Newfoundland and ...
• N.L. MPs mostly cool to AG request
  Ottawa - Newfoundland and Labrador's MPs are mostly cool to the idea of the federal auditor general reviewing more than $500 million a year in ...
• Support for ACOA still strong, minister says
  The minister in charge of the Atlantic Canada Opportunites Agency (ACOA) is pledging the Harper administration's continued support for the ...
• Committee room showdown
  Ottawa - Jack Harris sits in one of the grand committee rooms in Parliament's Centre Block, asking questions of three former Canadian ambassadors ...
• Manning eyeing run for old job
  Ottawa - Conservative Senator Fabian Manning is strongly hinting at a run for his old seat in the House of Commons. "I am giving consideration ...
• Jaffer drama leaves questions: Coady
  Ottawa - It's the political scandal that has gripped Parliament Hill for the past two weeks - a steamy bouillabaisse that started with ...