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• Ottawa allays Accord concerns
  Ottawa - The federal Department of Finance is allaying concerns that recently announced changes to equalization could affect the Atlantic Accord. ...
• Strength in numbers
  Ottawa - The province's Liberal MPs hope they can parlay their larger presence into increased influence in bringing Newfoundland and Labrador ...
• Paradise school site selected
  The Eastern School District has settled on the location for a new school planned for Paradise. Last month, the board purchased an 8.3-acre ...
• Barry Group alters course
  Karl Sullivan says rumours of any possible trouble at the Barry Group are just that - rumours. "Absolutely. Our balance sheet is excellent - in ...
• Historic hotel changes hands
  Newfoundland-based Fortis Properties Corp. is acquiring a landmark hotel in the capital city. Fortis confirmed Tuesday it is buying the Fairmont ...
• Have not no more
  Newfoundland and Labrador officially became a "have" province Monday, a year earlier than expected. Premier Danny Williams called it "a momentous ...
• Tories torpedo cash for Liberals
  The Progressive Conservative members of the House of Assembly management commission have voted to block additional cash aimed at helping the ...
• Educating businesses on privacy
  St. John's - Every business, no matter how large or small, must be careful about what information they obtain from customers, and what they do ...
• Claims reveal dirty laundry
  In early 2003, Lake Melville Liberal MHA Ernie McLean signalled that he would retire from provincial politics when voters went to the polls that ...
• Manning's many miles
  As an MHA, Fabian Manning charged taxpayers for 36,200 kilometres in private vehicle district travel during the six-month period prior to the ...
• Noel spent year's allowance in six months
  Walter Noel burned through his entire yearly constituency allowance for 2003-04, even though the then-MHA served only six months before his ...
• Province outlines anti-protest expenditures
  The Williams administration spent a total of $167,000 over the past two fiscal years as part of a pro-sealing, anti-protest campaign. The cash ...
• 'The gloves are off'
  A war of words has erupted between two of the province's largest public-sector unions, sparked by a Labour Relations Board ruling over ...
• Letter links surgical situation to death
  A surgeon wrote a scathing letter to Western Health officials last year linking the death of a patient to an "unsafe" surgical services situation ...
• Game on for video-game developer
  A California-based video-game developer with ex-pat Newfoundlanders at the console will open a St. John's office within months. Other Ocean ...
• Whistleblower consultations yet to begin
  The Williams administration has yet to begin consultations it says are necessary to bring in a law protecting whistleblowers. "At this time ...
• Caplin guts, goose eggs: insults fly as vote looms
  St. John's - The province and the feds are trading increasingly-sharp barbs, days before a federal election call pits Conservative against ...
• Rethinking retirement
  Baby boomers will reshape how retirement is viewed, with many continuing to toil in the labour force beyond the traditional age associated with ...
• Hebron billions reliant on pricey oil
  The value of the Hebron project to provincial coffers is very sensitive to fluctuations in oil prices, figures released by the Newfoundland and ...
• Delay nixes fix for 'rust out'
  The Harper administration's cancellation of the bidding process for 12 mid-shore coast guard patrol vessels will delay replacements for a fleet ...
• Hebron revenues could top $20 billion for N.L. treasury
  There were no surprises in the royalty arrangements announced as part of the final Hebron deal Wednesday - except the increased amount of cash ...
• Details on $1.5-M in donations to stay secret
  Information on who received donations from MHAs under their taxpayer-funded constituency allowances will remain secret, after the information ...
• Dream car believers
  The dream is being created in a garage in Newfoundland, aided by people with handles like Doc and Atch, Jambottle and Fab32, from across North ...
• Former Fishery Products International HQ sold
  Ocean Choice International (OCI) has sold the former FPI headquarters building, according to documents filed at the provincial registry of deeds. ...
• Attraction efforts span the continents
  The provincial Department of Business spun the compass this past year, sending employees from Prague to New York to Dublin to Hamburg to India to ...
• Refinery proponent faces court allegations
  A planned multi-billion-dollar refinery for the province is in jeopardy, with its proponent seeking creditor protection while fending off an ...
• Qatar meetings unrelated
  Two Atlantic premiers and the federal Natural Resources minister are in Qatar or on the way there for meetings, but it appears that not all of ...
• 'The best idea can happen tomorrow'
  Toronto - Gordon Pinsent sits in a taxi that winds its way through traffic towards the behemoth CBC building in downtown Toronto. He chats ...
• Special place for sacred space
  Toronto - The glow of candles supplants the fading evening light that filters through stained-glass windows into the tiny church. The woman on ...
• Veteran MHA Jack Byrne dead at 57
  Jack Byrne - deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly, longtime MHA and former provincial cabinet minister - died Wednesday after a brief illness. ...