Web Notifications

SaltWire.com would like to send you notifications for breaking news alerts.

Activate notifications?

NEWSLETTERS | PODCASTS | VIDEO | E-EDITIONS
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Newfoundland & Labrador > News > Local

Judy Foote to step down as MP on Saturday

Judy Foote is stepping down as Member of Parliament for Bonavista-Burin-Trinity effective this Saturday, Sept. 30, according to a press release from her office. 

SaltWire Network | Posted: Sept. 27, 2017, midnight | Updated: Oct. 3, 2017, 11:16 p.m. | 1 Min Read
After a political career spanning 28 years – 21 as a politician – Bonvaista-Burin-Trinity M.P. Judy Foote will be retiring in the coming weeks.
After a political career spanning 28 years – 21 as a politician – Bonvaista-Burin-Trinity M.P. Judy Foote will be retiring in the coming weeks.

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS

Two accused teenagers to remain in custody for at least two more weeks | SaltWire #newsupdate #news

Watch on YouTube: "Two accused teenagers to remain in custody for at least two more weeks | SaltWire #newsupdate #news"

Foote will speak to her decision on Thursday in the House of Commons following Question Period. 

Share story:

Read More

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

More Local Stories

Galway disagreement An aerial view of Galway on Friday, April 26. Galway developer Danny Williams is taking the City of St. John’s to court over city hall’s demand for a roundabout. See story on page A3. KEITH GOSSE • THE TELEGRAM
1. 
Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation's headquarters in St. John's. - Twitter photo
2. 
RNC officers at the scene of a person barricaded in a house on Livingstone Street in St. John’s on Friday afternoon. JOE GIBBONS • THE TELEGRAM
3. 
The discovery of human remains in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Jan. 14 has led to an investigation by the RCMP.
4. 
Leah Jenkins-Foster of Plaster Rock, N.B., middle, made the trip to Corner Brook to see where her father died in 1961 with her husband David, left, and their son Bryson, right. Contributed
5. 
(From left) Latvian ambassador Kaspars Ozoliņš, Lithuanian ambassador Darius Skusevičius and Estonian ambassador Margus Rava visited Happy Valley-Goose Bay and St. John's. Sanuda Ranawake • The Telegram
6. 
Scales of justice. - 123RF Stock
7. 
Construction on the final phase of the Team Gushue Highway has been delayed by a couple of months. Keith Gosse/The Telegram
8. 
ADVERTISEMENT