Cutting down deficit: Coady says Churchill Falls deal means a stronger, sustainable province | Hockey night in Hopedale: Trio team up to donate equipment to town with new outdoor rink | These kids brought Christmas kindness to a picket line in central Newfoundland
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Good morning, these are your top stories for Thursday, December 19, 2024.
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Cutting down deficit: Coady says Churchill Falls deal means a stronger, sustainable province; Newfoundland and Labrador Finance Minister and Deputy Premier Siobhan Coady said Wednesday the new Churchill Falls deal with Quebec is a game changer for this province\.

Cutting down deficit: Coady says Churchill Falls deal means a stronger, sustainable province

December 19 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NST • :

Newfoundland and Labrador Finance Minister Siobhan Coady believes the newly renegotiated Churchill Falls is the best deal possible for the province, and that the added billions injected into the province could mean an end to running deficits.
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Hockey night in Hopedale: Trio team up to donate equipment to town with new outdoor rink; Hopedale has a new outdoor rink and a pile of donated hockey gear to get kids on the ice\.

Hockey night in Hopedale: Trio team up to donate equipment to town with new outdoor rink

December 19 , 2024 at 08:00:00 a.m. NST • :

Some staff with Newfoundland and Labrador Schools joined forces to outfit the residents of Hopedale with hockey gear, in order to celebrate the opening of the community's new — and first — outdoor rink.
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These kids brought Christmas kindness to a picket line in central Newfoundland; Children with the Play, Learn and Grow childcare centre\. in Grand Falls-Windsor gather around the postal workers picket line for a song\.

These kids brought Christmas kindness to a picket line in central Newfoundland

December 19 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NST • :

The Exploits Valley local of CUPW in Grand Falls-Windsor was treated to a visit from the Play, Learn and Grow child-care centre earlier this month.
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St. John's man faces 28 drugs and weapons charges following incident in Cowan Heights; B\.C\.'s police watchdog says there's no evidence to support the RCMP's account that there was an "exchange of gunfire" before John Buehler was shot dead near Valemount\.

St. John's man faces 28 drugs and weapons charges following incident in Cowan Heights

December 18 , 2024 at 05:25:48 p.m. NST • :

A St. John's man is facing 28 charges related to alleged drug trafficking and weapons offences following an incident in the Cowan Heights area of St. John's on Tuesday.
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Tony Humby charged with 7 counts of child trafficking; Tony Humby was arrested on April 6, 2023, and now faces 33 charges in relation to allegations from 10 youths\. He has pleaded not guilty\.

Tony Humby charged with 7 counts of child trafficking

December 18 , 2024 at 01:52:25 p.m. NST • :

Tony Humby, a man already facing more than 70 charges related to the alleged abuse and exploitation of youths, has been charged with seven counts of trafficking persons under the age of 18.
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One dead following early morning crash on TCH in western Newfoundland; RCMP say they found the remains of two people known to each other in North Yarmouth\.  

December 18 , 2024 at 02:42:19 p.m. NST • :

One dead following early morning crash on TCH in western Newfoundland

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Quiet hour Christmas shopping is a gift to folks with anxiety; A woman shops in a store with many Christmas items on display  

December 18 , 2024 at 07:00:00 p.m. NST • :

Quiet hour Christmas shopping is a gift to folks with anxiety

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Has the temporary tax break been driving up booze sales? Yup, says head of NLC; A case of beer cans\.  

December 18 , 2024 at 11:00:00 a.m. NST • :

Has the temporary tax break been driving up booze sales? Yup, says head of NLC

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Fierce Muskrat Falls critic says N.L. did not get 'its fair share' in new Churchill Falls deal; Ron Penney is a former senior public servant in Newfoundland and Labrador and outspoken critic of the controversial Muskrat Falls project\. He's raising concerns about the recent appointment of a former N\.L\. Hydro executive to the top post at the board that regulates electric utilities in the province\.  

December 17 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NST • :

Fierce Muskrat Falls critic says N.L. did not get 'its fair share' in new Churchill Falls deal

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One charged, 3 released after backhoe bank robbery in Holyrood; The RBC branch in Holyrood was damaged heavily\. The RCMP was on scene early Monday morning\.  

December 17 , 2024 at 03:47:21 p.m. NST • :

One charged, 3 released after backhoe bank robbery in Holyrood

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