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Furey says Trump's shifting motivation for tariffs is meant to cause chaos

March 4 , 2025 at 10:41:22 a.m. NST • :

The U.S. has brought in tariffs, something Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says will hurt U.S. families already in a cost of living crisis.

Bruce Escott sentenced to 13 years for sexual violence against 6 teenage victims

March 4 , 2025 at 10:55:37 a.m. NST • :

Bruce Escott pleaded guilty to sexual offences against males aged 13 to 18 over a period spanning more than a quarter century.

66-year-old man dead after snowmobile crash on Northern Peninsula

March 4 , 2025 at 10:45:01 a.m. NST • :

The RCMP say the crash area is only accessible by snowmobile.

What happened in Port au Port? Little known about serious snowmobile incident

March 3 , 2025 at 06:27:30 p.m. NST • :

The RCMP's major crime unit is investigating after snowmobiler Chad Hickey was seriously injured on Feb. 21. As the CBC's Colleen Connors reports, few details have been released regarding how the man sustained a major head injury.

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