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Newfoundland and Labrador’s 2026-27 budget projects a $688.5 million deficit, with ongoing deficits expected for the next five years, including more than $1 billion annually starting in 2027-28. The plan, titled “Opportunity for All of Us,” increases health-care spending, includes tax and exemption measures, funds the provincial health authority’s line…

The article reports that Newfoundland and Labrador unions and student groups are outlining their budget priorities for Budget 2026-2027, in anticipation of the April 29 budget announcement by the PC government. Key asks include health-care funding reforms and nurse practitioner funding, wage growth and workforce investments, modernization of labour laws,…

A Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism Minister, Andrea Barbour, apologized and became emotional in the legislature after days of criticism over her use of generative AI to alter a photo of The Rooms, a provincial art gallery. Liberal opposition members accused her of slighting artists and veterans, and Barbour stated she regrets using AI, while the…

The House of Assembly resumes this afternoon after the Easter break. Premier Tony Wakeham says a date for the provincial budget will be announced this week, marking the PC government’s first budget since winning last year’s election.