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Former Newfoundland and Labrador premier Danny Williams talks to media before a memorial service in St. John's, Friday, May 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Did Quebec get a better deal? Hydro-Québec comments spook critics in Newfoundland

Canada's easternmost province may have signed another unfavourable energy deal, warns a former Newfoundland and Labrador premier.

Denis Mahoney, left to right, Deputy Minister of Justice and Public Safety, Jennifer Williams CEO of NL Hydro and Walter Parson, Vice-President of NL Hydro take questions from the House of Assembly as they debate the Churchill Falls Memorandum of Understanding between Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec in St. John's, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Quebec energy deal touted as new chapter for Newfoundland and Labrador heads for vote

N.L. debates $227B Churchill Falls draft energy deal with Quebec, pivotal for province’s debt-laden economy.

N.L. Premier Andrew Furey and John Hogan, minister of health and community services, take part in the debate of the Churchill Falls memorandum of understanding between Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec in the House of Assembly in St.John's on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Adviser says Quebec-N.L. energy deal is ‘very good,’ as Opposition vows not to vote

Newfoundland and Labrador's opposition vowed they will not vote on a draft energy deal with Quebec's hydro utility until it is scrutinized by...

Quebec Premier Francois Legault and Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador sign a memorandum of understanding on Churchill Falls during an announcement in St.John's, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Politicians are digging into the details of a draft energy deal between Hydro-Québec and Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro as four days of debate begins in St. John's, N.L.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Bruising history with hydro projects hangs over Quebec energy debate in Newfoundland

Newfoundland debates draft energy deal with Quebec, potentially adding $17B to its treasury by 2041, ending 1969 contract.

Quebec Premier François Legault and Andrew Furey, premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding during an announcement in St.John's, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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After fanfare of Churchill Falls deal, Newfoundland urged to learn its dam lessons

Energy observers urge Newfoundland and Labrador to independently review a major deal with Quebec, fearing it may favor Quebec.

Quebec Premier Francois Legault and Andrew Furey, premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding during an announcement in St.John's, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Former Newfoundland and Labrador premiers say a draft agreement signed Thursday with Quebec marked significant headway in a long-standing political standoff they had tried and failed to make.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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‘Breaking of gridlock’ between Quebec, N.L. is the envy of former premiers

A historic energy agreement ends a decades-long standoff, reshaping ties between Newfoundland, Labrador, and Quebec.

Two scientists say a Newfoundland company's possible detour to data is a signal that Canadian hopes of supplying Germany with green hydrogen may not be anchored in reality. A hydrogen storage tank sits at Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park as Dubai, United Arab Emirates hosts the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Dec. 11, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Joshua A. Bickel
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As N.L. firm pivots, scientists say Canada’s green hydrogen dreams are far-fetched

Doubts grow over Atlantic Canada’s green hydrogen plans as experts question costs, efficiency, and Europe’s demand for wind-powered ammonia.

Hydrogen storage tanks are visible in Puertollano, central Spain, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. A company hoping to build a massive wind-to-hydrogen energy project in western Newfoundland is eyeing other options as Canada's plan to supply Europe with green hydrogen energy have not yet come to pass. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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Newfoundland wind-to-hydrogen company eyes data centre as international market lags

World Energy GH2 shifts focus to AI-powered data centers as Canada's green hydrogen market faces delays and high production costs.

Local fisherman interrupt a scheduled press conference by the Canadian Council of Ministers of Environment following their meeting in St. John's, NL, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Newfoundland fishers interrupt ministers’ press conference, demand reinstating cod moratorium

Fishers interrupted the news conference to demand the reinstatement of a 32-year moratorium on commercial cod fishing, opposing Ottawa's recent decision to reopen...

Forest fire smoke blankets the sky near Churchill Falls, in central Labrador, on June 19, 2024 in a handout photo. The western Labrador town of Wabush is still without electricity after a wildfire knocked out power to two transmission lines running from the generating station in the town of Churchill Falls. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Robert Dawe **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Power back on in western Labrador after wildfires knocked out transmission lines

The wildfire on Tuesday afternoon cut off electricity to the region of Labrador West.

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