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Wakeham reissues pledge to make gas tax reduction permanent as fuel prices rise

CBC 11 Mar 2026
As drivers in Newfoundland and Labrador face a steep jump in fuel prices this week, Premier Tony Wakeham said the government is committed making a reduction in the provincial gas tax permanent ... .
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Wakeham doubles down on paying special advisor with MCP, points to separate pool of funds

CBC 17 Feb 2026
Premier Tony Wakeham is doubling down on his decision to pay one of his political staffers with money earmarked for Newfoundland and Labrador's medical care plan (MCP) ... .
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A staffer in Premier Wakeham's office is earning $275K, and MCP is picking up the bill

CBC 12 Feb 2026
A political staffer in the office of Premier Tony Wakeham is earning $275,000 as a special advisor, and the province's publicly funded health insurance program is paying the tab ... .
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N.L. 'very close' to Bay du Nord benefits agreement, Wakeham says

CBC 10 Feb 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham says the provincial government is working toward the completion of a benefits agreement with Equinor that would see the Bay du Nord project take a step forward ... .
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Wakeham's social media post unlikely Trump inspired, says political scientist

CBC 07 Feb 2026
Did Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham post a Republican-inspired social media post? A political science professor and political commentator thinks that’s highly unlikely ... .
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CUPE condemns Memorial University of Newfoundland closures, Wakeham government for “abandoning” the province (CUPE - Canadian Union of Public Employees)

Public Technologies 30 Jan 2026
) ... While the announcement from MUN says there will be no ​immediate ​layoffs associated with this decision, ​CUPE has been told that positions will be ​eliminated​​. ​ ​ ... Notably, public funding to MUN has also been reduced by half since 2013 ... (noodl.
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Trump's Greenland saga highlights need for more defence spending in N.L., Wakeham says

CBC 23 Jan 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham says moves by the United States to annex Greenland strengthens the argument the province should get increased defence funding from Ottawa ... .
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Pat Parfrey is out as CEO of NLHS. Premier Wakeham names interim replacement

CBC 22 Jan 2026
Dr. Pat Parfrey, a medical practitioner for more than four decades, is out as the head of Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services ... .
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Churchill Falls negotiator says he's in the dark, hasn’t spoken with Premier Wakeham

CBC 22 Jan 2026
An influential member of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Churchill Falls negotiation team says he hasn’t spoken to Tony Wakeham since the new premier was elected in October ... .
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'Nothing has changed' over Churchill Falls MOU with Legault's resignation, Wakeham says

CBC 14 Jan 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham says “nothing has changed” with the province’s memorandum of understanding with Quebec as François Legault announced his resignation ... .
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Wakeham's team has 4 months to deliver review of Churchill Falls MOU

CBC 15 Dec 2025
A three-man committee will lead Newfoundland and Labrador's independent review of the Churchill Falls memorandum of understanding with Quebec, and it has four months to do it ... .
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