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Williams says Jones questions on Upper Churchill a "betrayal" DAVE BARTLETT The Telegram and The Canadian Press Quebec's minister of natural resources has rejected this province's request for new negotiations on the Upper Churchill hydroelectric deal.

Does it make you angry that the recent visit of Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, cost Canadian taxpayers an estimated $2.57 million? Yes No CONTESTS Last updated at 8:46 AM on 27/11/09 Former MHA Paul Oram and Sandy Collins react to results coming in Thursday night from the byelection in Terra Nova district.

Globe essay Charged with hydro hyperbole The Globe and Mail Far from being a case of QuA©bA©cois imperialism, Hydro-QuA©bec's agreement with New Brunswick is likely to rescue a floundering utility From Saturday's Globe and Mail Published on Friday, Nov.

Does it make you angry that the recent visit of Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, cost Canadian taxpayers an estimated $2.57 million? Yes No CONTESTS Last updated at 3:24 PM on 27/11/09 Update: Premier appoints new minister, shuffles two others Posing during the swearing-in ceremony today at Government House in St.

Wade Locke, a professor of economics at Memorial University, said if Hydro-Quebec uses a portion of its profits - which were $2.7 billion in 2008 - to buy NB Power, that would result in a major drop in its contribution to the coffers of the Quebec government.

American regulators say they don't yet have enough information to determine whether they will have any jurisdiction over Hydro-Quebec's pending takeover of NB Power.

A multimillion-dollar deal to win aboriginal support critical to the development of Labrador's Lower Churchill hydro megaproject is beset by delays, an Innu Nation leader says.

Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter says his province could have had an arrangement similar to New Brunswick's proposed deal with Hydro-Quebec, adding fuel to smouldering suspicions about the Quebec utility's expansionist ambitions in the Maritimes.

The Crown corporation operating the ferry service that links Nova Scotia with Newfoundland is ineffective, inefficient and plagued with serious problems, the federal auditor general says in a report released Thursday.

New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham says he will try to correct misleading statements from Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams over the proposed sale of NB Power when he meets with him later today.

Elizabeth Church Published on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 11:20AM EST Last updated on Wednesday, Nov.

"It's giving away their future." Danny Williams on the NB Power sale __________________________________________________________________ At the heart of a little flame war last week on one local blog came a rather surprising nugget of hard news that Newfoundlanders and Labradorians likely have never seen and may well never see covered at all - let ...

I figured the revelation last week that Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams was looking to sell his electric power utility to pay down provincial debt would have changed the tone of the NB Power debate.

This Country Peace down east: Why Williams is ready to make nice with Harper Nov.

The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay has completed the Paradise leg and in Mount Pearl.

The provincial government is encouraging all residents of Newfoundland and Labrador to participate in Remembrance Day ceremonies Wednesday throughout the province as a sign of respect for soldiers who have served, and are currently serving, our country.

It's time Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams got over the Churchill Falls deal.

Many critics have leapt to their feet and pronounced the proposed sale of NB Power a 'bad deal.' They are offering a variety of reasons, but many of the reasons display the hallmark of knee-jerk reactions based on emotion or lack of understanding rather than logical, fact-based argument.

So Premier Danny Williams is lecturing New Brunswickers about giving away their hydro asset.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams pictured in this Janu.