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The federal Liberal Party is slimming out. First, Justin Trudeau said he's resigning, and now there's news about MPs from this province, Gudie Hutchings will not run in the next election, citing family as her main reason for leaving her job as MP for the Long Range Mountains. CBC had also learned that Yvonne Jones was expected to announce she's leaving; Newfoundland MPs Churence Rogers, Ken MacDonald and Seamus O'Regan are also out. Former Premier Roger Grimes joins a long list of political watchers shaking their heads for the province and the country.

When you think of majestic wildlife in Newfoundland and Labrador, moose and caribou are probably the top of the list. New research suggests they also play a key role in lessening the effects of climate change. Moose and caribou affect how carbon is absorbed, stored and released in the forests of Newfoundland and Labrador. Kristy Ferraro is a researcher at Memorial University and she spoke with the CBC's Martin Jones .

As the House of Assembly debate on the Churchill Falls MOU continued on Wednesday, Lorraine Michael was having flashbacks. In 2012, Michael was the leader of the province's NDP. She opposed the Muskrat Falls project and even led an 86-hour filibuster to try to stop it from being approved. Now she's watching the Churchill Falls debate, and it feels very familiar.

MHAs will vote tonight on a tentative new deal for Churchill Falls electricity. That's after a week of debate in the House of Assembly, on the M-O-U between this province and Quebec. MHAs from all parties have been asking questions...Opposition members are wondering IF this deal is the right one -- and they're calling for a formal review. The CBC's Darrell Roberts has been following the debate this week.

Making school lunches - it's every parent's struggle, How can you choose healthy food, satisfy picky kids, and stay on budget? Jill Wheaton is a registered dietitian and we reached her in Glenwood.

"Kindness 101" sounds like the sort of course we should all take. Corner Brook Intermediate encourages students to let that attitude sink in ,then share it with the rest of the school. The CBC's Hillary Johnson spoke with Grade 9 students Anderson Murphy and Rebekah Adey, as well as teaching and learning assistant Nicole Antle.

Deal or no deal? That's the big question for MHAs during an extraordinary sitting of the House of Assembly this week. On Tuesday, they continued debating one issue: a proposed new agreement between Hydro Quebec and N.L. Hydro. It would replace the current deal, governing the Churchill Falls hydroelectric project in Labrador. Government officials say the tentative agreement is a good one that would mean BILLIONS for the provincial treasury. But MHAs on the other side of the House are skeptical... and want a formal review of the M-O-U before voting yes.The CBC's Darrell Roberts has been at the House of Assembly for this week's debate.

Hockey fans on the Great Northern Peninsula are in for a treat in February. Some NHL legends are coming to play a roster of local players at the rink in Roddickton-Bide Arm. Darrell Randell is with the Cloud River Recreation Committee. Rich Sutter is a former NHLer who'll be playing with the NHL Legends tour. They spoke with the CBC's Leigh Anne Power.

People were eating cake in the Town of Fogo Island today, as they celebrated a sweet victory. The Atlantic Edge Credit Union has officially opened its new branch in the town. People on the island can get in-person financial services again after being without them for almost two-and-a-half years.. Scotiabank closed the island's only bank in August of 2022. Town of Fogo Island Mayor Andrew Shea is one of the community leaders who went looking for someone to pick up the business.

NL's House of Assembly is meeting this week to debate the memorandum of understanding with Quebec on a possible new hydroelectric development on the Churchill River. The deal promises to create five-thousand new jobs. But NL doesn't have five-thousand skilled workers available. Jessica McCormick, president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour, spoke with the CBC's Leigh Anne Power.