Muskrat Falls

• Federal government offers debt relief for N.L.’s troubled Muskrat Falls project

  The project was sanctioned in 2012 at a cost of $7.4 billion, but the price tag had ballooned to $13.1 billion as of September

  Politics

  Dec 17, 2020
• Churchill Falls dam: Labrador Innu seek restitution for flooding of ancestral land

  The deal to build the massive Churchill Falls hydroelectric project in central Labrador was signed between Newfoundland and Quebec in 196.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2020
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• Coronavirus-related delays help push up costs of Muskrat Falls project by $435M

  Province-owned Nalcor Energy said Monday in a news release the project needs another $75 million in capital due to pandemic-related delays.

  Politics

  Sep 28, 2020
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• Financial update from N.L energy corporation reflects impact of coronavirus pandemic

  Nalcor Energy recorded a profit loss of $171 million in the first quarter of 2020 due in part to falling oil prices during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Politics

  Jun 30, 2020
• Legal battle ends for journalist charged after covering Muskrat Falls protest

  A Crown lawyer told a Newfoundland and Labrador provincial court judge Tuesday that evidence would not be called in Justin Brake's case.

  Crime

  Jun 30, 2020
• Former premier Williams criticizes Muskrat Falls report that blamed his government

  A final report from the inquiry into the $12.7-billion hydro dam released this week faulted Danny Williams' government for deciding the project would proceed no matter what.

  Politics

  Mar 12, 2020
• Legal path forward unclear after Muskrat Falls inquiry report released

  The final report on the Muskrat Falls inquiry faults a number of people for pushing through the over-budget megaproject that has cost Newfoundland and Labrador billions of dollars.

  Politics

  Mar 11, 2020
• Muskrat Falls report slams executives, politicians for failing N.L. residents

  A scathing report concluded the government failed its duty to residents by predetermining that the megaproject would proceed no matter what.

  Canada

  Mar 10, 2020
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• N.L. government lawyers reviewing Muskrat Falls report before public release

  The hydro megaproject is years behind schedule and accounts for a third of the province's debt.

  Environment

  Mar 5, 2020
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• N.L. premier asks for trust in face of looming financial challenges 

  Ball said he understands the stress this uncertainty causes, but insists the situation is nothing the province hasn't weathered before.

  Politics

  Dec 22, 2019