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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Provincial Court Judge Phyllis Harris dismissed an application to stay the charge against Justin Brake in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Tuesday.