— Premier Dwight Ball has called an early election in Newfoundland and Labrador for May 16, in what's shaping up as a close race between the ruling Liberals and opposition Tories. Ball made the announcement Wednesday evening in the lobby of the Confederation Building in St. John's, after visiting the lieutenant-governor. Paul Daly/CP Trudeau meets with Ball in the Premier's office at the Confederation Building in St. John's on Feb. 22, 2019. The federal-provincial agreement on offshore resource revenues will see Newfoundland and Labrador receive $2.5 billion from Ottawa over 38 years. She said she's confident nominations will be filled and she's been out meeting with voters in anticipation of the election call.

Source: Huffington Post April 17, 2019 21:33 UTC