Reporter @CBCNL // Concordia Journalism MA Student | abby.cole@cbc.ca
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I filed access-to-information requests to see what’s up at the youth detention centre in Whitbourne, NL.
Here is what I found
#nlpoli #justicesystem #newfoundlandandlabrador #localjournalism #cdnlaw #cdnpoli
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Obviously my big head would go in front of the camera during a scrum making national news 😅 I asked @FureyAndrew what he has to say to Newfoundlanders who are perhaps feeling anxious about him stepping down during such tumultuous times (I.e tarrifs) he said..
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… won’t be accurate the next day. And makes promises breaks promises, makes agreements tears them up. So people have to understand that is going to be pervasive it’s going to be consistent and it will last the full four years. So while I can understand there is anxiety…
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I filed access-to-information requests to see what’s up at the youth detention centre in Whitbourne, NL.
Here is what I found
#nlpoli #justicesystem #newfoundlandandlabrador #localjournalism #cdnlaw #cdnpoli
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As U.S. President Donald Trump makes sweeping legislative changes, limiting rights and support for transgender people, members of the 2SLGBTQ community north of the border also fear for their future.
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Abby Cole retweeted
15 Feb 2025
#CCGLive: This morning, our Marine Communications Traffic Services Centre from Port aux Basques, #Newfoundland, received a MAYDAY from the cargo ship MSC Baltic III located approximately 12 nautical miles outside the entrance to Bay of Islands.
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Well. If you’re one of the ppl that likes hickory bbq, magic masala or … chicken and tomato?? You’re in luck! #stormchips #nltraffic
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Gov NL is on Blue Sky now! I asked Premier Andrew Furey last week if he was considering leaving X. He said he was going to keep his personal opinions about X to himself but said "I think we all as responsible citizens and leaders, have to be aware of anyone who tries to...
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Abby Cole retweeted
6 Feb 2025
A young woman facing eviction from a St. John's non-profit housing unit says she has lost the will to fight for the place she has called home for most of her life. cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundl…
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The five-day trial is atypically long for a trespass charge, said Rees as it's on the lower end of seriousness. But in this case, he said five days might be needed.
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It was a “hurry up and wait” kind of day in the newsroom, but we finally know what’s up with trump’s tariffs #nlpoli
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Follow me on blue sky! (Sorry Elon)
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If anyone is a member or would like to speak on the situation at the St. John’s Iron Workers union please contact me at abby.cole@cbc.ca #nlpoli
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Abby Cole retweeted
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N.L. Hip-hop artist Albert Dalton was confused when he noticed one of his songs was getting hundreds of streams — from Finland. Artificial streaming is frustrating independent musicians like Dalton, who are getting blamed by streaming giants like Spotify. cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundl…
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Some passengers say they're still shaken up after a PAL Airlines flight from St. John's had a rough landing in Halifax Saturday night.
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