Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham announced Monday a new agreement with Quebec and Ottawa on the Churchill Falls energy project. The key word of the deal is more — more power, more control, more jobs and more money to N.L. But how good is the new MOU really? In this episode, we give you takes from different perspectives, and a look at what could be next for our province.

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N.L., Quebec announce new Churchill Falls agreement worth billions — with help from Ottawa

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/new-churchill-falls-deal-announced-wakeham-carney-frechette-9.7309135

Reporting a property where drugs are bought, sold, or used sounds straightforward – until you try to do it. From red tape, blurred lines around responsibility between police and the city, and the vulnerable people caught in between, it’s far from simple. This week on the podcast the CBC investigative reporter Ariana Kelland explains why closing a trap house is far more complicated than it seems.

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Neighbours say some NLHC units operating with impunity as ‘trap houses’

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/neighbours-say-some-nlhc-units-operating-with-impunity-as-trap-houses-9.7154477

'Trap houses' pose neighbourhood concerns. Could shelved N.L. law be a solution?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-safer-communities-and-neighbourhoods-act-review-9.7221592

How do you rebuild after your community has been devastated by wildfire? And how do you go about that work when you’re still searching for answers on how it started? We answer these questions on this week’s podcast, as reporters Terry Roberts and Ryan Cooke bring us back to Conception Bay’s north shore one year after the start of the Kingston Fire.

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A year after the fires, devastated Conception Bay North communities are slowly rebuilding

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/fires-north-shore-anniversary-9.7289132

In the absence of answers, C.B.N. residents have one burning question: Why us?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/kingston-fire-anniversary-rcmp-investigation-9.7292040

Ever since its fish plant closed 25 years ago, the rural Newfoundland and Labrador town has been plagued by the foul odor of decaying fish sauce. But after years of pointing fingers on who should scrub the abandoned plant, the provincial government picked up the tab. CBC reporter Leila Beaudoin joins us for a podcast extra to talk about witnessing the first stinky load haul off, the local relief, and how a small-town stench became a global headline.

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Decades in the making, work begins to remove rotten fish sauce from St. Mary's plant

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/st-marys-fish-sauce-removal-9.7288539

How do you get rid of 110 vats of smelly fish sauce? This Newfoundland town is finally getting an answer

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/st-marys-newfoundland-fish-sauce-plant-cleanup-9.7229988

With global headlines about heatwaves dominating the news this summer, we are revisiting our first episode. When it comes to seniors in long-term care facilities, there is no rule in this province to keep them cool during a heatwave. In this episode, CBC Investigates reporter Ariana Kelland reveals how experts are hoping to legislate changes.

500 years ago, the San Juan sailed to Newfoundland and Labrador on a whale hunt and never returned. Centuries after the wreck was discovered off the coast of Labrador, a replica of the vessel is being built where it was originated: in Spain’s Basque country. The galleon's crew is determined to make that same voyage once again. CBC’s Peter Cowan breaks down the past, present and future of the San Juan.

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Step aboard the only replica of a 16th century Spanish galleon, thanks to an 'extraordinary gift' from Canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/step-aboard-the-only-replica-of-a-16th-century-spanish-galleon-thanks-to-an-extraordinary-gift-from-canada-9.7246017

A teenager in N.L whose intimate photo was taken and shared without her consent says she'll never see justice, after a charge was dismissed because police didn't correctly inform the accused of his legal rights. The CBC’s Bernice Hillier breaks down what happened and how a women's advocacy group says investigative or procedural errors too often lead to justice not being served.

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N.L. teen whose intimate photo was shared says error by RCMP prevented her from getting justice:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/police-mistake-gender-based-crime-intimate-image-9.7263158

How long have the Innu lived in Labrador? That is the question at the heart of a bitter dispute between the Innu Nation and the Newfoundland and Labrador government. After two weeks of pressing the province for answers, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Minister Lela Evans sat down for an interview to defend the government’s position. In this podcast you’ll hear Evans’ interview and the response that quickly followed.

Part 1: Why are the Innu Nation and N.L government at odds over history?

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/2055-this-is-newfoundland-and-labrador/episode/16223777-why-are-the-innu-nation-and-n.l-government-at-odds-over-history

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Indigenous Relations minister says province reviewing Innu timeline

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/indigenous-relations-minister-says-province-reviewing-innu-timeline-9.7256766