Keith Dunne

NL Federation of Labour Releases 2025 Election Questionnaire Responses and Analysis  – Newfoundland & Labrador Federation of Labour For immediate release:  Wednesday, October 8, 2025  St. John’s, NL – The Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour (NLFL) today released its analysis of party responses to its 2025 Election Quest...

The Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour (NLFL) today released its analysis of party responses to its 2025 Election Questionnaire, providing workers with a critical tool to inform their vote. 

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Don’t recall this messaging in the election ads.

N.L. activists en route to Gaza not deterred after other flotilla intercepted by Israel | CBC News Three Newfoundland-based activists are sailing with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition en route to Gaza to bring humanitarian aid and one says they aren’t swayed by Israel forces intercepting 40 aid boats...

Incredibly brave and selfless act.

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Water is a little low.

The head of the Department of War is live streaming his pre-game, amp up speech to all of the top military brass in front of a giant flag. Ominous.

Late in the season to bloom but we’ll take it.

Not much going on at The Village these days. I remember it much differently when I was a kid.

🚨 2025 NL Labour Day Events 🚨

Marches, BBQs, family fun, and, of course, solidarity! All are welcome.

St. John’s, Grand Falls-Windsor, Corner Brook and Lab West.

Details in the second image below.

Water levels are way down.

Brought the kids to Bannerman - toque and two layers on.

Let’s see if rolling over will work.

Famine conditions exist in Gaza City, UN-backed hunger monitor says in report | CBC News The world's leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip's largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to rest...

“The world's leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip's largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid.”

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First run in the rain in many weeks. Glorious.

Conservatives in power and Conservatives as the official opposition.

From sweltering heat to a frost advisory in one day.

The welcome smell of wet soot - like a campfire that’s been hastily doused with water

Rain!

Flights attendants are somehow crucial to the Canadian economy but not crucial enough to be paid properly for their work.

Left the bathroom window open, so now I’m cleaning up wildfire ash like John Lithgow’s character in Interstellar.

Dairy Queen makes you walk through this greenhouse blast furnace to hammer home your desire for a cold ice cream. Brilliant.

The smell of manure is now stronger than the smell of smoke in Kilbride. Hopefully, a good sign.

Downy woodpecker.

Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza Al Jazeera staff killed in targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City.

Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19

Yellow warbler.

Smoky.

Air quality. Environment Canada says low risk, most others say high risk. Assume Environment Canada is most accurate, but discrepancies seems odd.

Air quality. Environment Canada says low risk, most others say high risk. Assume Environment Canada is most accurate, but discrepancies seems odd.

The kind of light and shadows that happen during sunrises or sunsets. It is, however, the middle of the day.

A little piece of black electrical tape fixes that issue for super cheap.

Metro Region Sees Half its Normal Rainfall in July The St. John's metro region experienced another month of unusually dry weather in July, receiving only about h...

Not ideal.

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