MHA Eddie Joyce says deficit is up because of money spent that was not in the budget

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• Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans gets message from Qalipu First Nation

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• Gander man loses vehicle after Deer Lake RCMP catch him driving with a suspended license

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