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Today's top headlines from CBC Newfoundland - 2025-05-01

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N.L. spent nearly entire $22M contingency fund on 'skyrocketing' costs of kids in care

May 1 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

Almost all of the cash set aside for "unforeseen expenditures" was transferred to again address a recurring issue that has been repeatedly flagged for nearly a decade — the spiralling costs of children in care.

Women's baseball debuts at the 2025 Canada Games. The N.L. trailblazer says it's a huge deal

May 1 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

Women's baseball will make its Canada Games debut in St. John's this summer, and hometown talent and history-maker Jaida Lee says it's long overdue.

Filipinos in St. John's hold vigil to mourn Vancouver attack victims

May 1 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

On the opposite end of the country, members of the St. John's Filipino community host a vigil remembering the victims of the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival. St. John's Mayor Danny Breen says the city feels their pain.

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Here's how the recount in Terra Nova - The Peninsulas will work

April 30 , 2025 at 07:42:53 p.m. NDT • :

It was too close to call on election night, but Liberal candidate Anthony Germain defeated Conservative Jonathan Rowe in Terra Nova - The Peninsulas by just 12 votes. It's a victory so small that it automatically goes to a recount. Here and Now's Heather Gillis breaks down the recount rules and what the candidates think.

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