NL Premier Resumes Campaign After Man With Knives Arrested Outside Election Office
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey resumed the campaign trail Wednesday after a man driving a truck with a “large quantity of various knives” was arrested outside his office building following a police chase.
The Liberal leader was in Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula on Wednesday to resume his campaign as his team recovers from the shock of the possible attack likely targeting the premier.
“This is a traumatic incident, for everyone working and volunteering in Newfoundland and Labrador’s election,” Furey’s campaign said in a statement on Jan. 26. “We have been advised this incident was likely targeted towards Premier Furey.”
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Police in Newfoundland and Labrador said they arrested a man with a “large quantity” of knives in a parking lot outside an election candidate’s office Tuesday.
A spokeswoman for Liberal Leader and incumbent Premier Andrew Furey said his campaign has been advised he was likely the intended target.
“The police investigation is ongoing, but from what we know so far we’d like to thank the members of the public who stepped in to do what they could to prevent an unimaginable outcome, and all police officers who ensured the safety of the public,” Furey spokeswoman Meghan McCabe said in a release Tuesday evening.
NL Alliance Leader Graydon Pelley ends election campaign, citing medical emergency
Graydon Pelley s name won t appear on the ballot in Humber-Gros Morne on Feb. 13. The leader of the NL Alliance cites a lengthy recovery time following a medical emergency.
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NL Alliance Leader Graydon Pelley, seen here in a 2019 photo, has ended his campaign in Humber-Gros Morne.(Terry Roberts/CBC)
The leader of the NL Alliance has officially ended his campaign after suffering a medical situation over the weekend that required emergency surgery.
Graydon Pelley was to be on the ballot in Humber-Gros Morne, up against Liberal Leader Andrew Furey, Progressive Conservative Jim Goudie and New Democrat Sheina Lerman.
I think he is running for personal gain to build a resumé or I m not really sure, but that s at the expense of using the Innu and the Inuit communities of Labrador, she said.
The district has a long list of serious and ongoing issues that need addressing, Andersen said including lack of access to health care, a housing crisis, limited transportation, food insecurity and high cost of living as well as issues specific to Indigenous communities.
Andrea Andersen says it was a quick election call and nomination process, and she believes there may have been a rush to find a candidate in Torngat Moutains.(Al MacCormick/CBC)
ST. JOHN S, N.L. NDP Leader Alison Coffin kicked off the first full week of Newfoundland and Labrador s winter pandemic election by promising to strengthen public services and increase the minimum wage deficits be damned. We are going to make different choices, she told reporters Monday morning in St. John s. We have an $8-billion dollar budget. That $8-billion dollar budget can be allocated in a variety of different ways. Balancing that budget, which includes a $1.84-billion deficit and a projected $16.4-billion net debt, is a laudable aim, Coffin said. Our primary concern, though, is to ensure that the services are available for individuals. Part of the services she promised is a dental plan for seniors across the province.