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Newfoundland and Labrador will wait at least two more weeks for an official premier
COVID-19 outbreak forced a delay in Saturday’s provincial election in nearly half the province’s ridings.Liberal Leader and incumbent Premier Andrew Furey told reporters Thursday that his caretaker government, which by convention exercises limited powers, will remain in place until the election can be fully held.Chief electoral officer Bruce Chaulk announced Thursday that with mounting COVID-19 cases in the St. John’s region, in-person voting would be postponed across the Avalon Peninsula for at least two weeks.