In 1975, the Deer Lake Library opened its doors to the public for the very first time. Turn the pages to 50 years later, and the library is celebrating the remarkable milestone of a half-century. A lot has changed , but the library is still a community cornerstone. The CBC's Amy Feehan attended the anniversary celebration this week.

The federal Liberal Party is slimming out. First, Justin Trudeau said he's resigning, and now there's news about MPs from this province, Gudie Hutchings will not run in the next election, citing family as her main reason for leaving her job as MP for the Long Range Mountains. CBC had also learned that Yvonne Jones was expected to announce she's leaving; Newfoundland MPs Churence Rogers, Ken MacDonald and Seamus O'Regan are also out. Former Premier Roger Grimes joins a long list of political watchers shaking their heads for the province and the country.

The government's debate over the new Churchill Falls deal ended last night, but not without a little drama. Rather than vote on the potential new deal with Quebec, Progressive Conservatives stormed out of the House of Assembly. The Tories have demanded more independent oversight of the deal, and they weren’t satisfied with a government plan to task the consumer advocate with that oversight. CBC reporter Darrell Roberts was in the House for the vote last night.