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Canadian Press NewsAlert: Peter Penashue resigning as Labrador MP

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Intergovernmental Affairs Peter Penashue, MP for Labrador, addresses a news conference in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nov. 30, 2012. Penashue has resigned his seat in the House of Commons and says he\'ll run again in Labrador in an effort to clear the air over election funding irregularities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

OTTAWA – Peter Penashue, the Conservative MP for Labrador who has come under fire for campaign spending irregularities, is resigning his House of Commons seat and stepping down as intergovernmental affairs minister.

Penashue says he intends to run in a byelection.

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