N.L. Premier Dwight Ball to step down, says he will seek a 'more private life'

Newfoundland and Labrador's premier has announced he is stepping down after more than four years leading the province. Dwight Ball says he has asked the president of the provincial Liberal party to convene a leadership process to choose a successor "at the earliest opportunity." Ball, who was re-elected with a minority government last spring, says in a video released today that he is resigning to live a "more private life" with friends and family in Deer Lake. Ball, 63, says he will stay on as p