Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says he is stepping down

Andrew Furey, the orthopedic surgeon who promised to reinvent Newfoundland and Labrador when he became its Premier less than five years ago, is leaving politics to go back to the operating room.Mr. Furey announced his surprise resignation Tuesday at the Confederation Building in St. John’s, with his wife and three kids by his side. He’s the second Atlantic premier in less than a week to step down and cite the economic uncertainty from U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war as a factor in the decision, after Prince Edward Island’s Dennis King resigned on Friday.