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DFO says Northern Cod in 'Healthy Zone,' Quotas Increased in 2J-3KL by 55 Per Cent
The main cod stock off Newfoundland and Labrador is in the healthy zone, and allocations for all harvesters have increased by about 55 per cent. DFO released the management plan for northern cod, nort...
Jun 12, 2026
Premier Tony Wakeham Enjoying High Approval Rating, Ranked Second in Country
Premier Tony Wakeham is ranked second in the country in overall approval ratings - tied with Saskatchewan's Scott Moe at 50 per cent. That's according to Angus Reid's latest Premier's Performance Surv...
Jun 12, 2026 Tony Wakeham is congratulated by supporters after his election victory (VOCM News)
UPDATE: One Dead Following Single Vehicle Impaired Crash on Mayor Avenue
RNC are investigating an overnight collision in the capital city that claimed the life of one person. Police responded to a single-vehicle rollover near the intersection of Mayor Avenue and Newtown Ro...
Jun 12, 2026
Goulds Family Shocked After Rock Smashes Window, Suspect Caught on Video
A Goulds family got the fright of their lives last night at their home on Della Drive when a large rock smashed through their living room picture window, sending glass everywhere. Andrew Rees, his wif...
Jun 12, 2026 A rock was thrown through a Goulds' family's window Thursday night (screen shot from submitted surveillance video)
NL Health Services Advises of Meningococcal Disease Outbreak in Central Newfoundland
NL Health Services is advising the public of an outbreak of "invasive meningococcal disease" following three lab-confirmed cases in central Newfoundland. Public Health has notified all contacts who ar...
Jun 12, 2026 Images of the rash caused by meningitis (cited by Health Canada)
Natuashish RCMP Searching for Wanted Man
RCMP in Natuashish are looking for a man wanted on a number of outstanding charges. RCMP say 30-year-old Wayne Kaniukutat Mistenapeo is wanted on charges of assault with a weapon, forcible confinement...
Jun 12, 2026 Wayne Mistenapeo (RCMP)
DFO Visiting Spaniard's Bay to Assess Whale Carcass
DFO officials are visiting Spaniard's Bay today to assess the situation after the carcass of a whale washed up on a beach in the town yesterday. The carcass, which appears to have drifted in from Bell...
Jun 12, 2026 (Via Mark Hayward on Facebook)
Province Appoints Committee for Five-Year Review of Workers' Compensation
The provincial government will conduct a statutory review of the workers' compensation system in Newfoundland and Labrador. Government is required by law to conduct a review every five years. Minister...
Jun 12, 2026 (VOCM News)
See a Japanese Beetle? Don't Squish It, Warns Provincial Official
They might be pretty to look at, but the presence of the invasive Japanese beetle is of significant concern after being detected several years in a row in the metro region. The beetles likely hitched ...
Jun 12, 2026 Japanese Beetle (Via Government of Canada)
Premier Wakeham Supports Federal Safe Social Media Act, Will Let Ottawa Take the Lead
Premier Tony Wakeham supports the federal government's Safe Social Media Act. When the bill becomes law, which is still a ways away, social media companies will have to restrict access to their sites ...
Jun 12, 2026 (VOCM News)
