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Oceana Canada Cautions Against What it Believes is a Rosy Cod Stock Assessment
A group focused on ocean ecology is warning that the model being used by DFO to assess northern cod stocks is overly optimistic. Oceana Canada says despite DFO's claim that cod stocks are in the 'heal...
Apr 06, 2026
33-Year-Old Charged After Woman Assaulted
The RNC has arrested and charged a man following an assault that resulted in injuries to a woman. Police were called on April 1st following a disturbance at a home in the capital city's west end. Inve...
Apr 06, 2026
Three Charged After Stolen Vehicle Involved in Crash
Three people are facing charges after RNC tracked down a vehicle reported stolen in the metro area on the weekend. Police received numerous traffic complaints from Mount Pearl late Saturday morning ab...
Apr 06, 2026
RNC Searching for Missing Man
The RNC is seeking the public's help in locating a man reported missing from Corner Brook. RNC say 43-year-old James - also known as "Bo" - Carew is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and 195 pounds with brown har...
Apr 06, 2026 James "Bo" Carew (RNC)
Deer Lake Red Wings Win Herder for Second Year in a Row
The Deer Lake Red Wings are Herder Cup champions for the second year in a row. The Red Wings defeated the Baker Flooring CBS Senior Blues 9 - 6 on home ice in game 5 of the series. It was a tight game...
Apr 06, 2026 The Deer Lake Red Wings, 2026 Herder Champions (via Facebook)
U.S. President Vows to 'Take Out' Iran in 'One Night, and That Night Might be Tomorrow'
U.S. President Donald is threatening that the United States can "take out" the entire country of Iran in "one night," and that night might be tomorrow. Trump made the threat as an aside while providin...
Apr 06, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump via C-SPAN
Gander to Mark 25th Anniversary of 9-11
This year marks a quarter century since the terrorist attacks of 9-11, and the town of Gander is preparing to recognize that time in September of 2001 that changed the world forever. While the attacks...
Apr 06, 2026 Volunteers ensuring all passengers and crew forced to divert to Gander were kept fed (Town of Gander)
PANL Urging Labour Market Adjustment for Public Sector Pharmacists
The Pharmacy Association of Newfoundland and Labrador says there has long been a discrepancy in pay between pharmacists working in the public hospital system and those working the in private sector. P...
Apr 06, 2026 Dr Ashley Waghmare, PANL President (Photo via Twitter)
Navigators in Strait of Hormuz Having to Rely on Paper Charts Due to GPS Jamming
A local master mariner calls the current situation in the Strait of Hormuz and the resultant impact on global markets, "a wake-up call," and an example of how fundamentals remain important when techno...
Apr 06, 2026 Captain Kris Drodge
Mild Temperatures Across Island Won't Last Into This Evening
A sloppy, messy start to the Easter week break. Rain in the eastern part of the province comes as a welcome reprieve from this weekend's snow, while ice pellets will change to rain in central, and flu...
Apr 06, 2026
