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Ticks carrying Lyme disease are on the move on the island of Newfoundland, lab tests have confirmed.

Dr. Hugh Whitney, Newfoundland and Labrador's chief veterinary officer, said 19 deer ticks have been discovered so far this summer.

Four of them tested positive for Lyme disease, which can cause rashes, fevers and muscle pain in humans.

"The advice is to, if you're walking in areas of long grass, or with your legs exposed, to look afterwards to see if there are…

Jeremy Meadus‎ Posted this earlier on a Facebook Group. I figured I would pass along the information.

Salmon Rivers closing in Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, and Zone 10

DFO advises anglers that due to extremely low water levels and extremely high water temperatures, the following rivers will close effective Wednesday July 16, 2014. Rivers will reopen as conditions improve.

For more information please visit the In Season River Status report at…

Greenland shark either bit off more that it could chew or was just enjoying a big meal

Two quick-thinking men on Newfoundland's northeast coast managed to save a Greenland shark from choking to death on a large piece of moose hide this past weekend.

Derrick Chaulk said he was driving down a road by the harbour in Norris Arm North this past Saturday when he saw what he thought was a beached whale.

When Chaulk went closer to investigate, he realized it was a shark,…