WellandTribune.ca media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give WellandTribune.ca one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 139 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WellandTribune.ca biased?
The rating organisations do not give WellandTribune.ca one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WellandTribune.ca left or right?
The rating organisations do not give WellandTribune.ca one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is WellandTribune.ca reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WellandTribune.ca are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What WellandTribune.ca has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WellandTribune.ca’s own report linked underneath.
Lobster landings in Newfoundland and Labrador have more than doubled in under a decade, according to government data. While some fishermen see opportunity in expanding licenses, the province's fisheries union raises concerns about market value and infrastructure.
WellandTribune.ca reported it asSome N.L. fishers say more lobster licenses could spur rural fishing economies (opens WellandTribune.ca in a new tab)
The United States, Denmark and Greenland plan to sign a security pact at the UN General Assembly next week. President Donald Trump says the deal gives the US permanent control over security matters, while other outlets report no sovereign US control. A joint working group will discuss future cooperation.
WellandTribune.ca reported it asGreenland Mines Applauds Historic U.S.-Denmark-Greenland Security Agreement, Reinforcing Greenland’s Strategic Importance to the United States (opens WellandTribune.ca in a new tab)
A new legal opinion from the Justice Department states that a federal law prohibiting licensed dealers from selling handguns to individuals aged 18-20 is unconstitutional. The opinion suggests federal prosecutors may stop pursuing felony charges against dealers selling to this age group, though it is not legally binding.
WellandTribune.ca reported it asBan on selling handguns to young adults under 21 is unconstitutional, Justice Department says (opens WellandTribune.ca in a new tab)
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered a keynote address at a conference for the anti-vaccine group Children's Health Defense, which he formerly chaired. He told attendees they had a friend in the Trump White House and highlighted administration actions to alter vaccine guidance.
WellandTribune.ca reported it asKennedy tells anti-vaccine activists they have a friend in Trump's White House (opens WellandTribune.ca in a new tab)
USPS halts Trump‑linked mail‑voting system, Postmaster General David Steiner says work stopped
Trust 56The United States Postal Service stopped work on a computer system designed to support President Donald Trump's plan to limit mail voting. Postmaster General David Steiner confirmed the pause on Thursday, following the Supreme Court's rejection of the related executive order earlier that week.
WellandTribune.ca reported it asPostal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting (opens WellandTribune.ca in a new tab)
Russia launched missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, injuring at least 19 people, including children. Ukrainian forces responded with overnight strikes targeting an oil refinery in Yaroslavl and a military airfield in Rostov.
WellandTribune.ca reported it asRussian attack on Ukraine’s capital injures at least 16 (opens WellandTribune.ca in a new tab)
Russian airstrikes hit Kyiv and Odesa, injuring at least 13 people and damaging buildings including residential structures, warehouses, and a gas station. A child was among those wounded in Odesa.
WellandTribune.ca reported it asRussian attack on Ukraine’s capital injures at least 16 (opens WellandTribune.ca in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver a televised address to the nation on September 16 at 6 p.m. Moscow time. The speech is in anticipation of the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled to take place from September 18 to 20. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced the president's speech.
WellandTribune.ca reported it asRussia’s parliamentary vote features no real opposition to Putin’s policies (opens WellandTribune.ca in a new tab)
Russia has begun a three-day parliamentary election, the first since the start of the war in Ukraine. Polling stations opened in the Far East, with President Vladimir Putin's party widely expected to win the 450 seats in the State Duma. Voting is also taking place in occupied Ukrainian territories.
WellandTribune.ca reported it asRussia’s parliamentary vote features no real opposition to Putin’s policies (opens WellandTribune.ca in a new tab)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has stated the United States is open to discussing shared risks with China in upcoming AI talks scheduled for this weekend. The discussions aim to prevent the bifurcation of AI systems between the two countries.
WellandTribune.ca reported it asA global AI safety strategy depends on US-China cooperation. They each see the other as the problem (opens WellandTribune.ca in a new tab)
The Trump administration has awarded contracts to begin work on President Donald Trump's planned takeover of the East Potomac Golf Links. Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee have demanded project documents, citing a lack of public announcement.
WellandTribune.ca reported it asPark Service quietly awards contracts to work on Trump’s takeover of East Potomac golf course (opens WellandTribune.ca in a new tab)
Irving Forest Products is modernizing its Ashland Sawmill in Maine, a project expected to double lumber production capacity. The expansion is supported by federal and state New Markets Tax Credits and aims to create or retain 220 jobs.
WellandTribune.ca reported it asMajor expansion of Ashland Sawmill announced (opens WellandTribune.ca in a new tab)
US envoy John Coale has arrived in Minsk to meet with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. The talks are focused on negotiating the release of political prisoners. Coale's visit follows a trip to Lithuania and a previous successful negotiation that led to the release of 250 prisoners.
WellandTribune.ca reported it asBelarus frees 25 prisoners in exchange for the US lifting some sanctions, envoy says (opens WellandTribune.ca in a new tab)
Donald Trump is scheduled to campaign in North Carolina with Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley. This event marks Trump's first rally since his midterm convention in Dallas, as Republicans hope his presence will energize voters.
WellandTribune.ca reported it asTrump to campaign in North Carolina rally with his handpicked Senate nominee Michael Whatley (opens WellandTribune.ca in a new tab)
A trade war between the United States and Canada has led to reciprocal tariffs on approximately $20 billion of goods. Small business owners report increased costs and reduced sales, exacerbated by rising energy prices linked to the Iran war.
WellandTribune.ca reported it asUS-Canada trade war further taxes small businesses as costs rise during the Iran war (opens WellandTribune.ca in a new tab)
A Georgia judge has halted the scheduled execution of Stacey Humphreys. The stay allows for a hearing under the new Georgia Survivor Justice Act, which permits sentence reconsideration for those who have suffered abuse.
WellandTribune.ca reported it asJudge halts Georgia execution to allow hearing for condemned man under new survivor justice law (opens WellandTribune.ca in a new tab)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs' Missing and Murdered Unit, created in 2021, is plagued by staffing problems, leading to case backlogs and families not receiving necessary victim services. Federal spending has increased, but a significant portion of funds are redirected, and many positions remain unfilled.
WellandTribune.ca reported it asStaffing problems stall federal investigations of missing and killed Native people (opens WellandTribune.ca in a new tab)
LeJames Norman was executed by lethal injection in Texas on Wednesday for a 2005 triple murder. On the same day, a Georgia judge issued a stay of execution for Stacey Humphreys, citing a new sentencing law.
WellandTribune.ca reported it asTexas plans to execute a man convicted in the killings of 3 people; Georgia execution put on hold (opens WellandTribune.ca in a new tab)
North Korea's Ministry of Defense has stated that nuclear weapons could be used in response to actions by the US and South Korea. This statement follows defense talks between the two nations aimed at strengthening cooperation against potential weapons of mass destruction attacks from Pyongyang.
WellandTribune.ca reported it asSouth Korean court orders North Korea to pay $32.5 million for blowing up joint liaison office (opens WellandTribune.ca in a new tab)
The Trump administration is preparing to sell Israel a $2.8 billion arms package that includes 40,000 heavy aerial bombs. The sale, reported by The Washington Post, involves munitions that have been linked to civilian casualties in Gaza and Lebanon.
WellandTribune.ca reported it asTrump administration plans to send powerful bombs to Israel in $2.8 billion weapons sale (opens WellandTribune.ca in a new tab)
Who says so
2 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for WellandTribune.ca.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Canada
- Official site
- wellandtribune.ca
- Seen publishing on
- wellandtribune.ca
- Access
- Paywalled
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 139
- Reports listed
- 140
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
140 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 23 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and WellandTribune.ca ran the story anyway.
Across the 139 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than WellandTribune.ca’s on 4 of them. Overall it filed a median of 10 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
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