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An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expert, a government department said Monday. The adult male was found on Nov. 1 on a popular tourist beach in the town of Denmark in temperate southwest Australia …
Read More »Man pulled from Toronto’s Bluffer’s Park Beach dies in hospital
Toronto police say a man in his 20s was pulled from the water at Bluffer’s Park Beach on Monday. He later died in hospital. News Source link
Read More »Group overdose at Vancouver Island beach leaves 2 dead, 2 critical
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two women are dead and two men are in critical condition after what police say was a suspected group drug overdose at a Vancouver Island beach parking area. West Shore RCMP say emergency crews responded to a report of a group of …
Read More »Century old wooden ship buried at N.S. beach uncovered by heavy rains
It’s not unusual to find bits and pieces of old boats washed up on shore all along the East Coast. But at one Nova Scotia beach an hour from Halifax, there are three wooden sailing ships — each more than a century old and measuring more than 20 feet high …
Read More »White Rock, B.C. residents want solution to closure of ‘unsafe’ beach access – BC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Some residents in White Rock, B.C., are raising concerns about public access to West Beach. The city closed the Coldicutt Park Ravine, south of Marine Drive, three years ago in what it said was the “interest of public safety.” The city cited …
Read More »White Rock, B.C. residents want solution to closure of ‘unsafe’ beach access – BC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Some residents in White Rock, B.C., are raising concerns about public access to West Beach. The city closed the Coldicutt Park Ravine, south of Marine Drive, three years ago in what it said was the “interest of public safety.” The city cited …
Read More »Ontario town calls on Ford to clean up poop on beach saga: ‘It’s high time’
The reputation of a popular Ontario beach town is being “gravely harmed” by what its mayor says are misleading social media posts claiming people are pooping in the sand. Town of Wasaga Beach Mayor Brian Smith is calling on Ontario Premier Doug Ford to clean up the mess, which began …
Read More »Family tragedy: Boy, 14, drowns in Lake Erie, Ont. at beach, father, brother rescued
The body of a 14-year-old boy was pulled from Lake Erie on Tuesday, days after he, his brother and his father got caught up in dangerous waters at Port Stanley, Ont. The death is prompting calls for action around a pier notorious locally for dangerous undertows. Provincial police were able …
Read More »Arson suspect killed by police at popular beach park in Kenora, Ont. – Winnipeg
Police in Kenora fatally shot a man Tuesday who was believed to have set fire to an ice cream shop at a local beach park and campground. Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating OPP officers and fire crews were called to Anicinabe Park shortly after noon Tuesday following reports that …
Read More »Manitoba shores up summer safety with beach officer program – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s the first official day of summer, and the province is encouraging Manitobans to focus on safety when hitting the beach or the lake this season. In an announcement Thursday, Environment Minister Tracy Schmidt said $7.4 million will be spent on the …
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