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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man was transported to hospital in life-threatening condition after an incident in Lake Ontario on Saturday evening. Toronto police’s marine rescue unit was dispatched just before 6:30 p.m. June 17 to reports of someone in distress by the city’s waterfront. Police …
Read More »Some residents near Centennial Lake evacuate as Ontario wildfires burn: township
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 5, 2023 12:38 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size A township in eastern Ontario says it’s working with provincial police to evacuate some residents near a wildfire around Centennial Lake. Madawaska Township says as of Sunday a 24-hour evacuation notice …
Read More »Visiting cadets learn to navigate the waters of Okanagan Lake – Okanagan
Visiting cadets spent the weekend learning to sail on the waters of Okanagan Lake. The cadets travelled from Prince Rupert and Smithers, B.C., to learn how to sail at Vernon’s North Okanagan Sailing Association, which trains 16 to 22 sea cadet groups each year. William Spat from the Prince Rupert …
Read More »Manitoba to make announcement about Trans-Canada twinning near Falcon Lake – Winnipeg
Provincial officials, including Premier Heather Stefanson, are set to make an announcement about Trans-Canada Highway twinning in Manitoba Friday morning. Stefanson will speak to media from Whiteshell Provincial Park near the town of Falcon Lake alongside Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Doyle Piwniuk, Manitoba Trucking Association president Jason Dubois, and Ontario’s …
Read More »OPP identify human remains found in Lake Ontario near Amherstview – Kingston
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in Lennox and Addington County say they have identified the human remains found in a car that had been submerged for “many years.” According to police, the remains are those of David Hannah, who was reported missing in 1983. Hannah was …
Read More »Lake Winnipeg’s future worries Manitoba’s fishing industry after zebra mussel invasion – Winnipeg
A new species is making its home in Lake Winnipeg, leaving fishers and local residents worried. Zebra mussels are seen as an invasive species in Manitoba’s largest lake, clogging up fishing boats, nets, and ropes. The government of Canada defines the species as invasive, seen not just along Lake Winnipeg …
Read More »Sask. RCMP identify Big Sky Lake Cree Nation human remains as 20-year-old man
Human remains that were found on May 3 near Big Island Lake Cree Territory in Saskatchewan have been identified by forensic teams as 20-year-old Dominic Kahpoonapit. Saskatchewan RCMP said the autopsy was completed on Tuesday, noting the Big Sky Lake Cree Nation resident was reported missing back on Dec. 13, …
Read More »Camper injured during evening hike near Okanagan Lake
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue rescued an injured camper Sunday morning from Buchan Bay along the east shore of Okanagan Lake. According to COSAR, two female campers were hiking through Okanagan Mountain Park to Buchan Bay when one of them injured herself Saturday evening. 2:19 Central Okanagan Search and Rescue …
Read More »Man, 23, dies in car crash on Highway 2 in Grand Lake Station, N.S. – Halifax
A 23-year-old man has died in a single-vehicle crash north of Halifax after his car left the highway and went into a ditch. The RCMP says the crash occurred on Highway 2 in Grand Lake Station, about 40 kilometres outside the city. Police say they responded to the crash at approximately 8:35 p.m. on …
Read More »RCMP says death of 51-year-old from God’s Lake Narrows, Man. is a homicide – Winnipeg
God’s Lake Narrows, Man. RCMP say the death of a 51-year-old is being treated as a homicide. On Monday at 3:30 a.m., officers received a report of an injured man who had been taken to the nursing station. Officers went to the nursing station and found the man who had …
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