Fishermen

• Nova Scotia fishers, Indigenous stakeholders call for more dialogue amid violence

  The St. Mary's Bay region continues to see more violence after fishers allege that out-of-season fishing of lobster is being done on a large scale.

  Canada

  Aug 31, 2023
  
• Prince Edward County family losing 75-year-old family residence

  The McCormack family is being forced to move out of their summer fishing home after the federal government terminated their lease.

  Canada

  Aug 31, 2023
  
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• Searchers find overturned boat, two fishermen last seen leaving N.B. harbour missing

  RCMP in northeastern New Brunswick say a search is underway for two men who went fishing on Monday and have not returned.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2023
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• ‘Hoping everybody stays safe’: N.S. fishermen scramble to secure boats as Fiona nears

  Cape Breton in northeastern Nova Scotia is projected to be at or near the centre of the storm when it makes landfall Saturday morning.

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2022
• UPDATE: Nelson House, Man. RCMP find four missing fishermen

  They were last seen on June 25, 2021, when they left for a camp located at Notigi, Manitoba.

  Canada

  Jun 28, 2021
• RCMP locates missing scallop dragger off Delaps Cove, N.S.

  The boat was located two kilometres from the shore, around the area where the boat's emergency beacon went off on the morning of Dec. 15.

  Canada

  Jan 17, 2021
• A painful wait for mother of Nova Scotia scallop fisher lost at sea

  As of Sunday at 4 p.m. AT, crewman Michael Drake is the only one of the six people on board whose body has been recovered by search teams.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2020
• Nova Scotia RCMP search for missing fishermen by helicopter

  'The ground search for the missing fishermen has been delayed due to safety due to weather conditions.'

  Canada

  Dec 18, 2020
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• Search for 2 missing fishermen continues on Lake of Two Mountains

  Strong winds and choppy waters hindered search efforts as Sûreté du Québec officers surveyed the Lake of Two Mountains for the second consecutive day.

  Investigations

  Nov 16, 2020
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• Montreal activists denounce recent protests against Mi’kmaq fishermen in Nova Scotia

  "We have a right to fish and to hunt," said organizer Dakotah Lahache. "The treaties were put in place by the government to give us the right to do so."

  Canada

  Nov 1, 2020