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A march in Halifax calls for justice for the missing and murdered Indigenous woman across Canada, Scotiabank Centre receives major upgrades ahead of its fall season, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada raises concerns about violence towards fishery officers in Nova Scotia.

Lobster harvesters in the Maritimes and fisheries minister Diane Lebouthillier seem to agree that there is illegal fishing activity occurring on the East Coast. But the parties continue to be at odds over what should be done, and who needs to do it. Frustrated fishers turned their backs on a Tuesday meeting with the Department...

At least 34 officers from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) are refusing to conduct patrols on and off the water in Nova Scotia. They say violent disputes in the province’s fishing industry are making it too dangerous to enforce regulations. As Heidi Petracek explains, industry members are calling on Ottawa to get a...

Fisheries and Oceans Canada was first alerted by kayakers near Quadra Island on Thursday of a whale towing a buoy. Rescuers then discovered not one but two humpback whales entangled in the same lines.

Nova Scotia fishers are raising concerns about mismanagement in the Department of Fisheries and Oceans that has led to enforcement officers refusing to perform their duties. As Megan King reports, DFO has refused any comment amid the accusations.

Nearly a year after actor Matthew Perry’s fatal overdose, five people have now been charged in the death of the ‘Friends’ star, including his personal assistant and two doctors. How prosecutors are alleging the group “took advantage” of Perry’s past struggles with substance abuse and addiction for profit. At least 34 officers from the Department...

A humpback whale has been disentangled from more than 50 metres of fishing gear. Crews from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ Marine Mammal Response Program spent nine hours near Texada Island removing the gear from the whale, nicknamed Smoke.

The debate over a controversial elver fishery in the Maritimes continues as letters from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans say they plan to increase the quota for Indigenous fishers. But the move has some commercial fishermen feeling upset – arguing that cutting their catch won’t help the industry. Zack Power reports.

‘Emerson’ the elephant seal might have to be re-located once again from his preferred moulting spot in the Victoria area, after returning yet again. Kylie Stanton reports the Department of Fisheries and Oceans says too many irresponsible people are getting too close to him.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that reports of officers with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans arresting Mi’kmaw fishers and dropping them off hours from home without shoes or cellphones were “troubling.” Trudeau added that there would need to be a full investigation.

A new report from Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans confirms B.C.’s commercial trawlers are scooping up tens of thousands of Chinook salmon and dumping them, jeopardizing both the recreational fishing industry and Southern Resident orca.Paul Johnson reports.

An invasive species of crayfish has been found for the first time in Canada at a lake in Lower Sackville. As Megan King reports, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans is monitoring the population and working to capture them.

We chat with Brent Dancey from Oceans North after a new report they released shows that Nova Scotia’s lobster fishery is positioned to lead the way towards zero-emission fishing.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has confirmed that they’ve seized hundreds of lobster traps from St. Mary’s Bay over the weekend. As Graeme Benjamin reports, the seizures happened just over a week out of the commercial fishing season, with many belonging to Mi’kmaw fishermen.

Wed, Jun 1: The Trudeau government has suddenly lost one of its cabinet ministers, Hunter Tootoo. He was the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard and he’s also leaving the Liberal caucus, to seek treatment for addiction. Vassy Kapelos looks at what triggered the departure.

The commissioner of environment and sustainable development criticized Fisheries and Oceans Canada for failing to properly monitor the health of some fish stocks during her annual report Tuesday.

A new study from Dalhousie University is focusing on how significantly the Atlantic Ocean is littered with abandoned fisher’s gear. Megan King has more on much lost gears and traps, also known as “ghost gear”, is lost at sea and how it’s contributing to marine pollution.

A sunken barge deemed to be of high risk to the marine environment will soon be removed from waters north of Campbell River, B.C. The 98-metre Trailer Princess sunk in February in Duncan Bay, full of potentially-polluting hydrocarbons, according to Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Dominic LeBlanc Minister for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans announced on Wednesday that the Canadian Forces will partner with the University of New Brunswick’s Institute for Cybersecurity as part of the newly unveiled defence policy.

As climate change warms ocean temperatures some fish are also shrinking and, as Linda Aylesworth reports, the size problem could have a big impact on fisheries.