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Parks Canada is lifting a ban on motorized boats in a western Manitoba lake popular with tourists.

Many waterways across the United States and Canada are already infested, including the Great Lakes and Lake Winnipeg, according to reports.

Albertans who own watercraft, such as canoes, kayaks, jet skiis and other motorized boats may soon be forced to purchase an annual pass to use them in the province.

Parks Canada said Friday that, as part of its ongoing effort to thwart the spread of zebra mussels, motorized watercraft are banned from the lake for the season.

Some, speaking anecdotally, said it is a contentious issue, with community members divided on the proper course of action and how the decision will impact the area.

The government of Alberta is stepping up enforcement efforts to keep the province free of zebra mussels and other invasive species.

Park officials announced Tuesday that it's no longer feasible to eradicate the invasive species, which have now been found beyond the area that was originally contained. 

Zebra mussels appear to be here to stay in Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba, a popular boating destination for summer tourists.

Tate McRae is up for album of the year.

The judge said the man from Maskwacis was born deaf, is illiterate, does not communicate in a recognized sign language and is "wholly unable" to communicate with court and counsel.

Zebra and Quagga mussels are a threat to Alberta’s lakes and irrigation systems.  The Alberta government and irrigation districts are trying to keep them out of the province.  They say the mussels look like tiny clams that fix themselves to hard submerged surfaces threatening recreation areas, community water supplies, power plants and irrigation systems. Chris...

The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says the guiding company has received the highest-ever fine imposed by a B.C. court for using bait to attract bears.

An unprecedented project to turn New York's Lake George into the "smartest lake in the world" is being launched and will monitor the lake from its sun-dappled shores to its dark depths in hopes of keeping the Adirondack attraction pristine.

Scientists have now found tiny plastic particles in all of the Great Lakes.

Winnipeg Beach Harbour will be sealed off Friday before about 68,000 litres of potash are dumped into the lake in an effort to eradicate zebra mussels.

Government officials are at Shoal Lake 40 to celebrate the start of construction on a new water treatment system.

Parks Canada has re-opened Whirlpool Lake at Riding Mountain National Park after tests found no evidence of zebra mussels in the water.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Don Cornelius, the silken-voiced host of TV's "Soul Train" who helped break down racial barriers and broaden the reach of black culture with funky music, groovy dance steps and cutting-edge style, died early Wednesday of an apparent suicide. He was 75.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Groups representing states and cities in the Great Lakes region on Tuesday proposed spending up to $9.5 billion on a massive engineering project to separate the lakes from the Mississippi River watershed in the Chicago area, describing it as the only sure way to protect both aquatic systems from invasions by destructive species such as Asian carp.

The glitzy ceremony will be held Jan. 6 and it will be hosted by Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg.