Boat Safety

• Ontario town ends boat rescue service sparking concern among water safety advocates

  Kingsville is discontinuing boat rescues to cut costs, prompting concern from safety advocates who say reducing local response capacity puts boaters at risk.

  Nov 16, 2025
  
• Ontario man charged with impaired operation after young adult falls off boat, dies

  Police in Ontario say a 21-year-old boater is facing charges after a passenger fell overboard on a lake northwest of Kingston.

  Canada

  Jul 14, 2025
  
• Advertisement
• Caution urged by Winnipeg Police River Patrol during ‘Safe Boating Awareness Week’

  The Winnipeg river patrol unit has already been busy this spring and are reminding Manitobans to stay safe and wear the proper safety gear during Safe Boating Awareness Week.

  Lifestyle

  May 21, 2024
• Advertisement
• May long weekend means it’s anchors away for national Safe Boating Week

  The Canadian Safe Boating Council says more than 80 per cent of Canadians who drown while boating were not wearing their lifejacket or not wearing it properly.

  Canada

  May 19, 2024
• With weather heating up, Boating BC issues safety reminder

  Last year, 83 people died in recreational boating incidents across Canada, with 15 of those occurring in the Pacific region.

  Canada

  May 11, 2023
• Charges laid in double fatal Toronto boat crash that killed 24-year-old woman, man

  Toronto police say a man has been charged in connection with a double fatal boat crash in late May that claimed the lives of two people, including a 24-year-old woman.

  Crime

  Jul 29, 2022
• One person dead after boat capsizes on Wabamun Lake

  A Parkland County man died after a boat capsized on Wabamun Lake, Saturday. Alberta's Underwater Rescue Team President advises on boat and water safety and the dangers of the job.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2022
• Report into fatal sinking near Halifax in 2019 says modifications made boat unstable

  The investigation report says the water that flooded the boat's hull and deck had entered through an open "freeing port."

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2021
• Advertisement
• Body of missing 80-year-old boater found in Lake Ontario near Oakville

  Investigators say 80-year-old Robert Wyles went missing after purchasing a boat.

  Canada

  Aug 31, 2021
• Advertisement
• Crews search for missing 80-year-old boater in Lake Ontario near Oakville

  Halton Regional Police say a search is underway after a boat was discovered on Lake Ontario near Oakville with no occupants inside early Thursday evening.

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2021