Boating Safety

• 10 drownings in Ontario region sparks urgent plea for water safety

  Ten drownings in Eastern Ontario this summer prompt urgent calls for life jacket use and better boating safety. Experts say most deaths were preventable.

  Canada

  Jul 24, 2025
  
• Okanagan boating safety a high priority on Canada Day long weekend

  With more boats hitting local lakes, it's important to make sure you and your crew are up to date on safety protocol to ensure everyone can ring in Canada's 157th birthday.

  Lifestyle

  Jun 28, 2024
  
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• Water safety demonstration in Edmonton as search for missing swimmer resumes

  Seventy per cent of drownings in Canada happen on open water and people between 20 and 34 years old, especially men, are at highest risk, according to the Lifesaving Society.

  Health

  Jul 18, 2023
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• B.C. man facing court date for allegedly operating canoe while impaired

  Grand Forks RCMP say the man was taken into custody, where he was investigated for impaired operation of a conveyance — in this case, a canoe.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2023
• Police to patrol Okanagan Lake during Canada Day weekend, urge water safety

  Local RCMP say most boating accidents are caused by human carelessness and are encouraging people take basic safety precautions. Swimmers should also be aware of their limits.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2023
• 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
• RCMP urge boating safety after ‘unfortunate and avoidable tragic events’ on Okanagan Lake

  "Beware of fatigue, sun, wind and boat motion. All can dull your senses and impair fine motor skills and judgment."

  Health

  Jul 28, 2022
• Provincial police urge caution on Quebec roads, waterways over construction holiday

  Quebec police will be out in full force over the next two weeks in an effort to curb dangerous driving on the provinces roads and waterways during the construction holiday.

  Traffic

  Jul 22, 2022
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• Man injured after thrown from houseboat on Lower Buckhorn Lake: Peterborough County OPP

  Peterborough County OPP say a houseboat struck rocks in the lake on Tuesday, July 5.

  Traffic

  Jul 7, 2022
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• Kelowna RCMP calling for boater safety this Canada Day long weekend

  Police say they’ll be out in full force this weekend both on the water and on the roads after bringing in roughly 50 additional officers from other detachments.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2022