Canal

• Boat traffic at Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue locks sees significant drop

  Boating through the locks in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue is way down this month. But this canal remains the busiest in Quebec for recreational vessels.

  Canada

  Jul 30, 2024
  
• Two Albertans, 1 Saskatchewanian dead after vehicle crashes into canal in Cypress County

  An early morning crash in Cypress County in southern Alberta left three people dead after a vehicle ended up overturned in the St. Mary's Irrigation District canal.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2023
  
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• Trent-Severn Waterway opens for 103rd navigation season

  Boating season has begun with events aplenty on the Trent-Severn Waterway, including the return of the Lock and Paddle on Aug. 26 at the Peterborough Lift Lock.

  Canada

  May 19, 2023
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• Canada Malting site in St.Henri still abandoned

  Community groups are still fighting the city on redeveloping the former Canada Malting Plant sight. They want the site taken off the speculative real-estate list.

  Environment

  Jun 18, 2022
• Small mistake turns into a large diesel spill on the Rideau Canal

  A boating rental company had accidentally spilled 30 to 40 litres of diesel from one of its vessels in the Smiths Falls area of the Rideau Canal.

  Canada

  May 11, 2021
• Surrey should have a ‘wandering canal,’ mayor says

  Doug McCallum floated the idea on Thursday at a Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association event.

  Politics

  Jun 14, 2019
• Body found in Welland canal, identified as missing St. Catharines teen

  Quintin Bingley, 18, of St. Catharines had been missing since May 2018.

  Canada

  Feb 25, 2019
• On Nova Scotia’s historic Shubenacadie River, a slow-motion showdown

  Local activists worry about the future of the Shubenacadie, as one Calgary-based company plans to use water from the 72-kilometre tidal river to create huge caverns that will eventually store natural gas.

  Environment

  Aug 5, 2018
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• Niagara police recover body from Welland Canal

  Police are trying to identify a body found in shallow water near the east side of the canal.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2018
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• Dragon Boat Race takes over Lachine Canal in support of Missing Children’s Network

  With missing persons in the news and a top-of-mind concern, the 12th annual Dragon Boat Race took over the Lachine Canal.

  Canada

  Jun 10, 2018