OPP believe report of missing body in Lake Ontario was actually a log
OPP believe what a witness saw was actually a log. Continue reading
Coast Guard
No suspects, few leads as sabotaged Canadian Coast Guard vessel remains unrepaired
The damage, according to preliminary estimates, could cost as much as $5 million to repair. But five months later, CCGS McLaren remains in Sambro, N.S. Continue reading
Delivery schedule for new coast guard ships threatened after vessel damaged in Victoria crash
The CCGS Sir John Franklin was damaged Sunday when it collided with a breakwater during sea trials in Victoria. Continue reading
U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant allegedly plotted mass terror attack targeting Democrats, journalists
A U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant has been arrested after allegedly plotting a terrorist attack targeting Democratic politicians and several media personalities. Continue reading
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Saint John asking for federal funding to help mitigate climate change impact
A proposal submitted to the Disaster Mitigation Adaptation Fund is asking for $11.9 million in federal funding. Continue reading
Storied Coast Guard ship can’t be fixed, shipyard says, highlighting yet again, Canada’s shipbuilding problem
By David Akin Chief Political Correspondent
A Quebec shipyard has declined to bid on a $20-million contract to refit the CCGS Hudson and instead suggested she be scrapped, the latest headache to bedevil Canada’s efforts to provide the Coast Guard and the navy with new ships. Continue reading
U.S. Coast Guard says more fire-fighting tugs are en route to container ship burning off Nova Scotia
A spokesman for the U.S. Coast Guard says two more fire-fighting tugs, the Atlantic Enterprise out of New York and the Union Sovereign out of Rotterdam, N.Y., are en route to the Yantian Express. Continue reading
U.S. Coast Guard suggests employees host garage sale to make ends meet during government shutdown
In a tip sheet that has since been removed, the agency suggests employees take up babysitting or hold a garage sale to make ends meet. Continue reading
Atlantic Canada on track for a ‘very bad ice year,’ Coast Guard official says
Brad Durnford says the “freeze up” is occurring three to four weeks ahead of normal, with ice around Labrador so far this year above the 30-year average. Continue reading
U.S. Coast Guard officer fatally shoots wife and 7-year-old son before killing himself
Police say an argument between Petty Officer First Class John Presnar and his wife escalated and her mother ran from the home. When officers arrived, they found the bodies and the wounded girl inside. Continue reading