English Channel
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U.K. military investigates reports Russian warship shot at British yachtThe incident occurred two days after British commandos boarded and detained a sanctioned tanker in the Channel that is suspected of being part of the Russian “shadow fleet.”WorldJun 16
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U.K. looks to stop migrant crossings by denying nearly all asylum claims. Is it legal?Britain's interior minister said the proposal to stop almost all migrants from claiming asylum were legal despite warnings that the legislation would break international law.WorldMar 8, 2023
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European officials hold emergency meeting on English Channel migrant deathsU.K. officials were notably absent from the gathering at the Calais City Hall after Wednesday's sinking prompted a new political crisis between Britain and France.WorldNov 28, 2021
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At least 31 migrants dead after U.K.-bound boat sinks in English ChannelA joint French-British search operation for survivors was still under way late Wednesday.WorldNov 24, 2021
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How the explosion aboard HMCS Kootenay helps prepare Canadian sailors 50 years laterThe memory of the force's worst peacetime disaster has been used by the Royal Canadian Navy to help prepare sailors for potential disasters at sea.CanadaOct 17, 2019
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Missing soccer star Emiliano Sala’s wrecked plane foundThe plane was carrying footballer Emiliano Sala from Nantes, France to Wales to join Cardiff City FC when it disappeared on Jan. 21.SportsFeb 4, 2019
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Kelowna teen braves jelly fish, nausea to complete grueling English Channel swimOn July 15 the Kelowna teenager became the youngest British Columbian to swim the English Channel.CanadaJul 28, 2017
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B.C. teen Emily Epp prepares to swim across English ChannelIt took nearly 11 hours, but a 17-year-old girl from Kelowna, B.C., has completed her gruelling goal of swimming around an island off the coast of Vancouver.Jun 19, 2017
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Toronto man becomes 28th Canadian to complete solo swim across English ChannelA 30-year-old Toronto man has become the latest Canadian to successfully complete a solo swim across the English Channel.CanadaSep 8, 2016
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‘I must have looked pretty scary’: Alberta swimmer recounts getting lost on Okanagan Lake on record-breaking attemptA long-distance swimmer's sudden disappearance on Okanagan Lake shocked his support team, but perhaps equally startled was the caretaker who answered a knock on his cabin door in the middle of the night and found a dripping, grease-covered man in a swimsuit.CanadaAug 21, 2016
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