Icebreaker

• Delivery of new Canadian icebreakers will depend on negotiations with builder: Ottawa

  Auditor General Karen Hogan noted in a report last year that the fleet is already on average more than 40 years old, increasingly prone to breakdowns and expensive to maintain.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2023
  
• Quebec shipyard formally added to federal shipbuilding plan after lobbying, delays

  Tuesday's deal is the result of a heavy lobbying effort by the shipyard and Quebec government after Davie was originally excluded from the shipbuilding plan in 2011.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2023
  
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• Ottawa misses own deadline on inking deal with Quebec shipyard to build icebreakers

  The Coast Guard has lost a number of ships due to age in recent years due to mechanical problems, and many of its icebreakers have already exceeded their expected lifespans.

  Politics

  Mar 16, 2023
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• Ottawa’s talks with Quebec shipyard to build much needed icebreakers shrouded in fog

  The federal government said the Quebec shipyard Chantier Davie was the only company to qualify to construct six much-needed icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard.

  Canada

  Jan 21, 2022
• Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft breaks ice on Chateauguay River

  The Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft hit the mouth of the Chateauguay River for its annual ice breaking operation.

  Weather

  Mar 4, 2020
• Coast Guard icebreaker dispatched to northeast N.B. as part of right whale protection plan

  The goal is to allow local snow crab fishermen to complete their work in the Gulf of St. Lawrence earlier than usual, which should reduce the number of ship strikes and entanglements with fishing gear that killed so many whales last year.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2018
• Private companies set to help Canadian Coast Guard’s aging fleet with icebreaking

  The new powers will allow the coast guard to quickly enlist pre-approved companies for help with icebreaking services as needed without having to go through a formal bidding process.

  Canada

  Mar 27, 2018
• Polar Prince ice breaker docks in Victoria after 150-day voyage to celebrate Canada 150

  The Canada C3 expedition from Toronto to Victoria via the Northwest Passage celebrated the country's 150th birthday by travelling 23,000 kilometres and visiting 75 communities.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2017
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• Summerland race car driver starts season in Connecticut

  Summerland race car driver Sarah Cornett-Ching will be racing at the Thompson Speedway in Connecticut this weekend.

  Sports

  Apr 6, 2017
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• Damaged icebreaker heads to St. John’s after repairs

  A damaged icebreaker was being towed off the south coast of Newfoundland on Monday night after divers completed a temporary repair to its hull.

  Apr 7, 2015