Rob Stewart

• Ontario government missing during ‘Freedom Convoy’ in Ottawa, inquiry hears

  Rob Stewart is the first federal representative to testify at the inquiry investigating the Liberal government's history-making decision to invoke the Emergencies Act last winter.

  Politics

  Nov 14, 2022
  
• New Brunswick boat owners lament low water levels on Saint John River

  The Saint John Power Boat Club says boaters have to time their arrivals and departures to coincide with high tide, in order to ensure safe passage.

  Environment

  Aug 19, 2020
  
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• Canada announces shark-fin ban in honour of ‘Sharkwater’ filmmaker

  Canada's fisheries minister credited Rob Stewart, the filmmaker behind 'Sharkwater,' with raising global awareness about the shark-fin trade.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2019
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• Brock Cahill, Rob Stewart’s ‘right-hand man,’ on ‘Sharkwater Extinction’ and his legacy

  Canadian shark expert Rob Stewart died while shooting 'Sharkwater Extinction,' something that haunts Brock Cahill to this day.

  Entertainment

  Oct 18, 2018
• ‘Sharkwater Extinction’: Watch trailer for Rob Stewart’s final shark movie

  Toronto's own Rob Stewart, known for his documentary 'Sharkwater,' was found dead after diving in the Florida Keys last year while shooting this movie.

  Entertainment

  Aug 8, 2018
• ‘Sharkwater’ research boat named in honour of late filmmaker Rob Stewart

  The 'Sharkwater' boat is available for science students and film crews to conduct expeditions and fieldwork on the water that supports Fins Attached’s mandate of marine conservation with particular focus on sharks.

  Entertainment

  Aug 1, 2017
• Rob Stewart’s family joins Toronto city councillors on push to ban shark fin

  The motion calls on city councillors to support a federal bill to make the importation of shark fins illegal in Canada.

  Canada

  Apr 27, 2017
• Rob Stewart’s family calls filmmaker’s drowning ‘preventable’ in wrongful death lawsuit

  The lawsuit filed Tuesday in the death of 37-year-old Stewart blames negligence on the companies and individuals who organized the January dive in the Florida Keys.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2017
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• Friends, family don blue garb to honour Toronto filmmaker Rob Stewart at funeral

  The funeral for Toronto filmmaker Rob Stewart, who died while scuba diving off the Florida Keys last month, was held Saturday.

  Canada

  Feb 18, 2017
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• Petition calls for Toronto to revisit ban on shark fins after Rob Stewart’s death

  More than 6,000 people have signed an online petition asking the city to reopen a ban on the sale of shark fins in Toronto, an idea that was initially spearheaded by late Toronto filmmaker Rob Stewart.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2017