Speedboat

• After deadly speedboat crash, Tsleil-Waututh Nation calls for stiffer enforcement

  Chief Jen Thomas said the area is often crowded with vulnerable water users, including kayakers and paddleboarders, but that boaters in the area are frequently reckless.

  Crime

  Jun 10, 2025
  
• Ottawa mother calls for lifejacket changes at federal level after son’s Rockport drowning

  Cara McNulty the mother of 11-year-old Joshua Steinburg has launched an initiative called Life Jackets for Life.

  Canada

  May 15, 2020
  
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• B.C. court denies appeal in case of fatal Shuswap Lake houseboat crash

  The B.C. Court of Appeal says the lengthy proceedings of the case did not violate Leon Reinbrecht's right to a timely trial.

  Crime

  Jan 30, 2019
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• German woman killed, 20 others injured after speedboat explosion in Bali

  A German woman was killed and about 20 other people were injured in an explosion on a speedboat that was ferrying them from the Indonesian tourist island of Bali to neighbouring Lombok, police said Thursday.

  World

  Sep 15, 2016
• UPDATE: Sentencing date for speedboat operator found guilty of Shuswap lake death to be set today

  A speedboat operator's erratic driving caused a crash that killed a houseboat driver, a British Columbia judge has ruled. Leon Reinbrecht was found guilty Tuesday of one count each of criminal negligence causing death and criminal negligence causing bodily harm.

  Oct 27, 2015