Welland Canal
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Ontario targets 2026 start date for skyway twinning project in St. CatharinesThe province revealed requests for proposals have been issued to partners and that construction of a second bridge over the Welland Canal could start in 2026.TrafficApr 5
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St. Lawrence Seaway strike concerns politicians, stakeholders in Hamilton and NiagaraThe Welland Canal has eight of 15 locks on the St. Lawrence Seaway with some 3,000 ships and 36 million tonnes of cargo passing through annually.CanadaOct 25, 2023
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‘Hydrodynamic forces’ cause of 2020 head-on collision of cargo ships in Ontario’s Welland CanalThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) says the July 2020 crash in the Welland Canal was caused by 'hydrodynamic forces' acting on one of the vessels.CanadaAug 30, 2022
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Niagara police investigating discovery of body in Lake OntarioInvestigators say a boater alerted police of the discovery.CanadaAug 24, 2021
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Body found in Lake Ontario confirmed to be Toronto man who went missing in Niagara RiverA body found in the waters of Lake Ontario near Niagara-on-the-Lake has been identified as a Toronto man who went missing in the Niagara River earlier this month.NewsAug 12, 2021
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Niagara police investigate death of diver in Welland CanalInvestigators say a diver became trapped under the ice in the waterway on Saturday.CanadaJan 10, 2021
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2 ships collide head-on in Ontario’s Welland Canal, video showsPrior to the collision, both vessels were travelling in opposite directions on the same side of the canal, a key shipping route in that connects Lake Erie to Lake Ontario.CanadaJul 11, 2020
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Driver dead after vehicle plunges into Welland canal in ThoroldA 28-year-old female passenger was able to swim to safety. A man in the driver's side of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.TrafficJun 8, 2020
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Human remains found near Welland Canal as police search for missing teenPolice say the body was found between Lock 1 and Lock 2, but at this time, the remains are unidentifiable.CrimeJan 4, 2019
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