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Canada

How Mount Polley disaster’s toxic impact continues to filter through B.C. waters, 10 years later

Former Xatsull First Nation chief Bev Sellars vividly remembers the emergency meeting held after the devastating Mount Polley Mine disaster…

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World

Over a dozen people rescued after wave throws boaters into Florida waters: Authorities

Florida law enforcement officials and first responders sprang into action on Saturday evening to rescue over a dozen people whose…

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Sports

The lifeguard: Summer McIntosh’s Olympian mom works to smooth waters for star swimmer

The Summer of Summer begins in less than 10 days, when Canada’s greatest swimming prospect in a generation is expected…

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Tech

B.C. waters now home to Canada’s largest marine protected area

First Nations along British Columbia’s coast and the federal government have announced the designation of the country’s largest marine protected area. A statement…

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Nova Scotia

Waters off Scotian Shelf are cooling, but scientists can’t say for how long

The latest survey of Atlantic Ocean conditions off Nova Scotia show after a decade of warming, temperatures on the Scotian Shelf…

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Tech

‘CSI on the ocean’: Whale researchers comb B.C. waters for eDNA

It was just after 8 a.m. when Gary Sutton and his crew spotted the signature black dorsal fins cutting through the…

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Nova Scotia

$89M for Halifax Water’s new Burnside building is ‘excessive,’ says provincial regulator

The proposed $89-million price tag for a new Halifax Water operations centre in Burnside is not justified, according to an evaluation carried out…

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Tech

Swordfish are moving north in Canadian waters

Canadian scientists and fishermen are tracking the northward movement of swordfish into Newfoundland waters, where the prized fish is being…

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Tech

Hypothermic turtle rescued in B.C. waters in first sighting since 2015

When B.C. marine scientist Anna Hall encountered a very lost loggerhead turtle in waters near Victoria over the weekend, she knew…

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Canada

Atlantic halibut thrive in warming Maritime waters, study finds

Warming ocean temperatures caused by climate change will provide favourable conditions for Atlantic halibut, according to a new study, although…

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