1 week ago Federal government begins to transfer Coast Guard to National Defence

OTTAWA — A months-long process to transition the Canadian Coast Guard into the Department of National Defence has kicked off officially with a cabinet order. The Liberals promised in the spring election to give the Coast Guard a new mandate, outfit it for maritime surveillance operations and integrate it into NATO’s defence capabilities. On Tuesday, […]

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2 w. ago Mine Permit Received Approving Mount Polley’s Life of Mine Plan

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Imperial Metals Corporation (the “Company” or “Imperial”) (TSX:III) reports that the Province of British Columbia has issued a permit amendment to allow expansion and extension of mining activities at the Mount Polley Mine (“Mount Polley”) in south-central British Columbia. Issuance of the permit amendment followed consent […]

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2 w. ago Mauritania’s coast guard says at least 49 died when a boat carrying migrants capsized this week

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — At least 49 people died and nearly 100 are still missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized this week, the Mauritanian coast guard said Friday. Authorities said the boat came from Gambia and capsized Tuesday morning off the coast of Mheijrat. “The boat left Gambia a week ago and had 160 […]

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2 w. ago Canadian crews help in airlift of 2 passengers from cruise ship off Washington coast

A 52-year-old woman had suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and was on life support, and a 99-year-old man suffered from complete esophageal obstruction while on the cruise ship.

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2 w. ago U.S. Coast Guard seized record 76,000 pounds of drugs this summer off Central and South America

MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard seized more than 75,000 pounds (34,000 kilograms) of illegal drugs this summer from boats far out to sea in the Pacific and Caribbean, which the service called its largest-ever haul worth nearly half a billion dollars. The Coast Guard worked with the Department of Defense on these seizures, […]

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2 w. ago Family ‘devastated’ after search continues for man who fell off jet ski in Lake Ontario

The Toronto Police Marine Unit and the Canadian Coast Guard were continuing to look on Monday for a man in his 20s in Lake Ontario east of Bluffer’s Park in Scarborough after he fell off his jet ski Sunday night at around 9:15 p.m. Cops say the man was not wearing a life jacket when […]

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3 w. ago Tomingley Exploration Intersects Significant Gold at El Paso

PERTH, Australia, Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As originally indicated in an investor announcement dated 14 August 2025, Alkane Resources Limited (ASX: ALK; TSX: ALK; OTCQX: ALKEF) is pleased to provide the latest exploration results for drilling in the region around the Company’s Tomingley Gold Operations in Central New South Wales: Exploration within the […]

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