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Record number of cruise ships in Canadian Arctic this summer

Article online since August 17th 2008
Polar bears and glaciers may be icons of northern climate change but they are also swelling the sails of Nunavut's tourism industry. A record number of cruise ships are plying Canada's Eastern Arctic this summer and some remote communities are welcoming an average of two a week. Industry and...
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Drowning of boy, 12, raises questions of safety in hotel pools

Article online since August 17th 2008
MONTREAL - A 12-year-old boy drowned in a hotel pool in Montreal even though a lifeguard was on duty at the time. Jean-Gardy Bienvenue was found unconscious at the bottom of the outdoor pool of a Holiday Inn in the Montreal borough of St-Laurent around 8:25 p.m. on Saturday. Attempts to revive...
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Boats and helicopter scouring Pine, Peace rivers for missing 22-year-old man

Article online since August 17th 2008
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Rescue teams are using eight boats and a helicopter in their search for a 22-year-old Fort St. John man who was swept away in the waters of the Pine River. RCMP say Clayton Russ was swimming with friends in the river near its junction with the Peace River Friday when he...
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Class-action lawsuit claims Loto-Quebec downplayed dangers of VLTs

Article online since August 17th 2008
MONTREAL - Quebec's gaming commission faces a potentially crippling payout as gambling addicts try to hold it responsible for downplaying the dangers of video lottery terminals. A class-action lawsuit brought by a group of pathological gamblers is seeking compensation from Loto-Quebec for their...
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Alcohol, speed believed factors in fatal Logan lake truck crash

Article online since August 17th 2008
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - Police say alcohol and speed may be factors in the death of a man near Logan Lake last night. Police say the man's pickup truck left Highway 97D and rolled several times. He was trapped in the vehicle and pronounced dead after emergency crews managed to free his body. An...

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