Aluminum boat, clothing found in search for missing Newfoundland men
CBC
Search-and-rescue crews have confirmed they recovered an aluminum boat belonging to two men reported missing in the Bay of Exploits area of Newfoundland.
A Canadian Coast Guard spokesperson said the 14-foot boat, used by the men on a hunting expedition Saturday, was discovered overturned alongside clothing and personal items.
The men were reported overdue from that trip on Sunday night, launching a search-and-rescue operation, spearheaded by the coast guard.
The two men — a 20-year-old and a 30-year-old — are believed to have launched from Lawrence Harbour.
The search has involved three coast guard ships, local volunteer boats, Department of National Defence aircraft and ground search and rescue volunteers.
Neil Peet, the coast guard's acting superintendent of maritime search and rescue, said Monday afternoon that debris confirmed to be connected to the men was found about three nautical miles north of Black Island, Notre Dame Bay — about 15 nautical miles from their starting point.
Peet said at the time he could not disclose the nature of that debris until the families were notified, adding he had "grave concerns" for the welfare of the missing men.
The coast guard said Tuesday that rescuers remain in close contact with the families, and that a coast guard vessel and rescue aircraft continued looking for the men overnight.
Peet described the search area as three times the size of Fogo Island.
The operation continues Tuesday, the coast guard said.
Read more from CBC Newfoundland and Labrador
Winnipeg’s Granite Curling Club has asked a judge to decide whether the City of Winnipeg can ignore a provincial decision about residential housing slated to rise next to the club.
A Saskatoon woman says she watched her neighbour's police standoff play out in real time on social media.
One person is dead from carbon monoxide poisoning, following an incident Friday at a building in Regina.
A wind storm that caused the cancellation of all daytime ferries between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland stranded passengers on both sides of the Salish Sea, adding challenges for travelers in an already hectic holiday travel week.
Maritime Electric has officially filed plans with the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission for the rotating power outages it says may be necessary this winter to prevent a provincewide blackout.
A Toronto hotel has organized a Christmas Eve buffet lunch for some Thorncliffe Park residents forced out of their condo units by a complex fire.
Residents in Fort Liard, N.W.T., are being advised to use filtered or bottled water and take other measures to protect themselves from high levels of disinfection byproducts called trihalomethanes in the tap water.
Alberta's election agency announced Monday it has approved a proposed referendum question on the province separating from Canada.
One person has been shot by police after allegedly stabbing two people in Toronto's northwest on Monday, police say.
Prince Edward Island's housing market is becoming more balanced, according to new data.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is presenting a new plan worth more than $35.5 billion to keep First Nations children connected to their communities, culture and families.
The RCMP arrested two men who allegedly used a classified ads website to recruit women to smuggle cannabis out of Canada to Nigeria via the country’s biggest airport.
One person is in a critical condition after an incident in Inukjuak, Que., which led to a shoot-out with police.