‘Hoping everybody stays safe’: N.S. fishermen scramble to secure boats as Fiona nears
Global News
Cape Breton in northeastern Nova Scotia is projected to be at or near the centre of the storm when it makes landfall Saturday morning.
In the small Acadian community of Petit-de-Grat on Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island, fishermen were busy dry-docking their boats or attempting to lash them tightly to wharf as hurricane Fiona approached Friday.
At Samsons Enterprises boatyard, Jordan David was helping his friend Kyle Boudreau tie down Boudreau’s lobster boat “Bad Influence” in hopes it wouldn’t be lifted and broken by winds that are forecast to reach up to 145 km/h.
“We’re trying to make the boats as safe as they can be. We’re trying to help each other out,” said David as the rain pelted down and they lashed the boat to iron jacks that support it.
“All we can do is hope for the best and prepare as best we can. There’s something coming, and just how bad is yet to be determined,” added David, 29, wearing his outdoor waterproof gear.
Cape Breton in northeastern Nova Scotia is projected to be at or near the centre of the storm when it makes landfall Saturday morning.
Boudreau said major storm damage is hard for a coastal community to absorb, as the boats wrecked by the wind are key to their way of life.
“This is our livelihood. Our boats get smashed, our traps gets smashed ? it’s stuff you don’t have to start your season next year,” said Boudreau, 33.
Aidan Sampson, 25, said he had been working 11-hour days in his father-in-law’s boatyard for the past week, lifting fishing vessels out of the water.
Budget 2025 has $160 million for wildfire personnel, equipment, training and contracts, but the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees worries funds will focus on gear, not people.
Quebec provincial police, the fire department, paramedics and representatives from the group managing the bridge were called to the scene.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that tariffs on Canada and Mexico are still coming, but that President Donald Trump would determine the level of the levies.
Two men remain in critical condition following a home explosion Friday in Langley, B.C. One woman is still missing, and RCMP cannot confirm if she was in the home at the time.
After floating the idea of potential tariffs on lumber, President Donald Trump ordered a probe into U.S. imports that must be completed within 270 days.
Despite an explosive exchange in the Oval Office, the Kyiv-Washington relationship is not lost, analysts say, but future U.S. support in the war effort is still undetermined.
St. Mary's Academy says the decision to shutter the program was driven by operational and resource requirements.
A recent survey from CIBC said that two-thirds of Canadians say recent economic changes, including inflation and the cost of living, have made them adjust retirement plans.
A Halifax man died after he was taken into custody Friday night for what police described as a mental health episode. The provincial police watchdog is investigating.
A B.C. entrepreneur experienced a once-in-a-lifetime wildlife encounter this week when a pod of dolphins chased him down while he was shooting a video on his personal watercraft.
A new idea has emerged in G7 capitals in recent years — using the cash in frozen Russian accounts, or interest earned on those accounts, to help fund Ukraine's defence.
As Ontario is still working to clean up after the back-to-back winter storms, cities like Waterloo and Toronto face challenges with snow storage facility infrastructure.
Transport Minister Anita Anand says she plans to run for re-election amid President Donald Trump's tariff threats, a shift from her original plans earlier this year.