Lawrence River

Grounded St. Lawrence ship finally freed

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009

A ship that was stuck in the St. Lawrence River for five days has finally been freed.

Grounded ship draws crowds along St. Lawrence

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

Hundreds of curious onlookers have been gathering on the shore of the St. Lawrence River in eastern Ontario to watch tugboats try to free a large ship that ran aground this week.

Grounded Ship Draws Crowds Along St. Lawrence

SAILORS, MARINERS & WARRIORS LEAGUE (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

Hundreds of curious onlookers have been gathering on the shore of the St. Lawrence River in eastern Ontario to watch tugboats try to free a large ship that ran aground this week. "This don't go all the time so everyone is wondering how they're going to get it out of here and I'm wondering the same thing," said Leonard McLaren, who has come every day for the past three days to...

• Grounded ship draws crowds along St. Lawrence - CBC.ca

Blast brings down section of Kansas River bridge

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009

LAWRENCE | A relentless rain pelted the Lawrence riverfront on Sunday, and still they came — parents, kids and other curious onlookers who wanted to watch crews blow up a bridge. “We just wanted to see a little piece of Lawrence history,” said Andrea Albright, who came with her husband and three young sons to witness the demolition of a portion...

Blast brings down section of Kansas River bridge

Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009

LAWRENCE | A relentless rain pelted the Lawrence riverfront on Sunday, and still they came — parents, kids and other curious onlookers who wanted to watch crews blow up a bridge. “We just wanted to see a little piece of Lawrence history,” said Andrea Albright, who came with her husband and three young sons to witness the demolition of a portion...

• Blast brings down section of Kansas River bridge - kansascity.com

Surfing addicts take to rivers in search of waves

Clipta (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009

Forget Hawaii, Hossegor and Bali: The latest destination for surfing is Canada, under the shadow of Montreal's grey skies. More than 500 kilometers from the ocean, surfing addicts flock to ride waves on the St. Lawrence River. Duration: 01:48

Stasi dumped syringes in St. Lawrence in 1976: report

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

After injecting athletes with performance-boosting drugs at the Montreal Olympics, East German officials dumped the leftover serum and syringes in the St. Lawrence River, newly uncovered documents indicate.

Environment Canada: Media Advisory/REMINDER: Government of Canada to Announce Funding for St. Lawrence River Clean-Up Projects in Cornwall

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009

CORNWALL, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Guy Lauzon, Member of Parliament for Stormont - Dundas - South Glengarry, will announce funding for St. Lawrence River (Cornwall) Area of Concern clean-up projects under the Great Lakes Sustainability Fund.

Environment Canada: Media Advisory: Government of Canada to Announce Funding for St. Lawrence River Clean-Up Projects in Cornwall

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009

CORNWALL, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Guy Lauzon, Member of Parliament for Stormont - Dundas - South Glengarry, will announce funding for St. Lawrence River (Cornwall) Area of Concern clean-up projects under the Great Lakes Sustainability Fund.

Quebec City street flooded Thursday

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | yesterday

The St. Lawrence River overflowed its banks in Quebec City Thursday night, washing out a nearby street and leaving motorists stranded.

Coywolves; hybrid wolf-coyotes in New England?

Gene Expression (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009

... is low, suggesting that this population was founded by very few females moving across the Saint Lawrence River. This northern front then spread south and west, eventually coming in contact with an expanding front of non-hybrid coyotes in western New York and Pennsylvania. We suggest that hybridization with wolves in Canada introduced adaptive variation that contributed to larger size,...

Quebec City:: old world charm with a new trendy flair, pt 2

Vagablond (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Fantastic food choices: Breakfast Dollar: Auberge Saint-Antoine’s Panache-a luxuriously overhauled maritime warehouse offers a surprisingly warm and cozy atmosphere, partic if you are seated by the crackling fireplace overlooking the magnificent St. Lawrence River. The Poached Eggs on a Spinach Puff Pastry, Prosciutto Chips (loved these puppies) and Cheese Sauce provide a delightful...

Canada Drowns Its Scientists with Inadequate Support

talk talk talk (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009

Blue whales fascinated me when I was a kid. I thought: these giants can swallow me whole without blinking, but they're not at all interested in nibbling on humans. I always thought that because of their size, they only inhabited the open oceans, but today* ( that is, 25 June 2005 ) in the Toronto Star I read that they have been sighted in the St. Lawrence River for years. The only thing...

Ottawa driver runs red, 4 injured

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

Ottawa Headlines |Recommend157The father of an RCMP officer slain in Hay River, N.W.T., in 2007 says he is pleased a jury has found his son's killer guilty of first-degree murder. |Recommend1Hundreds of curious onlookers have been gathering on the shore of the St. Lawrence River in eastern Ontario to watch tugboats try to free a large ship that ran aground this week. |Recommend6The...

Things that are kinda harde to believe

Coolopolis (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

This one might take a bit of getting used to: hockey defenseman Ian Turnbull one of the quintessential 70s Toronto icons, we have learned, was actually born and raised and played his amateur hockey here in his hometown, the islande city on the St. Lawrence River (not sure exactly where though, anybody know?). Montreal could easily have had Mr. Turnbull, who ended up enjoying a stellar...