Visions of the North, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Charles Francis Hall (c. 1821 – November 8, 1871) was an American…
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For those interested in taking up scuba diving. Some tips from Chris Foisey We’ll be showcasing Chris’s videos in collaboration…
Photo Credit via Amazon This book is intended for three types of reader: cave divers old and new; divers who…
Photo credit: Hubert Marcoux SW Marcoux vanished from Eastern Passage on his way from Nova Scotia to Bermuda in November…
The Devils Island Light is a lighthouse in Nova Scotia that stands at the eastern entrance to Halifax Harbour on…
What a fun day this was! My boys came with me out to Prospect where the conditions were more than…
Photo Via Facebook The Jane Biggs Award is named after the well-known Nova Scotia diver who shared her passion for…
Fascinating artifacts were collected, and thousands of high-quality images were taken during the twelve-day research period. As the 2023 summer…
Image via Facebook Ted Eldred (on the right in above picture) invented Australia’s first scuba oxygen rebreather during the 1950s.…
How do you set up a dive site in Yellowknife in the middle of winter, when the ice is 5…
Sea glass is naturally weathered glass that has the appearance of tumbled stones. Sea glass is weathered glass found on…
Original Photo. Credit Unknown: Public Domain Myrtle “Molly” Kool (February 23, 1916–February 25, 2009) was a Canadian sea captain. She…
Kanata Diving Supply is presenting their first consignment sale since the pandemic. These have always been very popular and successful…
Have you ever wondered what happens to ships at the end of their lives? For many in the Great Lakes,…
The Cape Forchu Lighthouse is situated in the town of Cape Forchu, Nova Scotia. The lighthouse is 11 kilometres from…
Brier Island is located in Digby County, Nova Scotia, on the Bay of Fundy. The island is the westernmost point…
There are an estimated 550 shipwrecks in Lake Superior, many of which have yet to be discovered. 1. Lake Superior…
Photo Via Facebook Saltwater Sean (Sean McMullen) will speak at Mount Uniacke Public Library about his underwater adventures cleaning up…
Jeremy Macdonald had an experience with a free-flow regulator while training under ice. This causes the air in his tank…
Image via Facebook Support the 2024 RCGS Polar Plunge This year we are joined by notable Canadians, adventurers, and RCGS…
Sean Mullen (AKA Saltwater) Sean is a regular contributor and friend of The Scuba News Canada. We are delighted to…
Garrett Clement investigates the Rivtow Lion shipwreck this time on Uncharted Odyssey. The Rivtow Lion dive site was created as…
John Robinson, George Francis Dow, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons In December 1735, a ship with blood-splattered decks sailed into…
A massive shipwreck recently surfaced near the beach in Cape Ray, Newfoundland, surprising residents who are waiting to learn how…
Jimmy Lockard was once asked : “where do you dive”? His answer was “anywhere there is water!” Jimmy and his…
Winter brings misery in the form of snowstorms/blizzards, winter travel advisories, and frequently brings travel to a halt. Even the…
A container ship (also known as a boxship or containership) is a cargo ship that transports all of its cargo…
Join us on January 24th, 2024 at 7 p.m. to hear Thierry Boyer discuss the ill-fated Franklin Expedition, as well…
Alexander Graham Bell invented the first airboat in 1905 in Nova Scotia, Canada. The British Army used airboats in the…
Photo Via Facebook There are plenty of exciting activities to enjoy at The Aquatarium, such as exploring interactive exhibits, getting…
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Festival is an annual event that highlights scuba diving adventures, shipwrecks, maritime history and technical advances.…
The John B. King was a drilling barge 140 feet long. It exploded and sank in the Brockville Narrows in…
A Type of Schooner. Original Photo Credit: Unknown The D.R. Owen was considered the first shipwreck of the Chequamegon Bay area of…
Argos are supposed to be amphibious – this one wasn’t! Amphibians An amphibious vehicle (or simply amphibian) is a vehicle…
“”In an effort to push myself exploring new bodies of water, instead of the Sackville River, Halifax Harbour and Prospect,…
Detroit Publishing Co, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The Great Lakes freighter SS Scotiadoc was a 424-foot (129-meter)-long, 48-foot (15-meter)-wide,…
Found floating adrift on the Atlantic without a captain or crew, the Mary Celeste is one of the most famous…
Back in June 2023, The Scuba News Canada posted about Garrett Clement and a group of dive buddies scuba diving…
Image via Facebook. (Maxwel third from right) A Canadian-made nature series starring Vancouver Island’s famous sea wolves won four Emmys…
The lighting of the Signal Hill star, which takes place every December on Cabot Tower at the Signal Hill National…
Bell Island, Newfoundland, in Conception Bay, is home to four incredible WWII wrecks.These little-known Nazi German attacks on Canadian shores…
The Balize was a tugboat with a wooden hull that operated on the Great Lakes in the United States and…
Entrance Island is a small rocky island located 841 meters (2,759 feet) north of Gabriola Island in the Strait of…
The first video from Sharks4Kids new series, “The Fin Files” The amazing adaptations of the swell shark, great hammerhead, and…
The first aluminium submarine ever built was named Aluminaut and launched in 1964. The 80-ton, 15.5-metre (51 ft) crewed deep-ocean…