HALIFAX - On a craggy, windswept island at the southern entrance to Halifax harbour stands the oldest operating lighthouse in North America. Built from granite blocks in 1758, the Sambro lighthouse — ...

Canada’s oldest operating lighthouse, the Sambro Lighthouse, is now easier to get to by boat thanks to retired Sambro fisherman Dennis Garrison. He recently began offering tours with Crystal Crescent ...

SATURNA ISLAND, BC, May 25, 2013 /CNW/ - The Honourable Peter Kent, Canada's Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced the designation of the first two heritage ...

OTTAWA, Canada – The Government of Canada continues to preserve heritage lighthouses across Canada for future generations. OTTAWA, Canada – The Government of Canada continues to preserve heritage ...

The Cap-des-Rosiers lighthouse on the Gaspé Peninsula is open to visitors once again, after government officials ordered it closed not once, but twice, this month. However, it's not clear how long the ...

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The federal government added 13 lighthouses Thursday to its list of federally protected heritage lighthouses as part of it efforts to preserve a key part of Canada’s maritime history. Thursday’s ...

The Swallowtail Lighthouse is one of the first things you notice when travelling by ferry to Grand Manan Island. And it's one of the last things you see as you leave the island to return to the ...

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - A Senate committee offered a beacon of hope for Canada's remaining manned lighthouses on Tuesday, saying the government should put on hold renewed efforts to eliminate what are ...

The Cap-des-Rosiers lighthouse on the Gaspé Peninsula is open to visitors once again, after government officials ordered it closed not once, but twice, this month. However, it's not clear how long the ...