Locals step in at Christmas after canal collapse

Just three days before Christmas, the unthinkable happened to several families living on narrowboats in Shropshire. In the ...

The Erie Canal: How a 'big ditch' transformed America's economy, culture and even religion

Two hundred years ago, on Oct. 26, 1825, New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton boarded a canal boat by the shores of Lake Erie. Amid ...
NBC 7 San Diego

A history of the Panama Canal — and why the US can't just take it back

Teddy Roosevelt once declared the Panama Canal “one of the feats to which the people of this republic will look back with the highest pride.” More than a century later, Donald Trump is threatening ...

Boat stranded on canal hole edge pulled to safety

A narrowboat that was left teetering on the edge of a giant hole after part of a canal in Shropshire collapsed has been ...
Forbes

Why The Panama Canal Is At The Center Of A U.S.-China Power Struggle

The Panama Canal, a 51-mile maritime shortcut linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, is a crucial artery of global trade and a longstanding focal point of international geopolitics. Since its ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Why is the Panama Canal drying up and what does it mean for global shipping?

There's a backlog of vessels waiting to cross one of the world's crucial maritime passageways which saves ships from travelling thousands of kilometres. Low water levels in the Panama Canal prompted ...

Lanterns mark 225 years of canal after fears it would run dry

Communities in Gilwern, Llangattock, Llangynidr, Tal-y-Bont and Brecon all took part in the celebrations to emulate the same ...
Gothamist

Canal Street's vendors describe a holiday sales slump after immigration crackdown

Scattered rain periodically washed the tourists and street vendors off of Canal Street on Tuesday afternoon. At every reprieve, the two groups re-emerged to haggle over bags, wallets, watches and ...