Isaac, a 35-year-old from Tanzania, waits in a makeshift camp in northern France, preparing for a dangerous English Channel crossing

At least 21,000 people have crossed the Channel in small boats since January, putting 2025 on course to be a record year. Many of those crossing are fleeing war, extreme poverty and persecution in their home countries.

Saskatoon native and long-distance swimmer Aerin Bowers recounts the moment she completed a 16-hour swim across the English Channel.

A Yellow Springs woman has made history becoming only the second woman in Ohio to ever complete a solo English Channel swim. Yellow Springs native Amy Wamsley has returned to the U.S. with a medal and a goal checked off her bucket list.

Saskatoon's Aerin Bowers accomplished her life-long dream after finishing a nearly 17-hour swim across the English Channel on June 30. After nearly 17 hours of fatigue, changing tides and darkness, Aerin Bowers stepped onto the shore of Wissant, France, fulfilling a childhood dream and honouring the memory of her late father.

The U.K. Royal Navy recently monitored a surfaced Russian submarine as it sailed through the North Sea and English Channel, the service announced this week. Offshore patrol vessel HMS Mersey (P283) and a Wildcat helicopter from 815 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) and a Merlin anti-submarine warfare helicopter from 824 NAS were dispatched to monitor Russian Navy submarine RFS Novorossiysk (B-61) and tug boat Yakov Grebelski as the ships sailed west through the waters.

The English Channel is one of the most recognized waterways on the planet. Separating Southern England from northern France, this is the busiest shipping area in the world, with as many as 500 vessels a day plying the narrow seaway.

A healthcare worker will take part in a relay swim across the English Channel to support a charity that aims to prevent drowning deaths.