Canadian condo dwellers may wonder if their buildings are at risk of a disaster similar to the collapse in Surfside, Fla., but regular inspections are required here to spot potential problems before they become catastrophic and almost all condo buildings have to put money aside to pay for future repairs. Neither of those is mandatory in Florida.

The grounding of the hospital ship Letitia on the rocks of Portuguese Cove on Aug. 1, 1917, miraculously did not result in a massive loss of life, considering her passengers 546 wounded World War I soldiers.

There are only about 70 RCMP divers in Canada, and their work can involve hunting for bodies the victims of accidents or crimes that are lost in lakes, rivers or the ocean.