Canadian companies race to launch rockets into orbit from home soil β a first
On September 29, 1962, Canada’s Alouette I satellite launched atop an American rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in…
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B.C. ostrich farm loses appeal to save birds from cull in case that attracted White House attention
A B.C. ostrich farm has lost its case to save its birds from a cull order issued by the Canadian…
For the first time in over a century, sockeye salmon are able to return to Okanagan Lake
Sockeye salmon are able to return to historicΒ spawning grounds in B.C.’s Okanagan regionΒ for the first time in over a century,…
Fuzzy caterpillar destroys foliage in parts of western, central Newfoundland
A white tussock moth caterpillar in Corner Brook resident Mark Grady’s garden on Aug. 11. (Submitted by Kenny Grady) Fuzzy…
Rare butterfly spotted for 1st time in over a century at Toronto’s High Park
A rare butterfly species β the zebra swallowtail β has been spotted in Toronto’s High Park for the first time…
Well-travelled New Brunswick lobster caught off Cape Cod, Mass.
One New Brunswick lobster was headed south for vacation this summer.Β “They do not pay one bit of attention to…
The world's largest carnivorous bat is a hugger
With a metre wingspan, a wicked bite and a face straight out of a creature feature, you’d be hard pressed…
Walmart recalls frozen shrimp in 13 U.S. states over risk of radioactivity
Walmart has recalled frozen, raw shrimp sold in 13 U.S. states because federal health officials say it could have potential…
Tick-borne Rocky Mountain spotted fever spreading in Canada
Dr. Alex Carignan posted this photo of the rash from a patient with Quebec’s first reported case of Rocky Mountain…
First Nations launch drug trial to combat mange in southeastern B.C.’s declining bighorn sheep population
Residents of the South Okanagan in B.C. have noticed an increase in psoroptic mange, a parasitic skin disease,Β among the area’s…