Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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B.C. ostrich farm at heart of avian flu debate upbeat despite looming federal cull
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The family that operates the British Columbia ostrich farm where some 400 birds face being euthanized by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says spirits remain hi...
May 31, 2025
Ostriches at B.C. farm have version of avian flu not seen elsewhere in Canada: CFIA
The type of avian flu infection present at a B.C. ostrich farm where a cull is planned is a mutation not seen elsewhere in Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Friday. It said the version ...
May 30, 2025
Prematurely born harbour seal Zeus is rescued in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - A prematurely born harbour seal nicknamed Zeus has been rescued after being found alone on the shores of White Rock, B.C. Lindsaye Akhurst, senior manager of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine ...
May 30, 2025 A premature harbour seal nicknamed Zeus, seen in this handout photo, was rescued after being found alone on the shores of White Rock, B.C. on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO — Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society
Dive-bombed or not, Vancouverites are still pro-crow, researchers say
VANCOUVER - Along her journey towards understanding Vancouver's crows, psychology professor Suzanne MacDonald says she made a friend. It's a crow that brings her gifts after she set up a bird feeder a...
May 30, 2025
Few Ontario grocery stores accepting booze empties, some weigh returning licences
TORONTO - Very few Ontario grocery stores that are required to accept empty alcohol containers are doing so, leaving the future of the deposit return program in question as The Beer Store closes locat...
May 30, 2025
Nova Scotia mum on why it won't release findings from environmental racism panel
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is refusing to release recommendations from a panel tasked with examining environmental racism in the province, and the minister responsible isn't saying why. Just...
May 29, 2025
Minister says CFIA following due process in B.C. ostrich cull case
The federal agriculture minister says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is following "due process" as it prepares for a cull of about 400 ostriches at a farm in British Columbia. Protesters have cal...
May 28, 2025
Tenant group pushes for climate protections in report highlighting extreme heat risks
A Canadian tenant advocacy group says nearly half the renters they surveyed don't have air conditioning, as they press for protections from climate-fuelled extreme heat. A report released by ACORN Can...
May 28, 2025
Nova Scotia landowners can say no to uranium exploration on their properties: deputy
HALIFAX - Private landowners in Nova Scotia whose properties were recently identified for potential uranium exploration can say no to work proceeding, says a provincial deputy minister. However, Karen...
May 28, 2025
Government moves to purge consumer carbon pricing from law
OTTAWA - The federal government moved on Tuesday to purge consumer carbon pricing from law, effectively putting an end to what was once the keystone of the Liberals' climate policy. In a notice of mot...
May 27, 2025
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