2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (861+ words) The first time Nessie O’Neil witnessed a pygmy raccoon making a toy ball out of trash, she didn't realize that she'd just made a major scientific discovery. "My first thought was, oh my gosh, this is adorable," O’Neil, a biologist…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (104+ words) CBC Bear spotted in northwest Edmonton neighbourhood A small bear was seen on Ken Turner's Ring camera shortly after 1:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Cumberland neighbourhood, near 138th Street and 149th Avenue. Turner called the police due to safety concerns, as the location is…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (794+ words) Health Canada says it has approved the use of a birth control vaccine to be tested on free-roaming horses in Alberta. The Alberta government says horse populations in parts of the province have reached “unacceptable” levels. The province considers horse…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (640+ words) Trapping season in the North kicks off in October when the fur is prime and the new fur has come in for a lot of fur bearing animals. Fur prices saw a surge this summer with sales almost doubling from…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (330+ words) At the end of August, the N.W.T. Species at Risk Committee announced a new addition to the territory’s endangered species list. The northern leopard frog can be found in the Slave, Taltson, Tethul and Tazin rivers, all in the South Slave…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (106+ words) CBC Charlottetown woman threatened with fine under new bird-feeding bylaw A woman who feeds birds in her yard says she’s been told by the city she could be fined $200 for violating its new bird-feeding bylaw. The city says its goal…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (531+ words) Charlottetown woman threatened with fine under new bird-feeding bylaw Lynda Affleck doesn't go too far from home very often. Her husband has dementia, and she is his caregiver. But the couple enjoys the comfort of their Charlottetown property and, for…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (772+ words) When Heather MacAulay and her husband, Chris Murphy, got a call there was something strange in the water off Blackhead Cove in Conception Bay North earlier this week, the pair were stumped by what they saw. MacAulay described the creature…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (133+ words) Manitoba says a loon design has won out in a public survey about a new specialty licence plate that pays homage to provincial parks. The government says 62,605 people responded to the July survey. Manitobans had five options, with a portion…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (123+ words) CBC What P.E.I. horse owners should know about equine herpesvirus detected in New Brunswick A contagious virus that affects horses has been found in New Brunswick. CBC’s Gwyneth Egan spoke with an expert at the Atlantic Veterinary College about what that…...