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Bear-tracking study celebrates citizen science in Alberta's grizzly country
A new study suggests citizen science could help restore Alberta's grizzly bear numbers, but critics caution that without government action to preserve critical habitat and raise awareness, the elusive predator will remain a threatened species.The research, published in February in the science journal Facets, examines the development of GrizzTracker, an app created to gather data about the bears' movements through the northwestern reaches of their remaining Alberta range.Courtney Hughes, a study
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VideoPope urges young people in Venice to ditch the cell phones and try and hug
Pope Francis met with thousands of young people along a canal in Venice Sunday morning and told them to “leave the cell phone and meet people.” The 87-year-old Pope was making a whirlwind visit to Venice where he started off his day meeting women prisoners and visiting the Vatican’s art exhibit at a women’s prison. (Production by Trisha Thomas and Luigi Navarra)
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VideoPatriarch Kirill leads ceremonies marking Palm Sunday in Moscow
Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, the world’s largest Orthodox denomination, led a ceremony in Moscow to mark Palm Sunday.
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VideoJewish Ultra-Orthodox families inspect debris of what's believed to be an intercepted Iranian surface-to-surface missile
Jewish Ultra-Orthodox families inspected debris on Sunday of what is believed to be an intercepted Iranian surface-to-surface missile. The unusual find came two weeks after Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel, when Iran launched hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. (AP video by Ohad Zwigenberg)
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Southern Ontario faces summery Sunday with another risk of storms
Warm and humid air could fuel multiple chances for storms across southern Ontario through the end of the weekend
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Abbas says only US can halt Israel's attack on Rafah, expected in days
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday only the United States could stop Israel attacking the border city of Rafah in Gaza, adding that the assault, which he expects within days, could force much of the Palestinian population to flee the enclave. Israel, which has threatened for weeks to launch an all-out assault on the neighbourhood saying its goal is to destroy Hamas' remaining battalions there, stepped up airstrikes on Rafah last week.
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Faba beans used to make plant-based wrap that also keeps food fresh for longer
A new plant-based film made from faba beans has the potential to keep meat and food fresher and replace plastic wrap, according to researchers at the University of Saskatchewan. As almost all packaging has some type of plastic involved, researchers are looking for ways to reduce the amount of petroleum-based waste going into landfills.Michael Nickerson, Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food Research Chair in Protein Quality and Utilization, is heading the research team at the U of S that is creating
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