More help is pouring in to the remote Vancouver Island community of Zeballos as rescue plans for a young killer whale fall into place. Marine mammal experts from the Vancouver Aquarium, logistics people and others are at the lagoon where the calf has been stranded for more than two weeks. (April 11, 2024)
“Clearly, being a shark in the open ocean is not without risks.”
“When Frosty is swimming underwater, he is like this glowing white object.”
Senate Energy Committee Chair Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said he will lead a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to undo the Biden administration’s final rule on permitting announced Tuesday morning. “All the White House had to do was implement the commonsense, bipartisan permitting reforms in the Fiscal Responsibility Act, that all sides agreed upon, but once…
CALEDON, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province plans to begin buying up land to build a highway in the Toronto area. Ford says the province will be meeting with landowners soon to buy property at a fair market value. He says fieldwork has begun on the proposed 52-kilometre highway that will run west from Highway 400 in Vaughan, Ont., through Peel Region and southwest to Highway 401 in Halton Region, west of Toronto. Ford says early construction contracts will be awarded next year. E
A researcher climbed about 50 feet up a rock face with no ropes to discover the animal.
Scientific Alchemy A team of scientists in the United Kingdom say they have discovered a porous material that has the potential capacity to store large quantities of greenhouse gases, The Independent reports, making it one possible tool in the arsenal to fight climate change. The scientists detailed how they used computational models to develop this […]
It was the first reported death for this type of sea creature in the San Francisco Bay Area so far this year, experts say.
Chilly and snowy conditions will be infiltrating Alberta this week as we close out the month, and will likely make for tricky travel as roads will be slippery
The mayor of Whale Cove, Nunavut, says the territorial government blocked the community's request for approval to help with official search and rescue efforts last week, after a 21-year-old man went missing from Baker Lake. The man, who went missing on April 19, was believed to be heading from Baker Lake to Rankin Inlet on snowmobile. His body was found three days later, about 140 kilometres outside of Baker Lake. The Whale Cove searchers had requested what's called a "tasking number," from Nuna
Meteorologist Jaclyn Whittal has the Alberta forecast details for you.
May snowfall is making an unexpected appearance in Alberta, causing disruptions and challenges for residents. Accumulations of snow are expected in various parts of the province, affecting travel conditions and potentially causing delays. Meteorologist Rhythm Reet from The Weather Network will be providing updates on the extent and duration of this late-season snow event.
America’s rarest mammal is staring down extinction—but these specimens offer hope.
Is the May pattern set to sputter or spring into summer? We have your monthly outlook details
Researchers forced to cut short an annual survey of wildlife on a remote Lake Superior island this winter due to unusually warm weather announced Tuesday that they managed to gather data that shows the wolf population is stable. Isle Royale is a 134,000-acre (54,200-hectare) island situated in far western Lake Superior between Grand Marais, Minnesota, and Thunder Bay, Canada. Researchers typically conduct aerial surveys of the island to develop population estimates and observe animal behavior.
The river animal has a “slender,” striped body, photos show.
There have been 118 reported cases of eye damage in Ontario since the phenomenon, adding to the several cases seen in Quebec.
DENVER (AP) — Last year’s snow deluge in California, which quickly erased a two decade long megadrought, was essentially a once-in-a-lifetime rescue from above, a new study found. Don’t get used to it because with climate change the 2023 California snow bonanza —a record for snow on the ground on April 1 — will be less likely in the future, said the study in Monday's journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study authors coined the term “snow deluge” for one-in-20-year heavy
Scientists say there is the urgent need to address destructive fishing practices globally.
As communities across the south-central U.S. recovered from deadly storms, states along the Gulf Coast saw powerful storms on Monday.
If you're afraid of sharks, stop reading now, because we're about to get in deep with six types of sharks. Learn more about these fascinating fish — big and small, solid and patterned, sluggish and speedy.
