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CBCP.E.I. farmer worries stray voltage is harming his cattle
WARNING: Some may find this story contains distressing photos or contentIt started with calf number 123. "He was perfectly fine and drinking on a cow," said John Gallant, who owns beef cattle on his third-generation farm in St. Timothée, P.E.I., near Wellington. He jumped on his tractor and was backing out when he saw something strange."The calf was laying pretty much lined up with the side of this fence post in the middle of a water puddle there, stiff as a board with his eyes rolled behind his
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Hefty snowfall totals in parts of Alberta will make for hazardous travel
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
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Heavy May snowfall looms over Alberta, up to 40 cm possible
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.
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Shark caught off New York had chunk bitten out by an even bigger shark. See the photo
“Clearly, being a shark in the open ocean is not without risks.”
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Ontario to begin buying land to build Highway 413, construction slated for next year
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
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Scientists Say New Material Can Suck Carbon Out of Atmosphere Faster Than Trees
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 […]
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‘Extremely rare’ white killer whale stuns onlookers off California coast. See Frosty
“When Frosty is swimming underwater, he is like this glowing white object.”
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Intense heat prompts Philippines to order millions of public school students to stay home
Scorching temperatures in Manila have prompted the closure of all public schools for in-person lessons, meaning millions of students are staying home. The Philippines is among the worst affected by the sweltering weather in Southeast Asia where the intense tropical summer heat worsened by humidity had forced on and off in-person class cancellations in recent weeks and sparked fears of water shortages, power outages and damage to agricultural crops. (AP video by Aaron Favila)
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Cave creature — with ‘blade-shaped’ teeth — discovered as new species in Thailand
A researcher climbed about 50 feet up a rock face with no ropes to discover the animal.
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Big storms roll across Gulf Coast as East bakes with record heat
As communities across the south-central U.S. recovered from deadly storms, states along the Gulf Coast saw powerful storms on Monday.
- The Weather Network
Rain showers, possible thunder, close out April in southern Ontario
April will be coming to a close, trying to get in a few more showers for those May flowers, and maybe a few rumbles of thunder
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A Yellowstone trip that ended with a man being arrested for kicking a bison
A man who kicked a bison in the leg was then hurt by one of the animals in Yellowstone National Park, according to park officials. Park rangers arrested and jailed him after he was treated for minor injuries. Park rangers got a call about the man allegedly harassing a bison herd and kicking one of them about seven miles (11 kilometers) inside the park's west entrance on April 21.
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Ontario sees more than 115 cases of eye damage after solar eclipse: What to do if you feel any pain
There have been 118 reported cases of eye damage in Ontario since the phenomenon, adding to the several cases seen in Quebec.
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Study says California's 2023 snowy rescue from megadrought was a freak event. Don't get used to it
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
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Researchers use AI tool to try and locate family of freed orca
Days after a trapped baby orca known as Brave Little Hunter freed itself from a B.C. lagoon, researchers are hoping AI technology can help them track her movements and reunite her with her family pod.
- Popular Mechanics
A Ferret Died in 1988 and Spawned 3 Clones. Now, They Could Save Their Entire Species.
America’s rarest mammal is staring down extinction—but these specimens offer hope.
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Baby among at least five killed as tornadoes leave trail of destruction in central US
Officials said at least 100 people were injured in Oklahoma, where four of the five died, as the extreme weather flattened buildings, ripped off roofing and threw vehicles down the street. The destruction was extensive in Sulphur, a rural town of about 5,000 people, as experts said nearly 40 twisters are believed to have carved their way through central areas across the weekend. It comes after extreme weather left a trail of destruction in other central areas on Friday.
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As tick season takes off in Sask., scientists monitor for new disease-carrying species
The sun is out and dog owners are hitting the trails and parks of Saskatchewan. But there's a catch … the ticks are sticking like magnets. Scientists are on high alert this year, as new varieties of ticks known to carry diseases threaten to multiply in Saskatchewan. Thanks to warmer winters, tick season is no longer limited to spring. In fact, tick sightings were reported as late as December of last year. "You get lots every trip now. It seems within minutes you notice them crawling on your legs
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Indigenous communities turn to prescribed burns to protect land from wildfires
As the threat of wildfires continues to ramp up, Indigenous communities in northern Alberta are trying to mitigate the risk by burning stretches of dried-out lands.Prescribed burning isn't new for Indigenous communities; it's a practice that dates back generations to protect lands from the threat of wildfires and spur the regrowth of trees, plants and grasses. "[Burns] rejuvenate the land, helps get the medicines back, burns off the invasive species of plants and brings back the natural habitat,
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Climate science is sound. Satellite timelapse doesn't disprove sea level rise | Fact check
A satellite image timelapse of one city's coastline is not enough to determine whether or not sea level rise or climate change has occurred.