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Crows are being given naloxone after suspected drug overdoses in Prince George
The increased toxicity of the illicit drug supply has prompted public warnings in the north-central B.C. city.
Severe dust pollution blowing into Alberta community downwind of the oilsands, study warns
New peer-reviewed research shows that Fort McKay, Alta. faces disproportionately high levels of dust pollution, frequently exceeding Alberta's regulatory guidelines for ambient air quality. Researchers say outdated monitoring standards leave the community vulnerable to intense spikes of contamination.
Astronaut chooses small-town Saskatchewan bison jerky to take to International Space Station
After approval through a NASA and CSA selection process, the food company based in Gull Lake will be supplying jerky for the four-person mission with a launch date of Oct. 1.
Should Carney compel pension funds to invest in Canada?
Plus: Waabi COO says autonomous trucks are ready to be deployed.
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Critics accuse Carney government of proposing 'sacrifice zones' for the environment
The federal government says the purpose of Bill C-39 is to make project decisions in one year. But tucked inside are a dizzying array of more than 300 clauses that amend more than a dozen separate pieces of federal legislation, including laws to protect species at risk, water quality and fisheries.
Coyote killed in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, but closures still in place
Parks Canada says staff have killed a coyote in the MacIntosh Brook area of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park, but it’s not clear if the coyote is the same one that bit a camper earlier this week, triggering temporary closures in some areas of the park.
OpenAI pauses training of latest models after AI agents probed U.S. government sites in unexpected ways
OpenAI said it has paused training of its latest artificial intelligence models as reports of AI agents going rogue mount.
Record-breaking owl migration in northern B.C. leaves bird banders scrambling
A boom in mice and voles may have helped produce an unusually large wave of young saw-whet owls near Mackenzie, north of Prince George.
Mycelium with your meatballs? How one Vancouver company is farming fungi to combat the cost of cow
A Vancouver-based company has figured out a way to grow and harvest mycelium — the hidden, underground root-like networks of fungus that give rise to mushrooms. The result is a food product that can add bulk to meat products.
Black squirrels are helping Montreal scientists understand a city's role in animal evolution
Cities are far from uniform. Their diverse neighbourhoods, varying levels of tree cover and distinct boundaries — like Montreal’s waterways — create fine-scale environmental variations that can lead to different genetic and physical adaptations within the same animal population.
Montreal squirrels change their coat colour depending on neighbourhood they live in, new study finds
A new McGill study found that eastern grey squirrels in the city vary in coat colour depending on the neighbourhood they live in. The animals are influenced by local environmental conditions, including temperature and forest cover.
Behold the pawpaw, the tropical ‘alien banana’ that grows right here in Canada
The pawpaw fruit tastes of banana, mango and pineapple and was once abundant across parts of North America, but it can still be found growing wild and in some orchards.
Squamish man uses motion-activated zombie to scare bears away from garbage
More than 33 bears have been killed by conservation officers in B.C. this year, including two that entered stores through automatic sliding doors in Hope and Squamish. It's led to creative solutions to keep the hungry animals away from attractants.
New measurement of remote Manitoba waterfall suggests it's the province's tallest
Two researchers who recently made a canoe trip to the remote Kapakaytay Falls in northern Manitoba have calculated the height of the falls at approximately 16 metres, which would make them Manitoba’s tallest.
West coast N.L. hunter harvests 7-point bull moose only to find it has ‘no male parts’
Longtime hunter Jason House got a surprise when what he thought was a bull moose turned out to be a rare case of a female moose with antlers in the province.
What Canada's wastewater reveals about drug use in 8 cities
New StatCan data shows sharply different drug-use patterns across eight Canadian cities, with methamphetamine elevated in parts of the Prairies and Moncton, cocaine comparatively high in Halifax and fentanyl highest in Metro Vancouver.
This medical device heading to space with Joshua Kutryk is also helping people here on Earth
On Oct. 1 Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutyrk will blast off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., and he’s bringing some innovative Canadian tech with him.
Tailscale, Windscribe co-sign open letter asking feds to further amend Bill C-22
Canadian and European tech companies still have concerns over federal “lawful access” bill.
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