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Residents in Fort McPherson, N.W.T., urged to take precautions after 3 wolf sightings
Three wolves were spotted in Fort McPherson in October. One was shot and killed this week. The N.W.T. Department of Environment and Climate Change is encouraging residents to leash their pets, vaccinate their dogs, and not to store food outside. Source link
Magnitude 3.5 quake in Sudbury, Ont., caused by mining activities, says Earthquakes Canada
Earthquakes Canada has confirmed that a magnitude 3.5 earthquake felt widely across Greater Sudbury Friday morning was mining induced. Source link
Acadia to be home to only dedicated tick-breeding facility in Canada
Acadia University will soon be home to the first tick-breeding research centre in Canada. The team will test repellents and research tick-borne diseases, but it will also breed thousands of the pests to send to researchers around the world. Source link
Now is the perfect time to catch Comet Lemmon in the evening sky
There’s been a new comet in the sky over the past few weeks, but now is the prime time to see it for yourself. Source link
This Alberta dog could safely drive a truck and serve you beer — at least on paper
With over 200 different certifications to her name, Phoebe the pug could — in theory — safely drive a truck, steer a boat and operate a forklift, to name a few. Source link
'Remarkable' fossil footprint discovered on P.E.I. dates back around 290 million years
An Islander discovered a large fossil footprint along the shores of P.E.I.’s Hillsborough Bay. It’s believed to date back to the Permian Period, before dinosaurs roamed the Earth, and experts say it may belong to a Pareiasaur. Source link
Scientists share predictions for the next 50 years. (It’s not as bad as you think)
CBC Radio’s Quirks and Quarks asked some of Canada’s leading scientists to imagine what the next half-century might bring. The science show reached a milestone this month: 50 years on the air. Source link
Nova Scotia grants Crown land lease for would-be whale sanctuary
The Nova Scotia government has granted a lease for more than 80 hectares of land and water on the province’s Eastern Shore to a group that wants to create North America’s first whale sanctuary. Source link
Giant mirrors in space to reflect sunlight at night? No thank you, astronomers say
A U.S. company is proposing to ‘sell sunlight after dark,’ saying it could help power solar farms and provide access to light in emergency situations. Astronomers are not only concerned about what this will do to the night sky, but also to wildlife. Source link
No suitcases needed. Toads have poisonous sacs that help them travel the globe
There’s a toad invasion underfoot. No, really. According to a new study that analyzed the DNA of 124 species of toads, you can now find them on six of seven continents with a colony most-recently spreading fast in East Africa. Source link