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Early spring or 6 more weeks of winter? Groundhogs (and a lobster) set for predictions
It’s Groundhog Day. That means the forecast calls for weather predictions from animal prognosticators, including Ontario’s Wiarton Willie, Nova Scotia’s Shubenacadie Sam, New Brunswick’s Lucy the Lobster, Quebec’s Fred la marmotte, B.C.’s Van Isle Violet and Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania. Source link
Last year's drought conditions may lead to less maple sap this year, worry N.B. harvesters
Last year’s drought conditions depleted groundwater levels in parts of New Brunswick, leaving maple harvesters concerned about this season’s yield. Source link
How does a backup astronaut prepare for Artemis II?
The Canadian astronaut is Jeremy Hansen’s backup for NASA’s Artemis II mission around the moon, which could launch this month if all final preparations go to plan. Source link
Jeremy Hansen's historic space mission sends his hometown fans 'over the moon'
The astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission could be off to space in as little as one week, including Ailsa Craig, Ont. native Jeremy Hansen. Hansen is set to become the first Canadian to fly to the moon, making Canada the second country in the world to send a human into deep space. Source link
Thunder Bay-born filmmaker turns eye to space for Artemis II music video
Thunder Bay-born filmmaker Laura-Lynn Petrick has directed the music video for Emm Gryner’s new song, Touch the Sky, which celebrates the upcoming Artemis II moon mission, which will include Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Source link
Proposed tundra swan hunting season on Prairies prompts concern from hunter
The federal government is considering a proposal to establish a new hunting season for tundra swans in Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan — a move that one hunter says could endanger the trumpeter swan, a similar-looking, sensitive species. Source link
We’ve already been to the moon, so why are we going again?
Artemis II is set to blast off to the moon in early February with four astronauts, including the Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen. But we’ve already been to the moon, so why are we going back? Do we get any benefits here on Earth? Source link
Film co-produced by Yukoner wins Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival
A documentary about a polar bear, co-produced by Yukoner Mike Code has taken home a top prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Source link
Cape Breton groups alarmed as more Atlantic salmon deemed endangered
Some Atlantic salmon conservation groups in Cape Breton are raising the alarm after a federal advisory committee changed the fish’s status to endangered throughout Nova Scotia and the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. Source link
Road salt alternatives? They're out there, but it's about cost as much as chemistry
As London, Ont., deals with a deep freeze and a shortage of road salt, researchers at Western University say they’re looking into some ice-clearing alternatives. Source link