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Flowers are now blooming in January in the U.K.
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we see the blooming changes that hikers have noticed in the U.K., get a look at EV models with built-in solar panels and check out an award-winning forest grown from memorial trees. Source link
No sea ice, no problem for these Barents Sea bears — for now
Studying close to 800 bears over nearly 25 years shows that polar bear populations in the rapidly warming Barents Sea, off the northern coasts of Norway and Russia, are doing better than polar bears in other parts of the Arctic. Source link
B.C. woman urges dog owners to watch their pets on walks after husky overdoses on cocaine
A British Columbia woman is warning dog owners to watch what their pets touch on walks, after her two-year-old husky overdosed on cocaine. The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association says this is a problem across Canada. While it doesn’t collect data on dog overdoses, it says, anecdotally, vets are seeing more of them. Source link
Advocates fear Marineland whales, dolphins may be in shows or bred if export to U.S. approved
Canada’s minister of fisheries says Marineland’s plan to ship 34 marine mammals to aquariums in the U.S. is “solid.” Animal advocates, meanwhile, worry the beluga whales and dolphins at the shuttered Niagara Falls, Ont., park may end up being used for breeding and performances if Ottawa approves the park’s relocation request. Source link
Nearly $7M of taxpayer funds spent on ostrich cull in Edgewood, B.C., data reveals
Federal officials have revealed that the total expenditures incurred during a controversial cull at a B.C. ostrich farm last year amounted to nearly $7 million. Source link
Magnitude 3.7 earthquake rattles southern and central Ontario
A 3.7 magnitude earthquake rumbled through parts of central and southern Ontario Tuesday night. Source link
Magnitude 3.7 earthquake rattles southern and central Ontario
A 3.7 magnitude earthquake rumbled through parts of central and southern Ontario Tuesday night. Source link
Why solving cold case killings just got much harder for police
Police cold-case units face a new challenge in solving decades-old killings. With the world’s largest storehouse of genealogy information, Ancestry.com, now banning law enforcement from using its data without obtaining a court order, it is much harder for police to build family trees based on crime-scene DNA and zone in on suspects via their distant […]
Vancouver city council calls on feds to address headlight brightness
Advocates say car headlights are not only too bright, but also too high up on larger vehicles, sometimes aiming at eye level. They say the lights blind other drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. Source link
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to close 2 research sites in Sask.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has announced its closure of seven of its research operations across Canada, including two in Saskatchewan. The mayor of Indian Head, Sask., says 30 local employees will be laid off. Source link