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Ontario family fights to keep 'gentle giant' wolf-dog after seizure threat by province
A Greater Sudbury family is fighting to keep their pet dog, which may be seized by Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) pending DNA testing results. Source link
How to watch Jupiter and Venus as they join in the sky this week
You may have noticed two bright “stars” in the west after sunset. Those aren’t stars but rather two planets: Jupiter and Venus. And they’re on their way for a beautiful meet-up in the days ahead. Source link
More Canadians raring to scoot around on personal electric vehicles after dark
Companies that operate the rental e-scooter and e-bike programs in Canada say they don’t have much data on group riding, but note ridership is strong when the workday ends. Source link
Wildfires are destroying trees faster than we are replacing them
Canada is losing trees faster than nature can grow them or people can plant them. A northern Manitoba tree-planting program is trying to replace trees destroyed by wildfires, but the cancellation of the federal Two Billion Trees Program is making that more challenging. Source link
Not just bad for your lungs; air pollution also impacts your brain, say McMaster researchers
A study out of Hamilton’s McMaster University looked at how exposure to common air pollutants affected the performance of about 7,000 Canadians on tests of brain health. Source link
8 grey whales have been found dead in B.C. this year
Researchers believe the whales are starving to death as they migrate back north to their northern feeding grounds. Source link
Lab meat: Will Canada get left behind?
Cultivated meat — real protein grown directly from animal cells — is officially moving out of the lab and into commercial production. While U.S. producers are scaling up, Canada is on a much more cautious timeline. CBC News’ Johanna Wagstaffe looks into the science behind cellular agriculture and the regulatory framework that novel foods must […]
His gut produces alcohol spontaneously. For years, he was dismissed as an alcoholic
For nearly 10 years, Eric Poulin has been having episodes where he seems drunk — without taking even a sip of alcohol. Source link
Man killed in bear attack identified as MMA fighter Hrishikesh Koloth from India
The man killed in a rare fatal bear attack in northern Saskatchewan on May 8 wanted to be an MMA fighter. Originally from Kerala, India, Hrishikesh Koloth, 27, was working at a uranium exploration site in northern Saskatchewan when he was attacked by the bear. Source link
Wildlife sanctuary, neighbours in rift over potentially housing large exotic animals near Parry Sound, Ont.
Some people living near the Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in the Parry Sound, Ont., area say a compound with lions rescued from a Quebec zoo was too close for comfort last summer. The sanctuary’s executive director says she wouldn’t automatically rule out accepting a lion or tiger in the future, if asked. Source link