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Innisfail zoo opens for drive-thru traffic

Discovery Wildlife Park first zoo in Canada to open during pandemic

May 23, 2020 5:05 PM Read more >

BREAKING: Four arrested in Nature Duperron murder case

Family prepares for the next stage in the ongoing investigation

May 22, 2020 6:58 PM Read more >

VIDEO: Tornado lifts trampoline from B.C. yard, drops it down the block

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...the neighbour's trampoline?!

May 22, 2020 12:45 PM Read more >

Feds will fund COVID-19 testing, tracing and data-sharing, Trudeau promises

May 22, 2020 10:45 AM Read more >

Breeding male of Bow Valley wolf pack killed on highway near Banff

“This will be a loss for the pack, but given that there are some other wolves remaining in the pack, that increases their likelihood of the pups’ survival. We’ll have to watch to see how they fare and whether the breeding female finds another mate next winter.”

May 22, 2020 10:15 AM Read more >

Testing wastewater could give early warning of second wave of COVID-19

Edmonton's water utility company, Epcor, said in a statement that workers already take regular wastewater samples, so the effort and risk in gathering extra samples for testing is minimal.

May 22, 2020 7:45 AM Read more >

Costco Canada now asking customers to wear masks

The chain announced the updated policy online Thursday

May 21, 2020 2:45 PM Read more >

Wildlife advocates call on government to rehabilitate and release orphaned grizzly bear cubs from zoo

“These three cubs are not being saved by being in a zoo. This is not a happy ending for wild animals. This is condemning these bears to a life in captivity where they do not belong," said bear specialist Reno Sommerhalder

May 21, 2020 11:15 AM Read more >

Trudeau says citizens should wear masks to stave off second COVID-19 wave

May 21, 2020 10:45 AM Read more >

Cautions accompany Canada's slow emergence from COVID-19 lockdown

May 20, 2020 12:15 PM Read more >