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Humpback whale Astroboy is untangled from 140 metres of rope off Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - Fisheries Department officers training for marine mammal rescues in the waters off Nanaimo, B.C., found themselves doing the real thing earlier this week. The department says in a statement ...
The Canadian Press Oct 24, 2025

Humpback whale Astroboy is untangled from 140 metres of rope off Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - Fisheries Department officers training for marine mammal rescues in the waters off Nanaimo, B.C., found themselves doing the real thing earlier this week. The department says in a statement ...
The Canadian Press Oct 24, 2025

Premier Smith affirms Alberta's 2050 net zero goal in testy committee appearance
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith reiterated her province's commitment to becoming a carbon neutral economy by 2050 at a parliamentary committee on Thursday, where MPs are studying Canada's emis...
The Canadian Press Oct 23, 2025

Anand says Canada is in a 'strategic partnership' with China
OTTAWA - Just three years after Canada called China a "disruptive global power," Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada now views Beijing as a strategic partner in a dangerous world. Anand t...
The Canadian Press Oct 23, 2025

Wildfire fighters, evacuees call on feds to restore funds for equipment and training
OTTAWA - When Jennifer Saulnier fled her home with her dog in Tantallon, N.S., in May 2023, her phone started buzzing as she sat in stalled traffic. Her home monitoring system alerted her first to a w...
The Canadian Press Oct 22, 2025

Nova Scotia government gives Whale Sanctuary Project approval to build coastal refuge
HALIFAX - Organizers behind a plan to establish North America's first coastal refuge for captive whales say the Nova Scotia government has granted them approval to start construction on the province's...
The Canadian Press Oct 21, 2025

How B.C. man rescued himself from jaws of grizzly that ripped off his lips and scalp
Joe Pendry used his experience as a boxer to fight for his life when a mother grizzly attacked him, grabbed him by the head and inflicted horrific injuries in British Columbia's East Kootenay region t...
The Canadian Press Oct 21, 2025

How B.C. man rescued himself from jaws of grizzly that ripped off his lips and scalp
Joe Pendry used his experience as a boxer to fight for his life when a mother grizzly attacked him, grabbed him by the head and inflicted horrific injuries in British Columbia's East Kootenay region t...
The Canadian Press Oct 21, 2025

Humpback calf seen with deep gash after reported ferry strike off Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A group representing whale-watching operators has shared a photo of a young humpback with a deep gash in its back, which it said was likely inflicted by a ferry in waters off Vancouver las...
The Canadian Press Oct 21, 2025

Humpback calf seen with deep gash after reported ferry strike off Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A group representing whale-watching operators has shared a photo of a young humpback with a deep gash in its back, which it said was likely inflicted by a ferry in waters off Vancouver las...
The Canadian Press Oct 21, 2025

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