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Loggerhead turtle rarely seen in B.C. waters is rescued, suffering hypothermia
February 07, 2024 - 4:45 PM
VICTORIA - When B.C. marine scientist Anna Hall encountered a very lost loggerhead turtle in waters near Victoria over the weekend, she knew it faced a grim fate at sea.
B.C.'s new fossil emblem an 80-million-year-old marine reptile called elasmosaur
October 26, 2023 - 5:42 PM
VICTORIA - British Columbia has officially designated a large, fierce-looking marine reptile that swam in waters off Vancouver Island 80 million years ago as the province's official fossil emblem.
Tortoise, Frank the Tank, found wandering in a B.C. field of bok choy needs home
October 17, 2023 - 5:57 AM
VANCOUVER - With a name like Frank the Tank, you might think nothing could stop the 16-kilogram sulcata tortoise, but wandering alone on farmland near Richmond, B.C., certainly slowed him down.
Long-necked marine reptile from 80 million years ago to become B.C.'s fossil emblem
October 04, 2023 - 5:34 PM
VICTORIA - A large, fierce-looking marine reptile with a mouthful of pointy teeth that made its home about 80 million years ago in Vancouver Island waters could soon become British Columbia's official fossil emblem.
Ball python that went missing in Victoria found hiding under vehicle
August 12, 2020 - 8:00 PM
VICTORIA - Police say a large snake that went missing somewhere in a Victoria-area neighbourhood was found hiding under a vehicle.
Search for missing ball python, one month after it slithered off near Victoria
August 04, 2020 - 4:19 PM
VICTORIA - Police say a large snake is missing somewhere in a Victoria-area neighbourhood.
B.C. holds vote for favourite fossil after museum gets 18,000 donated
November 19, 2018 - 11:12 AM
COURTENAY, B.C. - British Columbians who haven't yet marked their ballots in a referendum on electoral reform could distract themselves a little longer by voting for an official fossil symbol for the province.
B.C. man pleads guilty after animals found dead, others in filthy conditions
September 28, 2018 - 12:27 PM
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver Island man has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty involving 34 animals including cats, boa constrictors, turtles and bearded dragons.
Man charged with cruelty after doing procedure on python without sedation: SPCA
July 03, 2018 - 2:54 PM
MISSION, B.C. - A man in Mission, B.C., has been charged with animal cruelty after the SPCA says he performed a procedure on a friend's blood python without pain medication or sedatives.
Study finds mammals, birds could have best shot at surviving climate change
January 29, 2018 - 12:27 PM
VANCOUVER - Research suggests warm-blooded animals, such as mammals and birds, are better at adapting to climate change, shedding new light on how rapid temperature changes impact biodiversity.
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Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
Kelowna winery says accountant took almost a half-million dollars
The owners of a Kelowna winery and golf course allege their former controller took nearly $450,000 in just 30 months on the job. The Turton Group, which owns The View winery as well as Orchard Greens golf course and a rental business, is su
No weed, just beer: Bavaria bans smoking cannabis at Oktoberfest and beer gardens
BERLIN (AP) — You can get drunk at Bavaria's world-famous Oktoberfest, but don't get high. The southern German state will ban smoking cannabis at public festivals, inside beer gardens, and even at the Oktoberfest, the world
B.C. home sales slide almost 10 per cent in March despite mortgage rate drop
VANCOUVER - Home sales in British Columbia fell by almost 10 per cent in March compared with the same period last year, in a slowdown an analyst says could be buyers waiting for lower interest rates. The B.C. Real Estate Association says th
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Raptors backup centre Jontay Porter gets lifetime ban from NBA
TORONTO - Jontay Porter has been banned from the NBA for life. The former Toronto Raptors backup centre's
April 17, 2024 9:00 PM
The Latest | Netanyahu says Israel will decide how to respond as Iran warns against retaliation
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would decide whether and how to respond to Iran’s major air assault earli
April 17, 2024 8:07 PM
Drunk driver pleads guilty five years after Kamloops collision
A man pleaded guilty in Kamloops court after a drunk driving collision put multiple people in the hospital five year
April 17, 2024 7:00 PM
Penticton woman hit by car in crosswalk awarded $600,000 in damages
A Penticton woman was awarded $600,000 four years after she was hit by a car while crossing a street on a crosswalk.
April 17, 2024 6:00 PM
Just nine complex care beds open in Kamloops as 20 more announced
Interior Health has less than half of its complex care beds occupied in Kamloops as the province announces funding f
April 17, 2024 4:30 PM
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