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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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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories for the last week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjones@infonews.ca .
Kelowna man takes first place in national young sommelier award
A Kelowna man went head to head in a competition with Canada’s best young sommeliers and came out on top. Maxwell Brayer, 23, won Canada’s Top Young Sommelier at the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs National Competition at the
Youth who had cannabis-induced psychosis support standard dose recommendation
Two young people who were diagnosed with cannabis-induced psychosis are supporting an expert panel's recommendation that Health Canada establish a standard dose for cannabis, saying it would help nudge people toward safer consumption. I
Manhattan Point homeowners vow to fight Kelowna in court over future parks designation
Property owners on what amounts to a private beach on Okanagan Lake say it’s illegal for the city to designate their properties for future parks and they will take all legal steps possible to stop them. The city wants to designate 10
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Okanagan summer concert series features Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies
A star-studded lineup is coming to a concert series in the Okanagan this summer. The Mission Hill Family Estat
March 28, 2024 10:13 AM
Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison
NEW YORK (AP) — Crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for a massive fraud
March 28, 2024 10:08 AM
The Latest | Israel must open more land crossings into Gaza for aid, UN top court says
In a legally binding order, the top United Nations court says Israel must open more land crossings into Gaza for food,
March 28, 2024 9:43 AM
Slow start to sunny Easter weekend in Kamloops and the Okanagan
Easter Sunday should be sunny and warm in Kamloops and the Okanagan but there will be clouds and possibly showers to
March 28, 2024 7:50 AM
Big jump in gas prices in Kamloops and the Okanagan ahead of carbon tax increase
The carbon tax will go up 23% across Canada on April 1, which translates into 3.3 cents per litre of gasoline at the
March 28, 2024 7:20 AM
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