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A biotech company has, sort of, revived the long-extinct dire wolf April 08, 2025 - 8:58 PM

Colossal Biosciences made a surprise announcement Monday, claiming it had brought the dire wolf back from the dead, achieving the biotech company’s first successful de-extinction. But some scientists say that while the wolves’ existence is an impressive feat, they are not exactly as advertised.
'Don't have the headphones on': Safety urged as B.C. bears emerge from hibernation April 08, 2025 - 7:00 AM

Officials are urging residents to be alert and secure their garbage bins as B.C.'s bears wake up from their winter hibernation over the coming weeks.
Manitoba researchers decry funding cuts after premier's invitation to U.S. scientists April 08, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A call from Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew for scientists in the U.S. to consider moving here has researchers in this province demanding more funding to give those who relocate a reason to stay.
#TheMoment an endangered tortoise became a first-time mom at almost 100 April 07, 2025 - 10:16 PM

Rachel Metz of the Philadelphia Zoo recounts the moment ‘Mommy’ — a 97-year-old Western Santa Cruz Galapagos Tortoise — produced four new hatchlings, becoming the oldest known first-time mother of her species.
Canadian scientist wins Breakthrough Prize for discovery of hormone used in Ozempic, Mounjaro April 07, 2025 - 5:31 PM

Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist and a clinician-scientist at the University of Toronto and the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Sinai Health, shares the $3 US million prize with four colleagues from the United States and Denmark.
Toronto's University Health Network launches scientist recruitment campaign amid U.S. health cuts, layoffs April 07, 2025 - 2:27 PM

Toronto's University Health Network says it has a new plan to recruit the best and brightest medical scientists from around the world, including the United States, where the government is laying off thousands of health researchers.
With 8.7M birds dead, B.C. farmers assess avian flu toll, and worry about what's next April 07, 2025 - 8:00 AM

There is a window of relief for British Columbia farmers from the devastating waves of avian flu, leaving them to assess the toll of outbreaks spanning more than three years that saw millions of birds culled at hundreds of farms. But they also worry what the next migration of wild birds will bring this year.
Spring goose hunters look to experts with questions about the spread of avian flu April 07, 2025 - 7:00 AM

First Nations in northeastern Ontario are preparing for the spring goose hunt, but while the deeply significant cultural tradition is eagerly anticipated, it’s tinged with anxiety this year as well thanks to reports of avian influenza in southern Ontario.
Torpedo bat craze: Inside a Quebec factory churning out baseball's newest trend April 06, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Torpedo bats are all the rage right now in baseball, including with big Major League Baseball stars. Employees at the B45 Baseball factory in Quebec City are ramping up production to keep up with demand.
As these kids get hands-on with food, they're also learning about climate change April 05, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Mixing hands-on lessons about food with environmental education has been a recipe for success for some Canadian educators and advocates, sparking valuable connections and offering students practical, personal steps to take to address climate change.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the second week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000 fine after an 18-year-old bought a six-pack from

Dutch cannabis growers welcome expansion of state-run experiment to make sales legal
BEMMEL, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands expanded a government-run initiative on Monday allowing legal cannabis sales. While growing cannabis is still illegal, cannabis shops — known as coffeeshops — in 10 municipalities

Penticton strata to pay condo owner $17K after 7-year dispute over roof leak
A BC Tribunal has ordered a Penticton strata to hand over $17,000 to a condo owner following a dispute over a roof leak that took place seven years ago. However, the $17,000 is a fraction of the money Marta Lillian Hunchak claimed Strata KA

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