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Author: Dawn Walton

Recovering newspaper reporter.

Woman sneaks dog into hospital bundled as baby to visit sick grandmother

June 14, 2017

Pets really are like family. And one woman recently went to extraordinary lengths to prove it by smuggling a dog into the hospital to…

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Catching bad guys and rescuing ducks all in a day’s work for police

June 13, 2017

This time of year, duck rescues become a routine call for many police services. Take the North Vancouver RCMP, for example. Over the weekend,…

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Guide dog awarded honorary law degree at University of Calgary

June 12, 2017

You can call him dogtor. Juris Dogtor. Cashmere, a Labrador cross guide dog, is now the proud owner of a law degree – pooch…

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Baby raccoon saved from attempted drowning; man charged with cruelty

June 11, 2017

Toronto is overrun with raccoons. Some people don’t mind the masked critters and many absolutely hate them. But what happened in the city last week,…

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Woman uses pillow case to catch snake in her house likes it’s no biggie

June 9, 2017

She ain’t afraid of no snake. And, SunShine McCurry proves it when she comes home to a giant black snake in her house in…

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Bear-y hairy intruder breaks into Colorado home, plays piano (Badly)

June 9, 2017

When Katie Hawley returned to her Vail, Colorado home, it was a complete mess. Assuming a break-in, the college student called police. Cops arrived,…

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#DogsAtPollingStations takes the edge off election day in the UK

June 8, 2017

Maybe the best election day tradition is the most recent election day tradition. Pooches at the polls. Owners are taking their best friends to the…

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Bison baby boom in Banff

June 7, 2017

Ten bouncing baby bison have been born in the Alberta Rockies. It’s part of a precedent-setting project to reintroduce the species in Banff National…

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Operation Fawn Rescue: Cincinnati police scoop up deer wandering on highway

June 7, 2017

It’s wasn’t the usual missing persons call for the Cincinnati Police Department. But around noon on Monday, officers Roger Noe and Trish Yates were…

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Science gives burrowing owls a boost in Alberta

June 6, 2017

The burrowing owl is endangered in Alberta. But thanks to an initiative by the Calgary Zoo, 15 of the adorable little birds have been…

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