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Canterbury Cathedral cat sneaks Shove Tuesday pancake during sermon

February 17, 2021

Tiger the resident cat at the Canterbury Cathedral played a little fast and loose with the commandment against stealing. The sly kitty first cozied…

U.S. Coast Guard rescues skier attacked by bear in Alaska wilderness

February 8, 2021

A backcountry skier is lucky to be alive after being mauled by a bear in Alaska and airlifted to safety by the U.S. Coast…

Bear-y scary: Bear chases skier at Romanian ski resort

February 1, 2021

Skiers usually get a rush when they see wildlife at resort, but never do they expect to be racing one on a run. In…

Deer uses dog door to break into Kamloops home

January 30, 2021

Mounties called it a “rescue” of an “unruly deer.” But really it was on heck of an unusual break-and-enter. On Jan. 23, a deer…

Man, 69, survives mauling by cougar north of Whistler, B.C.

January 25, 2021

A 69-year-old man suffered serious injuries after he was attacked by a cougar north of Whistler, B.C. Monday afternoon. The British Columbia Conservation Officer…

Award-winning documentary Sled Dogs hits the small screen

January 12, 2021

Director Fern Levitt brought Sled Dogs to the film festival circuit in 2016 both wowing and shocking audiences. Now the documentary, which took home…

When Squirrels Attack! They’re on a rampage in New York and packing knives in Toronto

January 12, 2021

We’ve heard of aggressive squirrels attacking New Yorkers. That’s where residents of one Queens neighbourhood reported particularly nasty squirrels jumping from trees and biting…

Very good dogs help capture very bad guys for Alberta RCMP

January 2, 2021

The pandemic didn’t slow down Alberta’s finest four-legged Mounties. Alberta RCMP Police Dog Services responded to 2,800 calls and helped arrest more than 900…

140 protected native bird carcasses found in home, woman charged with animal cruelty

December 18, 2020

An Australian woman is facing hundreds of charges after wildlife officers allegedly found the carcasses of 140 protected native birds, including 128 wedge-tailed eagles,…

Coronavirus spread feared with infected minks escaping into the wild

December 14, 2020

More than 100 SARS-CoV-2 infected mink may have escaped from Danish fur farms, raising the risk that these escapees could spread the novel coronavirus…