Meatless Monday: Israeli startup promises real meat through growing cells from live animals

July 25, 2016

As we are about to head into lunch here on the west coast, a thought on this meatless Monday. Would cultured meat tempt us?…

Bees swarm pickup truck in downtown Winnipeg

July 22, 2016

So this happened yesterday in downtown Winnipeg as Ed Wesa was walking by. Tens of thousands of bees swarmed a pickup truck. Beekeeper Chris…

Wednesday Zen Moment: Animal shelter worker cuddles dog waking up from surgery

July 20, 2016

It was a quiet moment between a shelter worker and a shelter dog. But after that moment was caught on video and shared around…

“Erratic” chihuahua name Jack Sparrow tests positive for meth, owner arrested

July 12, 2016

A dog owner who rushed his chihuahua who was behaving oddly into the veterinarian’s office after fears his pet ingested methamphetamine was arrested and…

Meatless Monday: Leave Dorys in the ocean not in your tanks

June 27, 2016

We all love critter movies but we sometimes forget that wanting to take the species home with us to keep as pets has an…

Can you spot the predator hiding in the sand?

June 23, 2016

Wildlife photographer Wim van den Heever has an amazing eye. He can see things that most of us miss at first, second even a…

Summer Olympics 2016 marks first death as jaguar used in torch relay killed by solider

June 21, 2016

This is heartbreaking and in our opinion a completely senseless death. An Amazonian jaguar featured in a torch ceremony for the upcoming Summer Games…

Non-Swimming Dog becomes Internet star by staring blankly from the pool

June 17, 2016

Meet Beya, who is known at Happy Tails Camp doggie daycare in Norfolk, Virginia as the Non-Swimming Dog because she likes to just stand there being socially…

Bird lovers (including me) a twitter over rare white magpie sightings in Alberta

June 16, 2016

I’ve had my eye on this unusual bird for a while. A ghostly-white magpie has been hopping and flapping around the greenspace outside my…

“Spirit bear” of Whistler, B.C. has caught everyone’s eye

June 11, 2016

This unusual little fella has everyone talking in Whistler, British Columbia. Guides and visitors have been spotting a white-coloured bear frolicking at the the…