An albatross versus a mouse might not sound like a fair fight, but on a remote South African island it’s the mice who are winning. The Mouse-Free Marion project has an ambitious plan to turn the tide  Invasive mice reached Marion Island 200 years ago, and could now wipe out …

About 10 boats herded the young whale towards the exit of the B.C. lagoon at high tide, but the two-year-old whale refused to swim over the sandbar where its mother died last weekend to the open ocean.  Crews and whale to rest a few days before resuming efforts to get …

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is hitting pause on a new “bare trust” reporting requirement with just a few days remaining before the deadline.  Agency says the new reporting requirements would have ‘an unintended impact on Canadians.’ The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is hitting pause on a new “bare trust” …

Oppenheimer finally premiered Friday in the nation where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist who was the subject of the Oscar-winning film. Japanese filmgoers’ reactions were understandably mixed and highly emotional.  Movie opens 8 months after North American debut, previous …

Half of Cape St. George is now cut off, and other roads are impassible following a series of washouts. Significant rainfall on the west coast has resulted in flooding and road washouts. Rouzes Brook in Cape St. George has overflowed its banks and done serious damage, closing parts of Route …

An Upper Tantallon resident who lives near the spot where last year’s wildfire began says it’s “absolutely shameful” his community will likely go through another fire season without a new emergency exit.  Halifax councillor says municipality can’t build another road on its own by the summer/ An Upper Tantallon resident …

Herman ‘Jackrabbit’ Smith-Johannsen popularized cross-country skiing in Canada, and was a colourful character well into old age. For CBC Creator Network, John Batt spends some time in Quebec’s Laurentians region to find out who this man was.  Herman ‘Jackrabbit’ Smith-Johannsen popularized cross-country skiing in Canada. You don’t know Jack | …

Wines, whiskey and even beers are available … without the buzz. Vancouver-based store Mocktails and sober snack bar The Drive Canteen are among the businesses meeting the growing demand for non-alcoholic drinks.  Experts say young people are drinking less alcohol than earlier generations. The recently launched Mocktails store and The …

A Toronto police officer who has been the subject of multiple cases of misconduct in the workplace, including an incident where he was found guilty of assaulting a cyclist, is set to be fired. The police tribunal found Const. Douglas Jason Holmes, employed by the force since 2008, “violated the …

MANILA, Philippines: Coach Dante Alinsunurin and setter Joshua Retamar, two of the major driving forces in the Philippine men’s volleyball team’s historic silver medal finish in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, is grateful for another shot at the national team. Alinsurin and Retamar are back as an assistant coach and …