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A man in Fort Severn First Nation, Ont., was injured Tuesday morning in a polar bear attack, said the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS). The man, who “leapt onto” the polar bear to protect his wife, is recovering from serious arm and leg injuries, the NAPS said in an emailed …

Hunters across British Columbia are being asked to help monitor chronic wasting disease, an illness affecting deer, elk, and moose.  4th confirmed case of the fatal disease was found in a white-tailed deer in the Kootenay region. Hunters across British Columbia are being asked to be aware of chronic wasting …

Fire retardants — including toxic, regulated compounds — were found in roughly 85 per cent of products analyzed by researchers of a recently published study. The items tested include kitchen utensils, food trays and even children’s toys.  Study finds fire retardants in products like kitchen utensils, takeout containers made with …

The western Quebec First Nation is urging the provincial and federal governments to protect American eels from dangerous practices at dams in the upper St. Lawrence River watershed that have severely curtailed their population.  Sacred species facing a ‘one minute to midnight’ situation, says expert. A western Quebec First Nation …

Intersecting paths of muddy footprints left on a Kenyan lakeside 1.5 million years ago suggest two of our early human ancestors were nearby neighbours. They could have passed by each other within hours or days, preserved tracks show. Muddy footprints left on a Kenyan lakeside suggest two of our early …

A new study indicates Indigenous peoples in B.C. have been cultivating the beaked hazelnut for thousands of years, challenging assumptions that pre-colonial Indigenous people were only hunter-gatherers.  Researcher says evidence challenges narratives of wild, untouched landscapes. The hazelnut tree has long been a part of the landscape in parts of …

One of the things holding back the development of harnessing the power of ocean waves as a renewable source of energy is the lack of places to test the equipment. But PacWaves, a new facility in Oregon could help change that.  A wave energy testing facility led by Oregon State …

Family of orcas got up close to small ferries Sunday afternoon.  ‘All your problems melt away’ says woman who got up close to the orca family. A family of orcas in Vancouver’s False Creek have sparked joy among the people who saw them. It happened Sunday and was witnessed by …

A new study indicates Indigenous peoples in B.C. have been cultivating the beaked hazelnut for thousands of years, challenging assumptions that pre-colonial Indigenous people were only hunter-gatherers. Researcher says evidence challenges narratives of wild, untouched landscapes. The hazelnut tree has long been a part of the landscape in parts of …

McGill University students and paleontologists have documented what they say are Saskatchewan’s first confirmed centrosaurus fossil specimens. Fossils found along South Saskatchewan River at Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park. McGill University students and paleontologists have documented Saskatchewan’s first known fossil specimens of centrosaurus, a horned dinosaur species, along the South Saskatchewan …