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Grizzly bear in southwest Calgary prompts closure of Griffith Woods Park
Grizzly bear was spotted Monday by a cyclist and a jogger in the area. Griffith Woods Park is closed to the public as Fish and Wildlife attempt to trap and relocate the bear. Northern airline operators threatened by 'absurd' Transport Canada rules, says advocacy group
Controversial new rules proposed by Transport Canada, which would put restraints on pilot flying time, are being called "absurd" and "stupid" by some in the industry in the North. 'Your name is no longer valid': B.C. residents with hyphenated names blocked from renewing ID
Many people with hyphenated names attempting to renew a B.C. driver's licence have been told the surname they've used for years isn't legal. Meet Kevin McCormick, the man who made it his mission to return Canada's lost military medals
While their achievements in uniform can be found on their service records, the military medals that mark the deeds of Canada's men and women sometimes get lost as the decades roll one over the other. One Canadian, however, has dedicated himself to finding Beastly baby badger learns the ropes from costumed caregivers
An orphaned baby badger is learning how to survive in the wild with the help of "costumed caregivers" at a rescue facility west of Edmonton. A gallery of jaw-dropping images from the guys who snapped that photo of a wolf swimming after a deer
A rare shot of a Canadian lynx, a uniquely terrifying glimpse of a raven and an awe-inspiring portrait of the International Space Station shooting through the Alberta night sky Body of B.C. man who fell from Oregon cliff recovered
Police say the body of a hiker who fell from an Oregon cliff more than a week ago has washed ashore. The father-of-two from Vancouver was hiking on a bluff overlooking Devil's Cauldron when police said he slipped. 'Safe, reliable and affordable': New bus service aims to make notorious Highway of Tears less dangerous
Two new subsidized bus routes on B.C.'s Highway 16 aim to reduce hitchhiking and provide safe, affordable transit along the notorious stretch known as the Highway of Tears, where more than a dozen women have gone missing or been murdered. Where you might catch a glimpse of Prince Harry in Toronto
When Prince Harry is in Toronto for the Invictus Games, CTV’s Your Morning checks out some hot spots where fans might catch a glimpse of the popular royal. The prince might drop by his girlfriend Meghan Markle’s Annex neighbourhood home. BC Ferries improves service to the Sunshine Coast and Bowen Island
BC Ferries introduces interim schedule changes to the Langdale and Bowen Island sailings from West Vancouver's Horseshoe Bay. 155 'high risk' B.C. schools still have no plans for seismic upgrades
View the interactive map to see the seismic risk for individual Lower Mainland schools. Members of Black Lives Matter block busy downtown intersection to protest deportation of new mom |Misc CDN | 207074 hits | 1:37 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Members of Black Lives Matter- Toronto blocked traffic at a busy downtown intersection during rush hour this morning to protest the deportation of a new mother. Mourning a marmot: Wiarton Willie dies at age 13
A town in southwestern Ontario is grieving the death of a famous rodent resident, prognosticating groundhog Wiarton Willie. Willie was 13 years young and is believed to have died from natural causes. B.C. Utilities Commission to release preliminary report on Site C
Premier John Horgan's NDP government asked the commission to review the economic viability of the $8.8-billion project after taking office. The submission says demand for electricity is growing and without the dam, the province would hit an energy shortfa Murder of Drake's crew member is captured on surveillance
Two unidentified men opened fire on Anthony 'Fif' Soares in the lobby of a building in Toronto just before 3am last Thursday. Whale fail: Head of N.L. rescue group calls new federal rule 'ludicrous'
The head of a Newfoundland whale-rescue group says a moratorium on freeing whales from fishing gear is "ludicrous." Groups must check with DFO before trying to rescue entangled whale, following fisherman's death Victoria firefighters try to rescue parrot stuck up a tree
The pet bird escaped her owners' home through a faulty screen door in Victoria, B.C. on Friday. 'I heard some terrible screeching and screaming': Victoria, B.C., man rescues baby squirrel
Peter Wheaton says he couldn't just stand by and let a baby squirrel get attacked by a murder of crows. Chief calls to end moose hunt in B.C. following wildfires, habitat loss
A First Nations chief is calling on the British Columbia government to halt the moose hunt this year, arguing the historic wildfire season has caused enough trauma to the species. Grandmother won't forget finding six-year-old boy dead after dog attackMisc CDN | 212395 hits | 8:03 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Lori Mushanski knew something was wrong the minute she pulled into her driveway after work. B.C. couple kills black bear after late night break-inMisc CDN | 207354 hits | 7:57 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Rod Haines bought a shotgun. Living in rural Fruitvale with his wife Sandy, Haines felt it a good idea to have some protection, as bears often wander through his yard. But until this week, he’d never had a reason to fire the gun. B.C.'s state of emergency to end at midnight Friday
The province says wildfires continue to rage across B.C. and those in affected communities should remain prepared. 'Odd thud' wakes retired B.C. couple, ends in bloody battle with massive black bear
Sandy and Rod Haines were in a dead sleep in their rural Fruitvale B.C., home south of Castlegar on Wednesday, when there was an "odd thud" in the basement around 3 a.m. 
The blaring, grinding noise jolted the American diplomat from his bed in a Havana hotel. He moved just a few feet, and there was silence. He climbed back into bed. Inexplicably, the agonizing sound hit him again. It was as if he’d walked through some invi Wild photography: Buck outswims hungry wolf in northern Alberta lake
When a wolf swam after a mighty buck in the depths of a northern Alberta lake, David Smith was there to capture the struggle, frame by frame. Firefighter driving donated ambulance from B.C. to Nicaragua | CTV Vancouver News
Erik Vogel is hoping to spark a wider conversation about giving new life to used emergency equipment. Canadian power crews head to Irma-hit Florida to help restore service
Dozens of Canadian power crews, including from Nova Scotia and Ontario, are heading to Florida to help restore power to millions of people affected by Hurricane Irma. What to do if a bobcat family sets up in your backyard
It seems bobcats are popping up in yards all over Calgary these days. Here's some suggestions on how to handle them. Salt Spring Island and the fight over incorporation
People on the largest of B.C.'s gulf islands vote today on whether it should become a municipality. To an outsider, it may seem like a low-stakes decision. On the island, it's anything but. 'I thought my house blew up': Moncton home struck by lightning
The Moncton Fire Department responded to a lightning strike at a house on Arlington Drive on Saturday. "A house down the street got hit, great big hole in the side of their house," Moose calf tranquilized outside Winnipeg stadium before CFL game
There's not much that can stop a football team, let alone two of them, but a roaming moose nearly delayed kickoff for the sold-out Banjo Bowl in Winnipeg on Saturday. 'I was jabbing her with an arrow,' recalls Sask. hunter dragged from tree by mother bear
Two thoughts ran through Jeff Haydukewich’s mind as he seized one of his arrows and repeatedly stabbed a mother bear that had him cornered in a spruce tree. The first was of his kids; the second, survival. "This wasn't how I was going out," says Haydukewi Runaway dump truck kills 2 in Coquitlam, including driver
The B.C. Coroners Service says two people have died as a result of a dump truck striking a number of cars near a construction site Tuesday afternoon. Coquitlam RCMP say the dump truck's driver and a passenger in another vehicle were killed. From petroglyphs to audio recordings, B.C. scientist advocates for examination of sasquatch evidence
With more than 50 years of wildlife biology and sasquatch expertise under his belt, John Bindernagel says the scientific community is failing amateur Bigfoot investigators who have gathered decades of evidence that deserves to be considered. Christ's Church seeks to dig up and identify hundreds of bodies buried under parking lot
Hamilton's Christ's Church Cathedral wants to relocate the remains of about 400 people buried under a parking lot to make way for a multimillion-dollar condo and retail project. Loonie jumps to highest level in 2 years as Bank of Canada raises benchmark interest rate again
The Bank of Canada has raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a point to one per cent, triggering a jump in the loonie. 100 people stuck on mountain as winds stall Jasper Skytram
About 100 people spent five hours at the top of Whistlers Mountain in Jasper National Park as the Jasper Skytram stopped running amid high winds. Wind, dry conditions fuel fast-moving wildfire near Kelowna, B.C.
Dozens of people living in southern British Columbia have been forced to leave their homes as winds fan a wildfire nearby. Mona the raccoon: She's a 1st for Thunder Bay, Ont., dog rescue group
Rebecca Estey runs a dog rescue in Thunder Bay, Ont., and gets calls from people about all kids of animals, like skunks, hawks, even groundhogs. But earlier this summer, she got her first call about a raccoon. B.C. First Nations occupy a second salmon farm as company raises safety concerns
Members of two British Columbia First Nations say they have occupied a salmon farm on a small island on the province's coast, the second such protest to be held in the past week. Gold nuggets, long associated with the Klondike, become even rarer
Fewer of the larger gold nuggets are available while demand from collectors continues. 'Just a fantastic feeling': Entangled humpback rescued off B.C. coast
It took two-and-a-half hours of work, but marine mammal rescuers were elated this week after freeing a young humpback whale tangled in fishing gear off the B.C. coast. Gasoline prices expected to continue to rise over Labour Day long weekend
Analysts say average gasoline prices across Canada will continue to rise this weekend after jumping almost eight cents per litre since Hurricane Harvey roared ashore in Texas last Friday. Titan in Triton: Massive, big-headed cod caught by commercial fisherman
A fisherman in Triton, in northeastern Newfoundland, landed a massive cod that he suspects is around 20 years old. Roberts said the fish weighed 30 pounds, gutted. The head and eyes are especially large. Car 0, grizzly 1: Bear survives without even a limp in crash that totals vehicle
A grizzly that was struck by a car travelling at about 100 km/h in Alberta doesn't seem to have suffered any lasting injuries, says the ecologist who later captured the bear to check him out. $11.8 million transferred from MacEwan University accounts in phishing attack |
Low-level MacEwan University staffers were tricked into transferring $11.8 million into scammers� bank accounts in what one expert said is among the largest publicly disclosed phishing scams. Injured bear cub hops a chopper to wildlife rescue
A five-month-old bear cub rides in style to a wildlife rescue where he is recovering swimmingly. German tourists in 'Mickey Mouse' canoe were ill-equipped for Hayes River, paddler says
A Saskatchewan paddler who came across a canoe abandoned on the Hayes River by a pair of German tourists says they were neither prepared nor properly equipped to paddle the rocky northern Manitoba waterway. Two Canadians indicted in attack on protesters during Erdogan U.S. visitMisc CDN | 208464 hits | 12:26 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Two Canadian men are among more than a dozen people indicted Tuesday by a grand jury in Washington, D.C., for attacking protesters in May 2017 during a U.S. visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.Back to Canada News
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