Global Affairs on Saturday urged Canadians to avoid all travel to Israel due to “the ongoing regional armed conflict and the unpredictable security situation.” The agency’s previous travel advisory for Israel only urged against non-essential travel. The advisory now reads: “Avoid all travel due to the ongoing regional armed conflict and the unpredictable security situation. The … Read more
Lara Salameh was supposed to be flying out of Beirut Thursday en route to Montreal with her husband and two daughters, but the night before, their flight was cancelled. She said Air France told her service out of the Lebanese capital was suspended because of the unstable security situation — one that Ottawa has been … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with former U.S. president Donald Trump on Sunday, a day after the Republican candidate survived an assassination attempt. According to a summary of the call provided by the Prime Minister’s Office, “Trudeau condemned yesterday’s appalling assassination attempt and reiterated there’s no place for political violence.” Trudeau also wished Trump well and expressed his … Read more
In the spring of 2023, a Parks Canada team strung electric fence along a section of the Trans Canada Highway from Lake Louise to the boundary between B.C. and Alberta. It was part of an attempt to help keep animals including a beloved white grizzly bear named Nakoda away from the dangers of the road. … Read more
When wolves are killed by bullets fired from helicopters during Alberta government culls, surviving members of the pack quickly learn to evade the threat, a new study has found. For nearly two decades, Alberta has killed off hundreds of grey wolves each year in an attempt to bolster dwindling caribou populations, a practice critics have … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sat down in the same room as India’s prime minister for the first time since he publicly accused Narendra Modi’s government of involvement in the assassination of a Canadian Sikh activist and Indian nationals were later arrested in B.C. Trudeau and Modi were both around the same G7 table in Italy during … Read more
Chiquita Brands International must pay $38.3 million US in damages to the families of eight Colombian men killed by a paramilitary group in that country, a Florida jury said on Monday. In 2007, Chiquita was ordered by a U.S. court to pay a $25-million fine to settle criminal charges that it did business with the United … Read more
As It Happens6:34This elderly, 1-eyed wolf keeps going strong and having pups. And she’s the leader of her pack Wolf 907F is a shrewd survivor, a wise elder, a prolific mother — and an absolute boss. The one-eyed alpha female at Yellowstone National Park has blown scientists away by living long past her life expectancy, … Read more
A 70-year-old Alaska man who was attempting to take photos of two newborn moose calves was attacked and killed by their mother, authorities said Monday. The man killed Sunday was identified as Dale Chorman of Homer, said Austin McDaniel, a spokesperson for the Alaska Department of Public Safety. The female moose had recently given birth … Read more
Fresh research suggests Western Canada’s once-dwindling caribou numbers are finally growing. But the same paper concludes the biggest reason for the rebound is the slaughter of hundreds of wolves, a policy that will likely have to continue for decades. “If we don’t shoot wolves, given the state of the habitat that industry and government have … Read more
