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A retired Dutch physicist is reporting that an orca rammed his sailing yacht multiple times on Monday off the coast of the Shetland Islands in Scotland, marking the first time such an incident has occurred in the North Sea. The news…

The call came on a Sunday. A couple digging up a stump on their land not far from New Liskeard had found what they thought was an arrowhead.Archeologist Ryan Primrose grabbed his gear and headed out there, thinking it might just be an…

An unusually intense heat wave has swept across northern India in the last four days, with some hospitals in the state of Uttar Pradesh recording a higher-than-usual number of deaths. Doctors there are convinced there’s a link between the…

Canada is often lauded for its universal health care system, but universal doesn't mean equal access. The reality is that seven million Canadians, particularly those in smaller communities, are without a family doctor — in Ontario alone the…

Yukon River chinook and chum salmon in the Old Crow region of the territory are being hit with the perfect storm — not only are this year's runs expected to be dismal, but the life cycle of the salmon is being broken.Over the last several…

Pamela Ogina couldn't believe her eyes.Far from its marshy home in southern Canada, a yellow-headed blackbird squatted on a railing near her home in Ulukhaktok, N.W.T.Ogina is used to seeing little white and brown birds fluttering around…

Neziah, Aralina, The Godfather, Northern Lights, Place Vendome and Geographique excelled when the horses were exercised here on Friday morning (June 9).Inner sand:1400m: Pissarro (P. Trevor) 1-37.5, 1,200/1-23, 1,000/1-7.5, 600/40. Moved…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 8, 2023 11:42 am…

The latest season of the History Channel's survival reality show Alone is set in Saskatchewan, with contestants braving the harsh conditions of the north. Now on its 10th season, the series follows a group of 10 participants left in the…

It's common for Yukon mountain bikers to carry bear-spray, but what bikers aren't expecting is to be attacked from the air, by a bird."It was a solid hit," said Thane Phillips.The Whitehorse mountain biker was ripping down a trail called…