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Christmas is a time of celebration, but once the party’s over, plenty of garbage is hauled to the curb. Environmental group Zero Waste Canada estimates that from mid-November to mid-January, the average Canadian generates about 25 per cent more trash than during the rest of the year. The reason: people …

In the wake of a mother and her baby’s death in a bear mauling in Yukon last month, people have been sounding off online about a “plague” of grizzly bears in the territory — but biologists say that’s not true. Valérie Théorêt and her 10-month-old daughter Adele were attacked and …

Egypt unveiled a well-preserved 4,400-year-old tomb decorated with hieroglyphs and statues south of Cairo on Saturday, and officials expect more discoveries when archaeologists excavate the site further in coming months. The tomb was found in a buried ridge at the ancient necropolis of Saqqara. It was untouched and unlooted, Mostafa …

As permafrost in the North thaws, it’s releasing record levels of mercury into Arctic rivers and waterways, graduate students at the University of Alberta have found. The study, published by the journal Environmental Science & Technology on Nov. 26, found that landslides caused by the rapidly thawing permafrost — also …

Researchers at the University of Alberta worked for almost a year to solve a riddle. What caused lake ice to shatter so violently on New Year’s Day that it damaged homes in three central Alberta beach communities? On Jan. 1, 2018, residents of Alberta Beach on Lac Ste. Anne, northwest …

Canadians will spend an average of $65 on their pets this holiday season, according to accounting firm PwC’s holiday outlook. Canadians to spend more this holiday season, report finds Some of the hottest gifts are new devices to help us monitor and better understand our pets when we aren’t home. …

The berries tasted different. The blueberries and cranberries didn’t look the same either. When elders from Fort McKay near Alberta’s oilsands went to their traditional picking areas, things just didn’t feel right. They knew something was off. But what? The First Nation’s questions eventually grew into a collaboration with university-based …

Facebook’s privacy controls have broken down yet again, this time through a software flaw affecting nearly seven million users who had photos exposed to a much wider audience than intended. The bug disclosed Friday gave hundreds of apps unauthorized access to photos that could in theory include images that would …

Christmas is a time of celebration, but once the party’s over, plenty of garbage is hauled to the curb. Environmental group Zero Waste Canada estimates that from mid-November to mid-January, the average Canadian generates about 25 per cent more trash than during the rest of the year. The reason: people …

A marine mammal research group in Quebec has identified a young beluga whale recently spotted in a P.E.I. harbour as one that has been rescued before. A marine diving class in Summerside spent several hours in the water last Friday while the whale kept them company. Beluga whale joins commercial …