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New restrictions placed on hunting, farming 'incredibly destructive' wild boars in Alberta

Sat, 06 Dec 2025 08:00:00 EST

Wild boars have been declared "a pest in all circumstances" by the Alberta government effective Dec. 1, meaning new restrictions have been placed on keeping them in captivity and hunting them in the wild.

Bundle up and look up! The annual Geminid meteor shower is upon us

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 04:00:00 EST

Baby, it’s cold outside — but it’s worth putting on that heavy winter coat, scarf and boots and heading out for one of the best meteor showers of the year: the Geminids.

Japan lifts tsunami advisories after powerful earthquake off northern coast

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 09:37:31 EST

'Like dog poo': Historic N.S. garden gets a smelly surprise from tree

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 05:00:00 EST

Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens staff initially dismissed a suggestion by a visitor that their 40-year-old ginkgo tree had suddenly started producing stinky seeds.

See the moment a Hawaii volcano's eruption knocked out a remote camera

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 21:21:03 EST

A remote camera on Hawaii's erupting Kīlauea volcano captured the moment a lava fountain engulfed it and knocked it offline on Saturday. Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has been erupting intermittently since Dec. 23, 2024.

Winnipeg moves to scrap bird-friendly window bylaw developers argue is barrier to development

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 07:00:00 EST

Conservation groups are raising concerns as the City of Winnipeg considers changing a development bylaw designed to help save birds from fatal window strikes.

Next stop, the moon! Artemis II starting to feel 'very real' for astronaut Jeremy Hansen

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:10:00 EST

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen talks to Bob McDonald about the final preparations for his 10-day mission around the moon, where Hansen and his crewmates may become the first humans to see entirety of the Earth and moon, in one view

Avian flu kills dozens of Niverville geese

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:17:21 EST

Dozens of Canada geese are dead in Niverville as a result of a confirmed avian flu outbreak.

Worst bird-flu season in years hits Alberta’s poultry farmers

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 07:00:00 EST

A mild fall and long migration is being blamed for increasing numbers of poultry farms coming under orders to contain the spread of highly infectious bird flu. One turkey producer in Alberta is preparing to restart operations after his third such outbreak in four years.

IN PHOTOS | See final supermoon of 2025

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:08:40 EST

Stargazers were treated to a spectacular sight on Thursday evening as a supermoon, the last one of 2025, lit up the night sky.

Orcas and dolphins caught on video collaborating to hunt salmon

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:00:00 EST

Researchers from Dalhousie University were trying to study how northern resident orcas find salmon to eat, but they ended up finding an unexpected symbiosis with another species — dolphins.

Around 50 dead Canada geese found on frozen river in Lockport, Man.

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:00:24 EST

Another mass die-off of Canada geese has been found near Winnipeg, this time north of the city.

Launching hundreds of thousands of satellites will threaten space research, scientists warn

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:00:00 EST

We've all come to appreciate the beautiful images space telescopes provide us of galaxies, nebulas and more, but they also provide astronomers with important scientific information about our universe. That science may be under threat in the next decade if the proposed 560,000 satellites are launched.

Prince George, B.C., conservation group fixes deadly problem for Nechako River fish

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 07:00:00 EST

The Spruce City Wildlife Association has reconnected a side channel at Cottonwood Island Park to the Nechako River, restoring a critical fish habitat and preventing fish from being trapped and left to die during periods of low water.

13 years later, the IKEA monkey is all grown up — and his sanctuary is at capacity

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:00:00 EST

Thirteen years after an attempted escape from an IKEA parking lot, Darwin the monkey has been living out his life at Storybook Primate Sanctuary, the only one of its kind in Canada. He may be shy, but volunteers say he is thriving.

First Nations wonder if Canada's decision on eels is best for future of species

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:21:27 EST

After Canada announced Tuesday it wouldn’t list the American eel under the Species at Risk Act, some First Nations people with cultural and spiritual ties to the species are questioning the decision. 

Japan leads the world in responding to earthquakes. Here's why

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:32:01 EST

The latest earthquake in Japan on Dec. 8, which triggered widespread shaking and tsunami alerts, served as another clear example of the nation’s world-leading earthquake response efforts. CBC’s Johanna Wagstaffe explores the factors that make Japan stand out and the lessons other earthquake-prone countries can learn from their approach.

The 'Internet of Animals' has new eyes in space to soon track wildlife from above

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:59:06 EST

Bob's Blog: A project designed to track thousands of animals from space, which was halted due to the Russia-Ukraine war, has just returned to space better than ever.

Want to see a snowy owl? This could be your winter

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 04:00:00 EST

This could be an unusually good year to spot snowy owls in southern Canada. Here's why, and how to see these Arctic visitors without disturbing them.

Ancient boat unearthed off the coast of Egypt believed to be a ‘pleasure barge’ fit for a king

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 18:10:56 EST

Long before modern billionaires threw lavish parties at sea on their superyachts, the wealthy elite of ancient Egypt traversed the river Nile in luxury on their pleasure barges. Now, for the first time, archeologists believe they have unearthed one of those opulent vessels of yore from beneath the sediment off the coast of Alexandria.