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Anonymous video prompts ministry to investigate B.C. slaughterhouse

Anonymous video prompts ministry to investigate B.C. slaughterhouse

Legal complaint alleges workers at a Chilliwack, B.C., slaughterhouse illegally mutilated and injured still conscious pigs.
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Apiaries abuzz over ruling against widening cross-border trade in live honeybees

Apiaries abuzz over ruling against widening cross-border trade in live honeybees

OTTAWA — The dismissal of a class-action lawsuit over rules governing the cross-border live bee trade is casting a spotlight on political division within Canada's beekeeping community.
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Time running out for orphaned Sooke bear cubs, says wildlife advocate

Time running out for orphaned Sooke bear cubs, says wildlife advocate

The cubs are facing multiple threats, including cougars, wolves, coyotes, dogs and cars — and as more time passes, starvation and freezing temperatures.
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More cases of parasite causing deadly whirling disease in fish found in B.C. waters

More cases of parasite causing deadly whirling disease in fish found in B.C. waters

The first case of the parasite in B.C. waters was found in September 2023.
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Mealworms digest microplastics in 'ecologically realistic' B.C. study

Mealworms digest microplastics in 'ecologically realistic' B.C. study

The worms ate and digested almost half the plastic available to them in an experiment researchers hope will offer a window into eliminating microplastic pollution.
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Adoptable pet of the week: Pekoe the cat is a special lady

Adoptable pet of the week: Pekoe the cat is a special lady

Adoptable pet of the week features animals at BC SPCA West Vancouver
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BC SPCA plans to seize dozens of cats after family overwhelmed by strays

BC SPCA plans to seize dozens of cats after family overwhelmed by strays

SPCA: "This happens all too often when a kind person feeds a stray cat."
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Man injured while defending wife from polar bear attack in northern Ontario: police

Man injured while defending wife from polar bear attack in northern Ontario: police

FORT SEVERN, Ont. — A man who jumped onto a polar bear that lunged at his wife has been seriously injured but is expected to recover, police in a northern Ontario First Nation said Tuesday.
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B.C. pair on trial for salmon fishing charges

B.C. pair on trial for salmon fishing charges

Colette Peel and Gregory Peel face four charges.
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Orcas revive 'dead salmon hat' trend from the 1980s

Orcas revive 'dead salmon hat' trend from the 1980s

Researchers in Washington have noticed at least one orca balancing salmon on its head in Puget Sound this fall, taking the dead fish for a ride and possibly snacking on it
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