In 2016, Clayton Lamb set out to investigate how many unreported grizzly bear deaths were occurring in the southern Rockies of British Columbia.  As part of his PhD study, he collared about a dozen grizzlies and tracked them using GPS.  Following their movements across the Kootenays, Lamb wanted to see if they were killed at the hands…

When Randall Baran-Chong received a notification on his smartphone late one night last week indicating the device was no longer in service, it was the first sign of trouble. Around 3:30 a.m., emails started appearing in his inbox, warning him of changes made to his Microsoft account. His password had been reset and his email…

The Royal Canadian Legion is trying to reach young people it says are becoming more disconnected with veterans and war history — and it’s using the video game Fortnite to get its message across. Through the wildly popular battle royale game, players can visit Remembrance Island, which takes users along a trail of poppies through various…

Zebra mussel larvae have been found in large numbers in another large Canadian body of water — Lake of the Woods, the world’s 30th-largest freshwater lake. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced Friday it confirmed the presence of the invasive species at three locations along the U.S. shore of Lake of the Woods, an international body…

A rare event will take place on Monday — Mercury will pass in front of the sun, an event called a “transit” that will be visible across the country, should the weather comply. Here on Earth, we can only see transits of Mercury and Venus, the only two planets between us and the sun. Transits of Mercury occur…

A geologist’s discovery of a mysterious claw in rocks along a rail line in British Columbia’s northern wilderness almost 50 years ago has led to the recognition of the first dinosaur species unique to the province. Nicknamed Buster, the partial bones, which included toes, shins and shoulder bones, formed the evidence to officially designate a new dinosaur species that…