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Scientists are keenly watching the Burrvilla bat colony, believed to be B.C.’s largest, for the deadly white-nose syndrome. If it arrives, all they can do is hope the killer fungus shows mercy.

Before You Go: Hilary Faktor pays tribute to her neighbours, as they prepare to move away, for 15 years of Harry Potter, tree forts and warm muffins

The first total solar eclipse since 2017 will take place over parts of South America

James Chiu, Mandarin’s president, says the free meal ’is one of the ways for us to show our appreciation for Canada’

In Canada’s extreme south, cormorant feces threaten fragile plants and creatures on a Lake Erie island. Enter trained sharpshooters.

Anne Kingston: The Bata Shoe Museum’s newest exhibit reminds us of the human ability to create amid deprivation and turmoil

The Porcupine caribou herd’s population is rising while other herds are seeing massive declines. But their success story is facing a new threat.

Officials are unleashing ‘Judas pigs,’ which are fitted with GPS collars, eventually leading hunters to groups of their fellow swine

Trash discovered at the ocean’s deepest point sadly illustrates the depth of the plastic pollution problem

From politics to health care to economics, a rising movement is calling for compassion as a remedy for systems on the brink