Animal Stories

Top 6 B.C. animal stories of 2024

Animals made B.C. headlines many times this year. Here are the most notable ones as we look back on 2024.

Dec 29, 2024 12:00 PM Read more >

How worried should we be about bird flu, Lyme disease and rabies?

We asked the BC Centre for Disease Control about staying safe from zoonotic diseases.

Dec 28, 2024 12:00 PM Read more >

Pets mourn the loss of other pets, too. Here's how experts say you can help them

When a family pet dies, the remaining pets mourn their loss. Ollie examined studies and expert advice to provide tips on comforting grieving pets.

Dec 26, 2024 9:00 AM Read more >

A massive, menacing Steller's sea eagle is dazzling birders in a Newfoundland park

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A national park in Newfoundland has made the unusual move of opening in the winter so people can catch a glimpse of its rare and menacing new guest.

Dec 23, 2024 11:55 AM Read more >

Third entangled endangered whale spotted in span of a week off East Coast

A third endangered whale has been spotted entangled in fishing gear off the East Coast, marking an alarming end to the year for a species threatened with extinction.

Dec 23, 2024 9:30 AM Read more >

$1.1M fine meted out in Richmond court for crab sales

MPY Trading pleaded guilty to two of six charges laid last year.

Dec 19, 2024 4:00 PM Read more >

Coyote attacks man and woman near east Richmond elementary school

The victims were treated for minor injuries they sustained in the Hamilton neighbourhood incident.

Dec 19, 2024 11:00 AM Read more >

Dozens get sick with 'norovirus-like' illness after eating raw B.C. oysters

Federal agencies have closed some areas of the province to commercial shellfish harvesting.

Dec 19, 2024 10:55 AM Read more >

Adoptable pet of the week: Take home this regal pair of tuxedo cats

BC SPCA West Vancouver is looking for an adopter who is ready to welcome this inseparable pair into their home

Dec 17, 2024 2:30 PM Read more >