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80 Million Year Old Fierce Sea Creature Found By Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre
In the town of Morden, Manitoba sits the very exited staff of the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre. The source of the excitement is the discovery of an 80 million year old mosasaur no far from Miami, Manitoba. The eerie prehistoric creature is said t...
Mutant Fish Found Close To Alberta Oil Sands Says CBC
Imagine your children go to the dock to go fishing and catch a fish with two mouths. This is precisely what the CBC reported yesterday. The news giant said the fish came from Lake Athabasca in Wood Buffalo National Park....
First Solar Heated Community in Canada - Another First for Alberta
The Drake Landing Solar Community consists of 52 1500 square foot houses and 800 solar panels shining proudly from garage roofs. This is a first for North America, but the Okotoks community is even greener than you think....
The Great Migration is Upon Us! Shorebirds and Endangered Species Heading for Chaplin Saskatchewan
More than 100 000 birds descend on Chaplin, Saskatchewan, Canada every fall for breeding as well as a gathering site where they will prepare and rest for the long journey south for the winter. In some instances, more than half of the entire populatio...
The Journey of a Lifetime: Churchill, Manitoba’s Hudson Bay Quest
The Hudson Bay Quest is a 400 km self-sufficient dog sled race running from Churchill to Arviat, Nunavut along historic lines used by the Hudson Bay Company. The typical four-day event is an exciting celebration of the history of dog mushing and Cana...
New Baby Giraffe Introduced to Calgary Zoo Visitors
June 29th, 2008 brought a new life to the Calgary Zoo in Calgary, Alberta, Canada after a long 15 month pregnancy. One week later, on August 5th, loving mom Carrie and her beautiful unnamed daughter stepped out into the sunshine of their African Sava...
Massive Mountain Rock Travels More Than 200 Miles from the Rocky Mountains
Imagine, a massive 17 ton rock falls more than 200 miles from the mountains and lands in the middle of the prairie landscape. That is exactly what happened in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada....
