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The Montreal Trudeau International Airport is cracking down on picnickers at its plane-spotting park, fearing hungry birds will collide with landing or departing aircraft. Montreal’s main airport is the only one in Canada with its own observation park, Anne-Sophie Hamel, spokesperson for the airport, said Monday. But Jacques-de-Lesseps Park has …
Read More »As Afghans go hungry, the West contends with the Taliban’s broken promises
A year ago today, as rifle-toting Taliban were rolling into Kabul, a flood of questions coursed through the mind of Deborah Lyons, Canada’s former ambassador to Afghanistan. Serving at the time as the United Nations secretary general’s special representative to the long-suffering country, she watched in utter disbelief the swift, merciless collapse of the …
Read More »B.C.’s endangered killer whales have been going hungry for years, study finds
A new study into British Columbia’s iconic but endangered southern resident orcas found that the animals have for years faced diet deficiencies — getting 17 per cent less food than what they need. The killer whales’ ongoing malnourishment could help shine light on why they haven’t been able to rebuild …
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