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The Blanchard’s Cricket Frog is so tiny it can fit on your thumb, and the distinctive call for which it is named would make it easy to hear — if it hadn’t recently been declared locally extinct in its wetland habitat of southwestern Ontario.  Thomas Hossie, assistant professor of biology who studies amphibians at the province’s Trent University, described …

Two new species of crayfish have been identified in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, and researchers say both species are vulnerable to extinction. One of those crayfish is called the “misfortunate crayfish,” found primarily in central Oregon, according to biologist Eric Larson.  The other, the Okanagan crayfish, is found in, …

A recently released RCMP audit says its 911 dispatch centres across the country are struggling with severe staff shortages and burnout, putting front-line Mounties and the public at risk.  Described as the lifeline for officers in the field, the RCMP is responsible for 17 operational communications centres, where dispatchers field …

Canadian investors are putting more of their money into exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to recent data, even as the U.S.-led trade war rocks global stock markets, and some experts say rookie retail investors could be at higher risk.  Net sales of exchange-traded funds — a basket of stocks that can be bought and sold …

Explosions and fires rocked Sudan’s wartime capital Port Sudan on Tuesday, a witness said, part of a days-long drone assault that has torched the country’s biggest fuel depots and damaged its primary gateway for humanitarian aid. The strikes included an unmanned aerial vehicle attack by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces …

Israeli police scoured the Mediterranean coast for a swimmer they fear may have been attacked by a shark, in an area that has long seen close encounters between marine predators and beachgoers who sometimes seek them out. A shiver of endangered dusky and sandbar sharks has been swimming close to the area …

Health Canada is warning against the fire risk posed by a number of LG free-standing electric ranges after receiving reports of incidents caused by accidental activation of the front knobs.  In a recall advisory posted Wednesday, the agency stated that the knobs that control the stovetop elements could be activated …

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. With football fans expected to wager billions of dollars on this year’s Super Bowl, experts …

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Those working at the World Health Organization had been expecting the worst — but …

The latest disintegration of a SpaceX test flight was a spectacular sight, as broken-up rocket parts streaked like jellyfish tendrils across the Caribbean sky Thursday evening.  But some experts say focusing on that dazzling light show, as many people and media outlets did, highlights a lack of understanding of the environmental aftermath …