A massive King penguin named Pesto is gaining popularity online. Pesto was only born in January, but thanks to good genetics, parents, and a daily diet of 25 fish, he has grown to more than 22 kilograms (49 lbs). #animal #penguin
Ontario Premier Doug Ford joked in Sudbury, Ont., on Monday that his “rationale” for the provincial government to offer a number of medical school scholarships was for students to meet a partner and stay in places with family doctor shortages. “So if you see a single doc — Come up here, just set him or her up as quickly as possible, lay down the roots,” Ford said. #health #doctor #Ontario #medicalschool
Halifax police confirmed on Tuesday a 19-year-old Walmart employee was found dead inside of a walk-in bakery oven. According to authorities, the woman — who recently moved to Canada from India — was found Saturday night and an investigation is ongoing. #Investigation #NovaScotia #Walmart
B.C. Premier David Eby took a moment Tuesday to share his thoughts on the life and career of his colleague and friend, former premier John Horgan. The 65-year-old Horgan died in Victoria, B.C. following a battle with thyroid cancer, his family confirmed on Tuesday. #BC #NDP #JohnHorgan
The Catholic church has unveiled the mascot for its upcoming 2025 Jubilee Holy Year, and it may look a little different from what some might expect from the Vatican. The anime-styled character "Luce," meaning light in Italian, was designed by Italian pop artist Simone Legno and features several Catholic symbols, as the church attempts to appeal to younger people and the growing popularity of Japanese pop culture. #Vatican #Catholic #Anime #Japan
Just over one-third of Canadians approve of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government, according to an Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News and released on Monday. That rating is down by four points since a similar poll in June and the polling company says it's due to the messenger, not the message. #Canada #politics #justintrudeau
The historic 90-year-old Red Bridge in Kamloops, British Columbia, was destroyed in a fire early Thursday, after suffering damage in another fire on Tuesday. Fire crews are investigating this latest fire but say it’s too early to know whether arson was the cause.
Responding to federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s decision to end a supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said that he wants to work with a federal leader that has a plan to help Canadians and Manitobans. Kinew further joked that he’d be willing to participate in CrossFit training with Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, after running with Trudeau and walking with Singh in the last week. #Canada #Cdnpoli #Manitoba #WabKinew #Politics
The day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s appearance on the ‘Late Night with Stephen Colbert,’ Conservative MPs Ryan Williams and Kyle Seeback criticized the leader’s remarks on the Canada-U.S. lumber trade. Williams described Trudeau as a “punchline,” while trade minister Mary Ng retorted that the Conservatives receive their news from Tucker Carlson. #LateNight #StephenColbert #justintrudeau
One of every five pieces of seafood bought from a Calgary restaurant or grocer was mislabelled at best or an entirely different species than what was claimed on the packaging, a new study published Monday finds. #fish #seafood #study
U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has seemingly promised California "more water than you ever saw" by tapping into what he described as a "very large faucet" from Canada's rivers and melting snow caps. However, University of British Columbia (UBC) economics professor Werner Antweiler says the idea isn't as simple as Trump made it out to be. #Trump #Canada
Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo has become an internet sensation since her caretakers began posting videos of her online. But her newfound fame has brought huge crowds to her zoo in Thailand and visitors who don't always treat her with respect. #Hippo #Thailand #PygmyHippo #MooDeng
Canada will reduce the number of new permanent residents to the country by 21 per cent by next year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Thursday. This comes as part of a major series of changes to immigration targets that Trudeau says aims to freeze population growth. “We didn’t get the balance quite right [before]," the Liberal leader said. #Canada #Immigration #Trudeau #politics
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre is pointing his finger at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals for barring the victims’ families from attending the upcoming parole hearing of serial killer and rapist Paul Bernardo. “Why does [Trudeau] keep protecting Bernardo from the victims?” Poilievre asked in the House of Commons on Wednesday, adding the Liberals could “intervene to allow the victims to speak up.” #Crime #Canada #PaulBernardo
A scary encounter with a black bear for a family in Port Coquitlam, B.C., was caught on camera. Homeowner Jennifer Vance says it appears a mother bear dragged garbage to the family's carport for her cubs, and when Vance's son was taking the dog for a walk, the bear charged them twice and crossed the door into the house. #Bear #PortCoquitlam #BC #animal
A humpback whale has been freed of more than 20 floats, lines and traps that had become wrapped around its body. A team from Fisheries and Oceans Canada spent four days off the coast of British Columbia detangling the lines that had become embedded into the whale's skin. #HumpbackWhale #AnimalRescue #Ocean #BC
Fresh off his surprise appearance at the Grey Cup in Vancouver, B.C., Prince Harry paid a visit to a group of school children to launch the Invictus Games school program. The Duke of Sussex announced the online program was designed to bring the games to schools everywhere, before playing some games with the kids. He even gave them tickets to the Invictus Games opening ceremony. #PrinceHarry #InvictusGames #Vancouver #RoyalFamily #Sports
During question period on Tuesday, Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman accused Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland of being “publicly humiliated by the fake feminist” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Freeland responded by saying that she knows what a “feminist government” looks like, and that she wasn’t afraid of “juvenile playground insults from the wannabe MAGA maple syrup Conservatives.” #Canada #politics #Freeland #Liberals #Conservatives