Baby whale thinks yacht is mom Australian media say a lost humpback whale calf has bonded with a yacht it seems to think is its mother. The 1- to 2-month-old calf was first sighted Sunday in waters off north Sydney, and on Monday tried to suckle from a yacht, which it would not leave. 8/18/2008 6:54:06 PM

Dogs sniff out inmates' phones Chante Wright was set to testify against a career criminal when she was gunned down on the streets of Philadelphia in January. Investigators believe it was a hit ordered from prison, by an inmate using a cell phone. Cell phones have become the hottest contraband in prisons. 8/18/2008 6:51:28 PM

Dozens of animals removed from home MONTREAL - Residents on a Notre Dame de Grâce street watched in revulsion yesterday as dozens of cats, some clinging to life and others dead, were removed from a smelly, cluttered apartment yesterday. 8/18/2008 5:47:59 PM

Rescue efforts save struggling fawns Laying in a shallow murky pond, their eyes looking hopelessly over the surface, two fawns waited for the inevitable. “They were dying, there was no doubt about it,” said Pete Wise of Wise Wildlife Control Services. 8/18/2008 10:13:41 AM

Crowded conditions put squeeze on SPCA Humans aren’t the only ones feeling the housing pinch locally. The South Okanagan Similkameen BC SPCA in Penticton is bursting at the seams with stray and abandoned animals, especially those of the feline persuasion. 8/18/2008 9:19:28 AM

Orphaned bear cubs find home on top of mountain Suzie and Johnny, the two orphaned grizzly cubs raised in captivity and released back to the wild, have parted ways and settled on neighbouring mountain tops northeast of Prince George. 8/18/2008 9:04:55 AM

Canadian equestrian team rides to silver Canada has won a silver medal in Olympic equestrian team show jumping, after losing a jump-off with the United States. The Canadians competed with just three riders Monday as Mac Cone had to withdraw after his horse, Ole, sustained a minor injury. 8/18/2008 8:17:55 AM

Poison stick suspected in Burnaby dog death A dog that fell ill and died shortly after being at the Kensington Sports Complex park on Saturday is believed to have been poisoned. Burnaby RCMP believe a poisoned stick may have been the cause of the dog’s death. 8/18/2008 5:41:20 AM

Camera spots rare clouded leopard Automatic cameras have captured images of a clouded leopard in Borneo's Sebangua National Park, an area where the cats have not been recorded before. 8/17/2008 9:26:50 AM

Off-leash dogs not welcome in Kelowna park Kelowna‘s Kinsmen Park is likely to remain off limits to off-leash dogs. City officials are backing away from plans to include the waterfront park at the end of Patterson Avenue as a place where dogs can run free and swim in Okanagan Lake. 8/17/2008 6:29:35 AM

Grizzly mauls man in Alberta A grizzly bear mauled and seriously injured a man in northern Alberta on Saturday. RCMP said the man was hiking northeast of Cadomin early in the morning when he was attacked. They said he had not spotted the bear and didn't realize it was nearby.
8/17/2008 6:02:20 AM

Ottawa Widower reunited with beloved dog An 83-year-old Ottawa man has been reunited with his beloved canine companion after police discovered the vehicle he thought had been stolen in the parking lot of the St. Laurent Shopping Centre Saturday night. 8/16/2008 11:48:06 PM

Heartbroken senior searches for dog stolen from shopping centre Gilles Marion, an 83-year-old Ottawa man, was taken to Hospital Friday with an ailment that doctors were powerless to treat: a broken heart. Dr. Marion's beloved dog Brynn has been missing since Tuesday when his car, with Brynn inside, was stolen from a handicapped parking spot. 8/16/2008 6:44:35 AM