What a lovely surprise to wake up to... Can't go without thanking my intrepid editor (who doubles as a bad-ass journo himself) -- @jameswsthomson.com was with me the whole way. Every writer should be so lucky.

And congratulations to @arnokopecky.bsky.social for the recognition of his globetrotting guerilla coverage of the Poilievre campaign. He was away from home for basically the entire campaign, writing brilliant and unique dispatches from the back of the room.

Killer whale moms struggle to regain body fat with more offspring. New research from @raincoast.org www.cbc.ca/news/science...

Shrinking cold-water habitat means more whales get caught in nets, research finds www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Bird watching may build better brains, study says www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...

B.C. to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time. It's about time! (get it?) Now the rest of Canada must follow. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Science journalism on the ropes worldwide as US aid cuts bite www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Why an Arctic icon, the snowy owl, must wait so long for legal protection www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

New fossil species discovered on Cape Breton Island may be one of the earliest plant-eating animals - @carleton.ca www.cbc.ca/news/science...

Warming temperatures are shrinking snowpack in key Canadian watersheds, study suggests. New research from Concordia

Ancient Paleo-Inuit people had nautical tech, know-how to cross hazardous Arctic channel. New research from @ucalgary.bsky.social

New Canadian research from @uwaterloo.ca - story from the always excellent @scibri.com

Something very unexpected is happening to Norway’s polar bears www.vox.com/climate/4768...

Thousands of Canadian federal science and health workers’ jobs cut www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Here is the latest on possible job cuts in the Canadian federal public service, including many science and health positions www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

How ‘forest bathing’ keeps lungs healthy - from the always excellent @ericagies.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Is it time to ‘Save the Whales’ all over again? dialogue.earth/en/ocean/is-...

Cape Breton groups alarmed as more Atlantic salmon deemed endangered www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Appeals court upholds ban on fish farms in B.C.'s Discovery Islands www.biv.com/news/resourc...

B.C.’s oceans are turning acidic faster than once thought, study finds www.piquenewsmagazine.com/cover-storie...

B.C. would struggle to contain oil spill off north coast, research suggests www.biv.com/news/environ...

Tens of thousands of marine animals killed or maimed by 'ghost gear' in Canada www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/16/n...

Hey @gennarotomma.bsky.social Just noticed you're not registered for our free, weekly, embargoed newsletter for science journos, with all the latest Canadian enviro research and news. Many US science writers find it useful. sciencemediacentre.ca/site/resourc...

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How facial recognition for bears can help ecologists manage wildlife theconversation.com/how-facial-r...

The same firm ran a campaign to save CBC — and Canada Proud's push to defund it www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/i...

How are California’s birds faring amid ever more frequent wildfires? news.mongabay.com/2025/12/how-...

Trump’s shutdown of climate research centre could push scientists to Canada www.cp24.com/news/world/2...

Canada's 2030 climate target far out of reach, according to federal data www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected theconversation.com/from-record-...

Canada’s North is warming from the ground up, and our infrastructure isn’t ready theconversation.com/canadas-nort...

Arctic Warming Is Turning Alaska’s Rivers Red With Toxic Runoff www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/c...

Top Three Sierra Magazine Articles of 2025 www.sierraclub.org/sierra/top-t...

Orcas Find New Prey in the Arctic: An influx of these powerful, intelligent predators could mean trouble for other marine mammals www.sierraclub.org/sierra/orcas...

From shrinking sea ice to wetter weather, the latest Arctic Report Card catalogues a year of rapid-fire climate change – and the world’s lagging efforts to slow it down. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/scien...

Puppies at work: Inside Canada’s avalanche rescue dog training program. From the excellent @saraheverts.bsky.social canadiangeographic.ca/articles/pup...

Excellent piece by @jennthornhillverma.bsky.social on new study showing Dolphins and orcas can work in surprising harmony to hunt Chinook salmon. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/e93470d...

John Noble Wilford, Times Reporter Who Covered the Moon Landing, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/s...

Orcas and dolphins caught on video collaborating to hunt salmon www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

New calf born to endangered southern resident orcas - BC News www.castanet.net/news/BC/5887...

A rare bright spot for whales: Decades of conservation pay off for endangered population in Canada news.mongabay.com/2025/12/a-ra... 🧪🦑🌎

Endangered whale's 3,000-mile journey from Ireland to Boston shocks scientists - CBS Boston 🧪🌎🦑

Why was 'incredible' giant cedar cut down, despite B.C.'s big-tree protection law? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

2 top climate advisers quit saying Carney government is ignoring its experts www.cbc.ca/news/science...

Great piece about urban biodiversity, from my old friend @margaretmunro.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...