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Author: Bill Graveland
Publication Date: August 17, 2026 - 21:04
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Grizzly bear scaled wire fence to escape enclosure, Calgary Zoo says
August 17, 2026
The Wilder Institute's Calgary Zoo says a bear cub that briefly escaped from his enclosure did so by scaling a three-metre wire and mesh fence. Colleen Baird, the zoo's director of animal care, says an investigation will be held to determine ways to prevent such an escape from happening again.
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OTTAWA — U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said a Canadian minister did not deny it when asked if Canadian negotiators were trying to “blow up” trade negotiations last month. Lutnick, the brash Trump cabinet member who is a close advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, made the claim during an interview on CNBC Wednesday morning when discussing the end of negotiations late Friday Aug. 21. “Friday at 4 o’clock, the Canadians call. They start adding crazy ideas to the mix. So, I said to one of the ministers, ‘are you actually trying to blow this up?’ And his answer to me was, ‘I’m...
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