Unpublished Newswire
Are pigeons domesticated? Or are they wild? They are not pets, though they are sometimes treated that way, fed crumbs and spoken to, trained to expect kindness. Pigeons do not live on the periphery of cities like seagulls or geese. They are right in it, sometimes literally indoors, and they never leave. They are urban wildlife but they are not wild. They do not migrate. They eat what they can find in a city. A city pigeon has no more business in the actual wilderness than a Yorkshire terrier. But in the city, even among cars and other hostilities, pigeons are unflappable. You can shoo...
May 21, 2026 - 12:51 | Joseph Brean | National Post
An outbreak of a rare Ebola strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda cast its pall over Canada on Wednesday. Health authorities in Ontario announced that a man who’d recently travelled to the East African region was now being tested for exposure to the Bundibugyo strain of the severe, often fatal disease. Simultaneously, an Air France flight bound for Detroit was diverted to Montreal because a Congolese passenger had boarded “in error” when departing Paris. Here’s what to know about the threat of Ebola in Canada and the outbreak in East Africa. What’s happening in...
May 21, 2026 - 12:43 | Kenn Oliver | National Post
Thanks to the workings of an as-yet-to-form El Niño, the Atlantic basin is expected to see a quieter-than-normal hurricane season.
May 21, 2026 - 12:38 | | CBC News - Canada
Between 2010 and 2020, rural regions in Quebec, Ontario and the Prairies had the highest rates, while Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver had the lowest rates.
May 21, 2026 - 12:37 | Adriana Fallico | Global News - Canada
An independent watchdog says the RCMP mishandled every aspect of a case involving a Nova Scotia woman who had reported being sexually assaulted by a neighbour who later killed her.
May 21, 2026 - 12:34 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
The RCMP said the agreement with China's public security ministry signed in January 'outlines specific forms of mutual collaboration,' but did not give further details.
May 21, 2026 - 12:34 | Sean Boynton | Global News - Canada
