Topic: Nova Scotia

Paul Watson spices up Canada seal hunt fight

Controversial Whale Wars captain Paul Watson has spiced up opposition to the Canada seal hunt -- offering $50,000 to anyone who can prove Harp seals wastefully eat cod. Canadian senators – in a snub to the EU – promise to keep seal meat on Parliament's menu for as long as the animals are in season.

Is a killer whale a moral being?

Philip Hoare, author of "The Whale," has spent years studying these mysterious creatures and what surprises him most is how little we actually know.

The teams behind every Olympic athlete: parents, friends, fans

Athletes at the Vancouver Olympics have usually gotten there with the backing of a small army of supporters who encourage, chastise, bolster, and fund. Just ask US skeleton's Noelle Pikus-Pace or US luger Mark Grimmette.

Fatal coyote attack: How dangerous are coyotes?

Coyote populations are growing, in the wild as well as in populated areas where they hunt for pets and garbage. But attacks are rare and, statistically speaking, coyotes are far less of a threat than pit bulls.

Growing and celebrating giant pumpkins

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Tuna’s plight is a problem the world must solve

Too many boats and technology that is too good mean that nations must cooperate to preserve tuna and other fish stocks.

A Paradise Built in Hell

When disaster strikes, ordinary human beings very often do extraordinary things.

East Coast to get ringside seat for shuttle Discovery's launch, V 2.0

Hurricane Bill targets Canada: How often does that happen?

The storm was steaming toward Newfoundland Sunday. It would not be the first hurricane to hit Canada.

Classic review: 1776

A gripping account of 1776 – a year of "sustained suffering" and "phenomenal courage."

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After You've Gone

A college professor travels abroad after the untimely deaths of his wife and son.

Canadians pull together under a blanket of snow

Rare coast-to-coast white Christmas refreshes sense of unity.

Will NATO do more for Obama?

Obama's popularity abroad may not get him the extra forces in Afghanistan from NATO allies.

Buoys help ships steer clear of right whales

Far inland, scientists listen for slow, shallow swimmers.

One couple’s attempt to win a giant pumpkin competition

The Swensons and their neighbors (it takes a community to raise a 375-pound gourd) enter 'Daisy' in the Fryeburg Fair in rural Maine. Does she win?

Garden 'siteseeing' around the world

Garden blogs in Croatia, New Zealand, Germany, and Canada.

Nova Scotia's pre-Jurasic park

The Canadian province is home to a surprising number of famous fossil discoveries that track Earth's history back hundreds of millions of years.

Rhode Island’s tropical visitors

High-jump champion bug

Fuel prices threaten key Canadian lifeline: ferries

Sky-high fuel prices have seen a 30-percent rise in fuel surcharges for the Newfoundland ferry since July 2007.

Reporters on the Job

Right whales entangled by politics

To researchers’ chagrin, measures that might save more of the rare animals have been held up by the White House.