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People Power Wins: Alberta Reverses Course on Coal Mining Atop Rocky Mountains
When the current Alberta government tried to repeal a piece of legislation restricting coal mining in the Rockies, Canadians of all varieties banded together...
Retired Alberta Farmer Donates Homestead to Canadian Hikers
"Southern Alberta will soon be sporting a brand new provincial park named Antelope Hill thanks to a generous donation from a retired farmer near...
In World First, Stem Cells Reverse Woman’s Type-1 Diabetes
“I can eat sugar now,” said a woman from Tianjing, China, who recently became the first human to have their type-1 diabetes cured through...
Missing Horse Reunited With its Family After ‘Crazy Journey’
A horse that bolted from the trail in a remote countryside area of Alberta has been found after a "crazy journey" that saw professional...
Good News in History, June 23
137 years ago today, The Rocky Mountains Park Act passed Canadian parliament, establishing Banff National Park, the nation's largest and most famous park. It...
59-year-old Breaks Women’s World Record for the Longest Time in an Abdominal Plank Position
A woman in Alberta just set a new world record for the longest time spent in an abdominal plank position, managing 4 hours, 30...
Dog Named Hero Saves Owner’s Life for Days, Fighting Off Cold and Coyotes and Getting Help
An Akita named 'Hero' saved his owner's life last week in an incredible tale of loyalty and resilience that saw him remain by his...
Mom Runs Wholesome Hair Workshops for Dads to Learn How to Style Daughters’ Hair (Watch)
A mom started leading hair care workshops teaching dads how to manage their daughters’ hair, training more hands to help in the mornings before...
Native American Headdress Set to be Returned to Blackfoot Homeland After Century in UK Museum
A sacred Native American headdress is set to be returned to its original owners, after being displayed in a UK museum for more than...
The 30 Best Things to Come Out of Canada Include Insulin, Peanut Butter–and Ryan Reynolds
A poll of 2,000 adults found many are unaware of the innovations and famous faces that have emanated from America's northern neighbor.
The pacemaker, alkaline...
Absolutely Epic: Watch the Release of a Wild Bison Herd onto Blackfeet Tribal Land
Last Monday, the Blackfeet Nation released 30 wild bison back onto their land, a project 9 years in the making that the tribe believes...
Rare 170-Year-Old Cree Jacket Turns Up at Vintage Shop in UK–and They Want to Reunite It With Its Community
A rare Indigenous Canadian jacket believed to be more than 170 years old has turned up at a vintage clothing warehouse in the UK.
The...
New Year Horoscopes From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...
‘Alien’ Minerals Never Found on Earth Before Reveal Their Traumatic Origin Story
In 2019, prospectors found a meteorite in Somalia while looking for opal which has now revealed three never-before-seen minerals that originated off-Earth.
Since minerals are...
Good Gardening Week 11: Your Absolute Must-Have Gardening Tool – Plus Amazing Photos Sent In For Last Week
Welcome back to Good Gardening! In our Week 10 discussion, we wanted to know how our Good Gardeners tidy up after a busy harvest...
Queensland Continues to Transfer Millions of Acres of Wilderness Back to Aboriginals in Australia
Reprinted with permission from World at Large, a news website of nature, science, health, politics, and travel.
Two former cattle ‘stations’ in the north Australian state...
Chinese Method For Growing Veggies Year-Round in Frigid Canada Really Works–And Has No Heating Costs
A Chinese agronomist has helped Canadian greenhouse technology move forward, curiously by moving backward.
Dong Jianyi uses only materials and the laws of thermodynamics to...
Elderly Man Gets Lessons on Hair and Make-Up to Help His Struggling Wife
A devoted 79-year-old husband visited a beauty school to get lessons in hair and make-up to help his "beautiful" wife who can no longer...
Tribe in Panama Wins Landmark Case Granting Them Stewardship of 400,000 Acres of Pristine Ancestral Forests
A landmark ruling from Panama's Supreme Court has ceded much of the largest nature reserve in Central America to Indigenous land claims.
The Naso tribe...
More Renewable Energy Used in 2020 Than Fossil Fuels For the First Time in World’s 4th Largest Economy
For the first time in history, a combination of wind, solar, and other renewables overtook Germany's coal, oil, and gas, for use as the...