ca-hotdailynews: 2015-08-28 Canada English Science

Injured orca killer whale in BC struck by boat propeller
AmeriPublications
An injured orca killer whale was likely struck by a boat propeller on Saturday in Johnston Strait off Vancouver Island. The injuries are most prominent on the killer whale's flank and dorsal fin. Aquarium officials expect the whale to recover, but know ...
Injured orca whale in B.C. waters cut by boater's propeller   Digital Journal
EXCLUSIVE: Self-Mutilation by a Young Whale at Vancouver Aquarium   One Green Planet
Boat strike blamed for young killer whale's wound   Vancouver Sun
The Hullabaloo Online
Techie News
CBC.ca
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CBC.ca

Drone operator fined more than $1000 for allegedly getting too close to orca pod
CBC.ca
An American drone operator and photographer have been slapped with hefty fine for allegedly getting too close to a pod of orcas in Washington state. The footage captured in the Haro strait, just east of Vancouver Island, is incredible but one of the ...
Two ticketed for flying drones too close to orcas near Vancouver Island   CTV News
Orca video leads to fines   Castanet.net
Drone pilots filming orcas fined $1K each for flying too close   Mother Nature Network (blog)

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Canada's space elevator explained
CTV News
It's a lofty idea. Yeah, I went there. Thoth Technology,Inc., an Eastern Ontario-based aerospace company, recently announced it has been granted a U.S. patent for its ambitious design for a space elevator. The elevator column will reach 20 kilometres ...
Canadian Company Excited About Space Elevator   E Canada Now
Newfoundland woman working on elevator to space   CBC.ca
Thoth's space elevator: The idea spawned in a remote forest in Eastern Ontario   Techie News
AmeriPublications
The Hullabaloo Online
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Agencies and organizations push for algae bloom action
AmeriPublications
Environmental agencies and organizations are calling for prompt action as an extremely large algae bloom invades Lake Erie. Environmentalists are reminding everyone of the devastating effects the algae bloom had on Pelee Island. This bloom is expected ...

Algae bloom action urged by environmentalists   CTV News
Agencies Push For Algae Bloom Action   The Hullabaloo Online
algal bloom could grow difficult   Toledo Blade
Windsor Star (blog)
Techie News
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CBC.ca

Neon jackfish leaves Yellowknife fisherman stumped
CBC.ca
It's not the Loch Ness monster, but a Yellowknife angler has ignited debate of his own after landing, and then releasing, a fluorescent green pike while fishing in Great Slave Lake. Fish mouth. The pike's lower lip was the most discoloured part, said ...
See the strange neon pike that left fishermen baffled   The Weather Network
Yellowknife man catches 'neon pike' on Great Slave Lake   My Yellowknife Now

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ABEX finalists announced by Sask. Chamber of Commerce
Regina Leader-Post
The ABEX Awards will be presented at TCU Place in Saskatoon Oct. 24. (Michelle Berg / The StarPhoenix). Photograph by: Michelle Berg , The StarPhoenix. REGINA — The finalists for the 2015 Achievement in Business Excellence (ABEX) awards were ...

Special air quality statement for Saskatoon, Regina for poor air quality   Globalnews.ca
Saskatoon well-represented at soccer club nationals   Saskatoon StarPhoenix

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NASA captures closest images yet of dwarf planet Ceres
Toronto Star
NASA has captured the closest images ever taken of dwarf planet Ceres, which lies between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt. The Dawn mission spacecraft was still 1,470 kilometres away from the planet when it took the 140 metres per pixel ...
NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Explores Dwarf Planet Ceres   iTech Post
Ceres mountain even stranger up close   KRMG
Ceres close up   Nanowerk
KRWG News22
Express.co.uk
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1A Satellite Catches Jakobshavn Glacier Shedding Ice
Bulletin Leader
Ice calving has resulted in the Jakobshavn glacier retreating inland, causing nearly 5 square miles of ice loss. It is said that the 12.4km sq chunk is among the largest ever witnessed to peel off from the ice glacier's front. Radar images feature the ...
Greenland glacier calves massive iceberg   The Weather Space
Jakobshavn Glacier: How Fast Is The 'World's Fastest Melting' Glacier   Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News (blog)
Greenland glacier loses chunk the size of Manhattan   Lid Time - Weird News, Entertainment, News Headlines (blog)
Inhabitat (blog)
Rapid News Network
Toronto Star
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