Two dogs found shot by hunting arrows in Kananaskis are recovering in Calgary after surgery. A Good Samaritan managed to catch the dogs after they were spotted Friday in Kananaskis Country. The dogs were turn over to a Calgary animal rescue group which has started a fundraiser to help cover medical costs.

Vancouver Aquarium officials say an adult male California sea lion is being treated at their Marine Mammal Rescue Centre after being rescued from Salt Spring Island. Veterinarians with the Vancouver Aquarium were alerted about a sea lion in rough shape and headed out for the rescue.

Rovers on Mars have captured images of dust devils before, but this might be the best one we’ve ever seen. The photo shows the six-wheeled robot’s tracks in the foreground, leading up the north-facing slope of “Knudsen Ridge”, which forms part of the southern edge of “Marathon Valley”.

A new Facebook tool will help users who are blind or have visual impairments “see” photos by describing what’s in them. Automatic alternative text is a new development that generates a description of an image using object recognition technology, enabling visually impaired and blind users to envisage the content of a photo.

MRI Scans Link Insomnia To Abnormalities In Brain’s Communication Networks. Doctors have long known that people who suffer from insomnia are at risk of depression, anxiety and mood problems. Using a sophisticated MRI technique, researchers have found abnormalities in the brain’s white matter tracts in patients with insomnia. Results of the study were published online in the journal Radiology.

Porsche is not at fault for the fiery crash that killed actor Paul Walker almost three years ago, a federal judge ruled Monday. Following a suit filed by the widow of Roger Rodas in which she claimed that Porsche should be held responsible for the lack of several safety features in the Carrera GT that her husband was driving, U.S. …

The federal agency responsible for monitoring money laundering across the country said that it has fined a Canadian bank more than $1.1-million for failing to report a suspicious transaction, a hefty penalty that is designed to send a message of deterrence in the financial sector. The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, or FINTRAC, published an overview of …

A Marine dog named “Lucca” has been honored with the highest gallantry award reserved for animals. A retired US Marine Corps dog who protected the lives of allied troops in Iraq and Afghanistan has been honored with the PDSA Dickin Medal – the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross, the UK’s highest award for gallantry. The 12-year-old German Shepherd called …

Chelsea Handler slammed Donald Trump on Monday with social media photos in which she poses nude with the message, “Trump Is A Butt Hole,” written across her back and behind. If so inclined, see the pictures below. “Sometimes we swim above water and sometimes we swim on the sea floor,” Handler captioned her nude Instagram photo. “I’ll meet you wherever …

Erik Bauersfeld, a longtime voice actor who spent three decades as the director of drama and literature at KPFA, Berkeley’s listner-funded public radio station, died Sunday at the age of 93. Erik Bauersfeld uttered arguably one of the most famous lines from the seven-film series so far, the phrase “It’s a trap!” in the third instalment Return of the Jedi …

The population of the world’s largest primate, Grauer’s gorilla, found only in the conflict-plagued Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has declined by 77 percent in 20 years according to a new report. Grauer’s gorillas – the world’s largest gorilla subspecies weighing up to 400 pounds – are closely related to the better known mountain gorilla. The subspecies is restricted …