Despite the world’s 2020 goal to protect at least 10% of the world’s oceans, only 4% of it actually lies within marine protected areas, according to new research from the University of B.C. Institute for Ocean and Fisheries. UBC Institute for Ocean and Fisheries researchers found that major swaths of the ocean must still be protected to reach even the …

Twitter went wild last night when Ruby Rose addressed the crowd at the MTV EMAs as “Ladies and gentleman and everyone in between.” Ruby Rose has previously said she doesn’t identify with one gender. “Gender fluidity is not really feeling like you’re at one end of the spectrum or the other,” Rose told Elle earlier this year. “I definitely don’t …

The World Health Organization has deemed that processed meats — such as bacon, sausages and hot dogs — cause cancer. Twenty-two scientists from all over the world met and concluded that processed meat is as dangerous as cigarettes. But, this new report doesn’t mean a total pork ban. “Food may not always be as healthy as we think it is, …

The news for lions (Panthera leo) just keeps getting worse. A surprising new study finds that most African lion populations have declined by 50 percent over the past 20 years. Even worse, the number of big cats is likely to shrink another 50 percent in the next two decades. A team of scientists from global wild cat conservation organisation Panthera, …

Robin Thicke has admitted that he was ‘high or drunk’ during every interview he gave in 2013 as part of a court case dealing with plagiarism of his hit song “Blurred Lines”. “I didn’t do a single interview last year without being high on both [alcohol and Vicodin],” Thicke admitted during a deposition video filmed in 2014. The deposition was …

Jimmy Fallon injured his hand last night after taking a hard fall, and by the looks of it, a bottle of booze could be to blame. The late-night host was honored Saturday by Harvard University’s humor magazine Harvard Lampoon, but took a tumble and mildly injured his right hand, just four months after he almost lost a finger on his …

The suspect in a car crash that killed four people and wounded nearly 50 at Oklahoma State University’s homecoming parade on Saturday faces four charges of second-degree murder, police said. Adacia Chambers, 25, is alleged to have driven her car into a crowd of people Saturday afternoon. She was arrested Saturday on suspicion of DUI and police announced the murder …

A B.C. filmmaker captured a remarkable sight off the coast of Victoria this week. Mike Walker, owner of Roll Focus Productions, was shooting a promotional video with Eagle Wing Tours whale-watching company near Victoria, B.C. when the group came across an orca hunt in action.

Montreal and the province of Quebec have unveiled plans to install 106 charging stations for electric cars around the city by next spring. The government says more than 50 per cent of Quebec’s more than 7,000 registered electric cars are in Montreal.

A whale of a baby boom is unfolding in Southern waters right now and a new addition has just surfaced. The newborn since tagged “J53” was spotted off San Juan Island and is now the sixth calf born into the population this year. The baby orca was seen in Haro Strait traveling with J17, also known as Princess Angeline. 38-year-old …

Tour Boat Carrying 27 People Sinks Off British Columbia Coast; at Least five Dead. The 20-metre Leviathan II, operated by Jamie’s Whaling Station, made a mayday call late on Sunday afternoon.