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Polar bear aficionados take note: Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park Zoo is hosting special activities this weekend to mark International Polar Bear Day.

Scientists are trying to better understand how rapidly declining sea ice affects polar bears that are being forced to spend more time on land and change what they eat. Jayme Doll shows you the rare collar-camera footage that reveals how the animals are trying to adapt to life in the melting Arctic.

Senior officers from numerous police forces across the province as well as several public figures jumped into the frigid canal waters on Saturday for the 16th edition of the Polar Bear Challenge at the new Lachine waterfront park in Montreal. Global’s Elizabeth Zogalis was there to catch the action.

As millions of people across Canada prepare for the rare total solar eclipse, Paul Delaney, a physics and astronomy professor from York University joins Antony Robart to discuss this one-in-a-lifetime event and what it could mean for the future of science.

The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) is warning the entire business model of family medicine is failing, with many physicians resorting to own bank accounts to keep their practices afloat. Why some family doctors are giving up, and what one advocate says needs to be done to fix the worsening problem. Ontario-based BTNX received a significant...

Why Travel Manitoba says Churchill is more than just a polar bear town and how they’re hoping to attract more tourists to the area during the winter months.

Hundreds of people rang in 2024 with a splash at the annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear Swim at English Bay. Participants of all ages donned fun costumes and took the plunge into the cold waters.

Auto theft is a rapidly growing problem in Canada, with the country gaining an international reputation as an easy mark. What’s driving the problem; how the federal government plans to put the brakes on this crime; and the suggested solutions from advocates. Cameron Ortis, a former high-level RCMP intelligence official found guilty of leaking top...

Thousands of Vancouverites will be welcoming in the New Year Monday in a way that can only be described as shock to the system – the 104th annual Polar Bear swim. Lisa Pantages, the event founder’s grand daughter, talks about the history and what a newcomer needs to know.

People braved icy cold temperatures on Sunday afternoon for the annual Polar Plunge in Chemong Lake. The event raises money for a number of community causes. As Germain Ma reports, the support this year totally exceeded expectations.

An organization in Churchill hopes to make polar bear research easier with new funding – as bear populations continue to decline. Global’s Katherine Dornian has more – on why experts say understanding these animals – is more important than ever.

Terry Lazarou, with Regina Public Schools, said on Tuesday, “Supervised polar bear clubs offer outdoor activities where students can enjoy the outdoors with the permission of their parents and guardians because we live in a winter province and this weather is a part of life.”

A group of friends participated in their annual polar bear dip at Halifax’s Sir Sanford Fleming Park, in honour of the new year. Ella MacDonald reports.

It’s been nearly a quarter of a century since polar bears were housed at the Calgary Zoo, but now they are back to much fanfare. As Meghan Cobb reports, the design and planning took years to ensure the new exhibit would be right for the animals.

Roman Rabbitskin is so passionate about space that he is recreating the solar system in his neighbourhood.

Josh Gale, president of Gold Star Canadian, joined us on Global News Morning Edmonton to talk about Arctic Tourism and an amazing expedition they have planned for Edmonton this fall.

Two male polar bears are coming to the Calgary Zoo this fall with a new habitat. Michael King reports.

The Calgary Zoo will soon be getting two new residents. Rescued polar bears will occupy it’s new polar bear habitat. As Jayme Doll reports, there’s hope the bears will be ambassadors for their struggling species and habitat.

A pair of polar bears from Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park Zoo will act as ‘ambassadors’ for climate change awareness when they move to Calgary, the zoo’s senior director of zoological operations says.

Four people were rushed to hospital following a fire at a seniors’ apartment complex. Calgary police ask for the public’s help in a shooting in Ranchlands. And the Calgary Zoo will welcome two rescued polar bears with hopes of inspiring conservation.