Bats

• Doctors detail 2024 Ontario child rabies death in effort to warn about contact with bats

  The 11-year-old boy was at a cottage in northern Ontario in the summer of 2024 and was awoken by a bat lying on his nose and mouth, the case report said.  

  Health

  Jun 29
  
• University of Saskatchewan researchers study bats to combat future pandemics

  To most people, bats are seen as a creepy creature lurking in the night, but they could be a key component in pandemic research according to a VIDO research team at the U of S.

  Health

  Jul 28, 2025
  
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• Bat infestation plaguing N.B. high school results in closure for remainder of year

  Students at a northwestern New Brunswick school are being sent to other locations for the rest of the school year due to a bat infestation.

  Canada

  Apr 28, 2025
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• Bats take over this New Brunswick school. Some students say they were even chased

  Some New Brunswick students have been literally dodging bats -- the flying creatures -- while their high school deals with an infestation.

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2025
• Bats force Saskatchewan family out of Spiritwood home

  A Spiritwood family battling an infestation of bats since 2022 was forced to foreclose their home this year, claiming a lack of policy and support played a key role in the issue.

  Environment

  Oct 18, 2024
• Concerns of white-nose syndrome in bats prompts Okanagan call to action

  Last year, the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats was detected in Grand Forks, B.C. The BC Community Bat Program is asking people to watch for sick or dead bats.

  Environment

  Feb 7, 2024
• Quebec introducing new rule to reduce bat deaths linked to wind farms

  The department says increasing turbine cut-in speeds has proven effective elsewhere and should significantly reduce the risk of bats colliding with turbines in Quebec.

  Environment

  Dec 21, 2023
• Bat infestation leaves Spiritwood, Sask. family feeling defeated

  A family in Spiritwood, Sask. has been struggling to remove bats from their home.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2023
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• Weapons and youth highlighted in several Saskatoon police incidents

  Saskatoon police received several calls over the weekend related to weapons and youth.

  Crime

  Sep 25, 2023
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• Tests from a pair of bats confirm Hamilton’s first two rabies cases for 2023

  Hamilton recorded its first rabies cases for 2023 after two bats tested positive for the affliction in the last few weeks. Citizens are reminded that it is prime tick season, too.

  Health

  Jun 8, 2023