Rodents

• Rodents on the rise: 2 Fredericton restaurants shut down after health inspections

  A popular downtown pub and a restaurant were ordered to temporarily close after health inspectors found rodent droppings on site. An expert says the issue is widespread.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2025
  
• City to resume ground squirrel control, animal advocates concerned

  "If that's not possible, we at least do recommend that whatever method is used results in instantaneous death to the animal, with no suffering or distress."

  Environment

  Mar 17, 2025
  
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• Voles wreaking havoc on lawns, Winnipeg pest expert says

  Damage and destruction caused by voles — small rodents related to hamsters and lemmings — has been happening to some local lawns, hidden under heavy snow cover during winter.

  Canada

  Apr 17, 2023
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• Unsanitary conditions, rodents lead to Manitoba business closures by health inspectors

  Food service facilities, as well as hotels with swimming pools or hot tubs, are among the 52 businesses listed in the annual report from Manitoba Health on business violations.

  Health

  Mar 16, 2023
• Town of Lincoln takes on rodent problem in residential areas

  The town will cover 50 per cent, to a maximum of $200, of the cost of a licensed exterminator.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2020
• B.C. ‘rattiest cities list’ says rodents moving into neighbourhoods because of coronavirus

  Vancouver tops Orkin Canada’s annual list for a fourth straight year.

  Canada

  Sep 9, 2020
• Central Alberta village pleads guilty to improper application of pesticide in case that saw 2 dogs die

  The Village of Cereal, the village's foreman and a campground caretaker have pleaded guilty to improper application of a pesticide in a 2017 case that saw two dogs ingest strychnine and later die.

  Environment

  Jan 17, 2020
• Hungry rats led a man to file multiple ICBC claims. Then the insurer withheld the cheddar

  ICBC denied the man's latest claim for damage caused by rats on his property, saying he wasn't doing enough to solve the problem.

  Jan 3, 2020
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• Salmonella illness outbreak linked to snakes, rodents: officials

  The Public Health Agency of Canada says snakes and rodents have been linked to the ongoing outbreak of salmonella illnesses that has now spread to six provinces.

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2019
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• Edmonton Indian bistro reopens after AHS finds evidence of mouse infestation, other health infractions

  A south Edmonton Indian bistro that was ordered by Alberta Health Services to shut down after a public health inspector found a laundry list of violations has reopened. 

  Canada

  Oct 15, 2019