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Target shutting down in Canada after only two years

By Megan Thompson

Target announced Thursday that it will shut down its struggling operations in Canada, less than two years after its launch there.

Monarch butterflies could get endangered species status

By PBS News Hour

Every year, millions of North American monarch butterflies head south for the winter -- but recently their numbers have plummeted by up to 90 percent. In Washington, responding to a petition submitted by conservation organizations, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife…

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Canadian university suspends 13 dentistry students for misogynistic Facebook group

By Colleen Shalby

Thirteen fourth-year male dentistry students were suspended from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia after a Facebook group called “DDS Gentlemen's Club” filled with violent sexual comments about their female peers was discovered.

Why are snowy owls moving so far from their Arctic home? And where can I spot one?

By Lorna Baldwin

Why are so many snowy owls popping up thousands of miles from their Arctic stomping grounds? Bird experts say the most likely reason is an abundance of rodents (lemmings are their prey of choice) in northern Quebec last year, and…

Denmark stakes claim to oil-rich North Pole

By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy

On Monday, the European nation delivered an official claim to a United Nations council in New York, part of a the race to own the Arctic that includes Norway, Canada and Russia.

FAA issues commercial drone permits to 4 more companies

By Joan Lowy, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Under pressure from Congress to speed access to U.S. skies for commercial drones, the government granted four companies permission Wednesday to use drones for aerial surveillance, construction site monitoring and oil rig flare stack inspections.

Canada launches first air strikes against Islamic State targets

By Joshua Barajas

Over the weekend, Canadian fighter jets launched the country’s first airstrikes against ISIS strongholds since joining the U.S.-led campaign to combat the extremist group in Iraq, Canada’s defense minister said.

The Rob Ford era ends, as Toronto elects a new mayor

By Rob Gillies, Associated Press

TORONTO — Toronto’s next mayor will be a straight-laced, button down moderate conservative — almost the polar opposite of current Mayor Rob Ford, whose term was plagued by scandals involving public drinking and illegal drug use.

News Wrap: NYC police call hatchet attack a 'terrorist act'

By PBS News Hour

In our news wrap Friday, a hatchet attack on four rookie police officers in New York is being labeled a “terrorist act.” The suspect, who was killed, was a recent convert to Islam but had no ties to international terrorism.

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