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Stegosaurus skeleton nicknamed Apex sells for record $44.6m  Al Jazeera EnglishLargest, most intact stegosaurus fossil ever found sells for $44.6m  The GuardianDinosaur skeleton fetches record $44.6m at New York auction  BBC.comKen Griffin buys stegosaurus named ‘Apex’ for record $44.6mn  Financial TimesStegosaurus sells for almost $45 million at Sotheby’s auction, the most for any dinosaur fossil  CBS News

As the summer heat wears on, enjoying some time on your lawn can be a nice way to spend the day.

Blood thinner could be used to treat cobra venom, global study suggests  The GuardianCommon blood-thinning drug neutralises cobra venom  BBC.com

The Goods from ¿CóMO? Taperia Vancouver, BC | ¿CóMO? Taperia’s executive chef Rafael Racela is stepping out of the kitchen and into the ring next month as a contender in Eastside Rumble 2024 (formerly Aprons for Gloves), a community event supporting the Eastside Boxing Club’s mission to provide a safe space, mentorship, and free boxing […]

Calgary could drop down to its lowest level of outdoor water restrictions early next week if the recently repaired feeder main remains stable through the weekend.

VERNON, B.C. – Vernon Fire Chief David Lind likens the Interior B.C. city’s new artificial-intelligence-driven wildfire detection system to a fire alarm in the forest. The system involves cameras and scores of air sensors scattered among trees and other high…The post B.C. city reports on AI wildfire early detection system appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.

A torrential downpour that flooded parts of Toronto and its surrounding areas on Tuesday brought back memories of flash flooding that paralyzed Canada’s largest city more than a decade ago.

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) is downgrading a province-wide fire ban it issued last week.

British Columbia’s premier says his government is providing “full support” to Newfoundland and Labrador’s court challenge over federal equalization payments and mulling its own claim in an effort to ensure fair treatment from Ottawa.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the Canadian economy appears to have achieved a “soft landing” when it comes to taming inflation. A so called “soft landing” refers to a situation where elevated interest rates lower inflation without causing an economy to fall into recession.Central banks around the world have been trying to orchestrate a soft landing for their respective economies ever since inflation spiked coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic. The latest inflation reading in Canada for June showed that consumer prices rose an annualized 2.7%, which is within the 1% to 3…