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According to researchers at Norway's Polar Institute, the juvenile fox — which was fitted with a GPS tracking device — covered more than 3,500 kilometres in just 76 days, averaging 46km a day. At one point, its movement rate dropped below 10 kilometres a day for 48 hours. Scientists believe the juvenile, thought to be under a year old when it embarked on its journey, may have encountered bad weather or stopped to "snap up crustaceans from the open water". The second leg of the animal's journey into Canada remains more of a mystery, however. Its transmitter stopped working in...

‘Fox News North’ and the assertive new conservatism: With all the fuss over fake lakes, summit bloat and political mergers, it was easy to miss a significant media development last week: Quebecor Media is launching a news and opinion network to counter mainstream Canadian journalism. "Fox News North" hasn’t even been officially announced, but it’s already causing a stir because of its apparent goals and because its chief organizer is a former top aide to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Kory Teneycke is already signing up right-friendly talent for the new channel, which will clearly attract an audience but also must...