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On Sunday, April 28, 2024, our family lost a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Trudy, born in Port Arthur on June 6, 1936, to Thomas and Geraldine McDonald, passed away peacefully with family by her side to comfort her.
Bears, elk, eagles, dogs and whales all featured in some of our best-loved reporting from the North Shore
Bears, elk, eagles, dogs and whales all featured in some of our best-loved North Van and West Van articles
Bears, elk, eagles, dogs and whales all featured in some of our best-loved North Van and West Van articles
Most wild bees are solitary, but one tiny species of carpenter bees fastidiously cares for and raises their offspring, an act that translates into huge benefits to the developing bee’s microbiome, development and health, found York University researchers. Without maternal care the pathogen load of these developing bees ballooned – 85 per cent of were fungi, while eight per cent were bacteria – which can impact their microbiome, a critical component of bee health, as well as their development, immune system and gene expression.