A county in southern Ontario is looking for help with thousands of stray and feral cats.
Norfolk County, on the north shore of Lake Erie, has a population of about 65,000 people and, according to the nearest humane society, an estimated 30,000 free-range felines.
In May, the county put out a call for proposals for a cat control program.
MANILA, Philippines — In one of the world’s most disputed waters, the puny Philippine navy doesn’t stand a chance against China’s flotilla of combat ships. So when diplomacy went nowhere and Beijing’s ships seized a disputed shoal and surrounded another reef, Filipino officials took a desperate step: They went to court.
WASHINGTON — In presenting himself as the “law and order” candidate for president, Donald Trump portrays a nation of lawlessness and disorder.
That grim picture may speak to the visceral fears of voters of a country “out of control,” as Trump put it. It does not, though, reflect a trend of declining crime that has been unfolding over 25 years.
RICHMOND, Va. — Dirtier rivers or higher electric prices.
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Officials are responding to fears in southwest Florida about a massive algae bloom fouling waters on the state’s Atlantic coast.
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran announced Monday that three dual nationals and a foreigner held in the country have been indicted on unknown charges, part of a series of detentions in the wake of last year’s nuclear deal with world powers.
HELENA, Mont. — The Lewis & Clark Humane Society is caring for nine dogs a South Korean woman said she saved from being killed for meat.
Two dog farms near Seoul have closed as a result of Humane Society International’s efforts that resulted in the rescue of 80 dogs, Humane Society director Gina Wiest said.
YARMOUTH, Mass. — A busty mermaid sculpted from sand and placed outside a popular Cape Cod restaurant is raising eyebrows and triggering complaints.
OTTAWA — The leaders of the United States, Canada and Mexico pushed back Wednesday on calls for walling off their nations from free trade, arguing that more commerce with the outside world is inevitable and will deliver measurable benefits for their citizens.
SEATTLE — In a case that could have big implications for dams and other development in the Northwest, a federal appeals court panel said Monday that Native American tribes have a right not only to fish for salmon, but for there to be salmon to catch a ruling that affirms the duty of the United States to protect the habitat of the prized fish under treaties dating back more than 150 years.
