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The beaver is often seen as emblematic of Canada, but the two incidents â and a third episode in February when a beaver wandered into a Toronto metro station â expose the growing friction between the countryâs humans and its booming population of the animals.
Once on the verge of extinction, beavers have made a startling comeback in recent generations both in North America and Europe, with their population once more in the millions in Canada.
âBeavers just have such a tremendous influence on everything around them,â said Glynnis Hood, a professor of environmental science at the University of Alberta who has long studied beavers and their effects on water systems.
It is a gold mine: Rising lumber thefts across Canada
By Daniela Germano article
Lumber at Adams Lumber Company . (File Photo by Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
The Canada Press - The skyrocketing cost of lumber is fuelling a trend that has authorities across the country warning builders to keep their guard up.
Canadian authorities have been warning about the rise in lumber thefts, which has some people quipping on social media that wood has become as desirable as gold.
Det. Sgt. Tosha Ternes of the Saskatoon police said the city has seen a huge jump in thefts at construction sites since 2018.