It turns out that one of the tiniest creatures of them all is turning into a growing community across the country.
James Wingert, 13 years old, looks at a new ecosystem he’s built to start an ant colony in his northwest Calgary home"I used to be the type of person where you'd come over and then there'd be 500 butterflies in the living room," he said. "I have loved animals all my life and it just happened to be that ants, when I was little, they were the one that kind of caught me the most.
Liu says he can spend hours watching his ants at work and they're smart. He's even potty trained them. "I like to watch their social interactions," he said. "How they each know what to do, even though they only communicate using pheromones and smells in the air." "The biggest thing for me as a parent is you don't always know where your children's interests lie," she said. "And giving them the opportunity to explore and supporting them is critical."Here's when the CPKC holiday train will roll through CalgaryFormer soldier 'Canadian Dave' taken by the Taliban: sources
Top officials in both Canada and the United States are pushing for the need to finalize the Columbia River Treaty to manage water flowing between the two countries before the administration change in America.Intense flooding that hammered British Columbia's coast last month has led to more than $110 million in insured damage claims.
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