A move by the Mounties to doff their fur hats in favour of more animal-friendly tuques has been overturned by the federal Conservatives. Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq told the House of Commons ...

Canada's famed Royal Canadian Mounted Police force — also known as the Mounties — announced it's in the market for nearly 5,000 muskrat fur hats. The fur of the cold-weather rodents is very insulating ...

N.W.T. fur harvesters are welcoming the recent decision by the federal government that overturns a plan to phase out Mounties' muskrat fur hats and replace them with tuques. "In the industry you ...

A national fur lobby says it raised objections with federal ministers upon learning the RCMP planned to begin outfitting officers with tuques instead of muskrat hats. Glen Doucet of the Fur Institute ...

A national fur organization says it raised objections with federal cabinet ministers upon learning the RCMP planned to begin outfitting officers with tuques instead of muskrat hats. The Fur Institute ...

A Manitoba MP passionately defended the trapping industry Tuesday after the RCMP said it was phasing out its fur toques in favour of more animal-friendly head gear. "When I heard about the RCMP ...

The RCMP has decided to listen to the cries of animal-rights activists and discontinue the use of muskrat fur in its standard-issue winter hat. “The RCMP has listened to the views and concerns of the ...

A muskrat feeds on the roots of a plant near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The RCMP has requested 4,470 winter hats made of muskrat fur; each one requires the pelts of two to three muskrats. Shawn Gust The ...

N.W.T. fur harvesters are welcoming the recent decision by the federal government that overturns a plan to phase out Mounties' muskrat fur hats and replace them with tuques. "In the industry you ...