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B.C. boaters ordered to remove drainage plugs to prevent spread of whirling disease
VICTORIA — British Columbia's chief veterinarian has issued an order making it illegal to transport boats or other watercraft without removing the drain plug to prevent the spread of whirling disease.
May 16, 2024 6:10 PM
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California's water tunnel to cost $20 billion. State officials say the benefits are worth it
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov.
May 16, 2024 6:07 PM
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US Coast Guard says Texas barge collision may have spilled up to 2,000 gallons of oil
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Early estimates indicate up to 2,000 gallons of oil may have spilled into surrounding waters when a barge carrying fuel broke free from a tugboat and slammed into a bridge near Galveston, Texas, the U.S.
May 16, 2024 6:00 PM
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US proposes ending new federal leases in nation's biggest coal region
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday proposed an end to new coal leasing from federal reserves in the most productive coal mining region in the U.S.
May 16, 2024 5:02 PM
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The latest news on wildfires in Canada as thousands forced from homes in the West
Wildfires have forced thousands out of several communities in Western Canada. Roughly 6,600 residents have been evacuated out of parts of Fort McMurray, Alta., while the rest of the city remains on evacuation alert. In Fort Nelson, B.C.
May 16, 2024 4:56 PM
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Poilievre would rather 'watch the country burn' than fight climate change: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre's pledges to axe carbon pricing come at a time of wildfires and other disasters and Poilievre would rather "watch the country burn" than continue the fight against climate change.
May 16, 2024 2:42 PM
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Nova Scotia premier wants equal treatment for isthmus after feds buy Quebec bridge
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston called on Ottawa Thursday to apply consistent criteria in the funding of important transportation links, saying needs should be assessed the same in every region of the country.
May 16, 2024 2:11 PM
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Experts say coral reef bleaching near record level globally because of 'crazy' ocean heat
Ocean temperatures that have gone “crazy haywire” hot, especially in the Atlantic , are close to making the current global coral bleaching event the worst in history. It's so bad that scientists are hoping for a few hurricanes to cool things off.
May 16, 2024 12:43 PM
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As Zambia schools take on climate change, one teen is spreading the word in sign language
KASAMA, Zambia (AP) — Every morning, Bridget Chanda places her prosthetic legs beside her bed, pulls on her stockings and pushes the remains of her limbs into the prosthetics as best she can.
May 15, 2024 8:11 PM
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A second scourge is battering Brazil's flooded south: Disinformation
SAO PAULO (AP) — While flooding that has devastated Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state has yet to subside, another scourge has spread across the region: disinformation on social media that has hampered desperate efforts to get aid to hundreds of thousa
May 15, 2024 6:46 PM
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