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Faithful mates, hot tempers form primal life for gannets

Faithful mates, hot tempers form primal life for gannets

PERCE, Quebec (AP) — Northern gannets share two maxims familiar to humans: “home sweet home” and “don't tread on me.” They pack together on a Bonaventure Island plateau like New York commuters jamming a subway, only they're louder.
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After hurricanes, program aims to help alleviate stress

After hurricanes, program aims to help alleviate stress

SLIDELL, La. (AP) — The 10 women gathered on yoga mats in a New Orleans suburb, the lights dimmed. “I'd like to invite you to close your eyes," instructor Stephanie Osborne said in a soothing voice from the front of the room.
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Activists throw maple syrup at Emily Carr painting at Vancouver art gallery protest

VANCOUVER — Climate activists calling for an end to a gas pipeline project in northern British Columbia threw maple syrup on an Emily Carr painting and glued themselves to the wall on Saturday at the Vancouver Art Gallery.
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UN climate talks reach halftime with key issues unresolved

UN climate talks reach halftime with key issues unresolved

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — It's half-way time at the U.N. climate talks in Egypt, with negotiators still working on draft agreements before ministers arrive next week to push for a substantial deal to fight climate change.
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Remnants of hurricane Nicole bring heavy rain to southern Quebec and Atlantic region

Remnants of hurricane Nicole bring heavy rain to southern Quebec and Atlantic region

MONTREAL — The remnants of hurricane Nicole dumped heavy rainfall across much of southern Quebec and Atlantic Canada on Saturday. Almost 13,000 homes and businesses in Nova Scotia were without electricity on Saturday morning.
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Brazil will be climate leader, says ex-minister Marina Silva

Brazil will be climate leader, says ex-minister Marina Silva

SHARM el-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Marina Silva, a former environmental minister and potential candidate for the job again, on Saturday brought a message to the U.N.
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Midway through UN climate talks, Egypt pushes to bridge gaps

Midway through UN climate talks, Egypt pushes to bridge gaps

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Egypt is pushing to bridge the gaps between negotiating parties at the United Nations’ climate conference as negotiators Saturday finalize draft deals as the first week of the summit wraps up in the seaside resort of Sha
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Droughts, rising seas put Cuba's agriculture under threat

Droughts, rising seas put Cuba's agriculture under threat

BATABANO, Cuba (AP) — Yordán Díaz Gonzales pulled weeds from his fields with a tractor until Cuba's summer rainy season turned them into foot-deep red mud. Now it takes five farmhands to tend to Díaz’s crop.
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In Egypt, host of COP27, a small step toward green energy

In Egypt, host of COP27, a small step toward green energy

BENBAN, Egypt (AP) — From a distance, the endless landscape of solar panels stretching toward the horizon can easily be mistaken for crops nearing harvest.
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Voting begins for Green leadership as candidates look to revitalize embattled party

Voting begins for Green leadership as candidates look to revitalize embattled party

OTTAWA — After a disappointing federal election result last year, a series of public scandals over internal conflicts and continued a downward trend in fundraising, the federal Green Party is getting ready to install a new leader — or leaders.
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