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No return date for 700 Quebecers evacuated because of fears dike could burst

MONTREAL — It's unclear when about 700 people can return to their properties in Quebec's Laurentians region after they were forced out earlier this week because of fears a dike on a nearby river could fail, Public Security Minister François Bonnardel
Brookfield significantly under-reporting emissions: advocacy group report

Brookfield significantly under-reporting emissions: advocacy group report

TORONTO — Advocacy groups say Brookfield Corp.
Florida discontinues manatee winter feeding program after seagrass conditions improve

Florida discontinues manatee winter feeding program after seagrass conditions improve

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
At COP28 summit, activists and officials voice concern over Gaza's environment, devastated by war

At COP28 summit, activists and officials voice concern over Gaza's environment, devastated by war

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As leaders, officials and activists descend on Dubai for United Nations climate talks to discuss saving Earth, another environmental crisis is nearby, and it's raising concerns among summit participants.
Deep-sea mining in the Arctic Ocean gets the green light from Norwegian lawmakers

Deep-sea mining in the Arctic Ocean gets the green light from Norwegian lawmakers

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s minority center-left government and two large opposition parties made a deal Tuesday to open the Arctic Ocean to seabed mineral exploration despite warnings by environmental groups that it would threaten the biodiv
Heavy rains leave at least 12 dead before storm Michaung makes landfall on India's southeast coast

Heavy rains leave at least 12 dead before storm Michaung makes landfall on India's southeast coast

HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Twelve people died in the downpour before Tropical Storm Michaung made landfall along India's southeast coast Tuesday, bringing further torrential rains and strong winds, officials said.
UN agency cites worrying warming trend as COP28 summit grapples with curbing climate change

UN agency cites worrying warming trend as COP28 summit grapples with curbing climate change

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Nations weather agency is reporting that glaciers shrank more than ever from 2011 and 2020 and the Antarctic ice sheet lost 75 percent more compared to the previous ten years, as it released its latest st
British research ship crosses paths with world's largest iceberg as it drifts out of Antarctica

British research ship crosses paths with world's largest iceberg as it drifts out of Antarctica

LONDON (AP) — Britain's polar research ship has crossed paths with the largest iceberg in the world — a “lucky” encounter that enabled scientists to collect seawater samples around the colossal berg as it drifts out of Antarctic waters , the British
'That mountain is shaking': First-of-its-kind assessment considers Indigenous stories

'That mountain is shaking': First-of-its-kind assessment considers Indigenous stories

BANFF, Alta. — An Indigenous elder sits at a table telling a Blackfoot story about the Frank Slide in southern Alberta's Crowsnest Pass.
1,000 homes evacuated in Quebec's Laurentians region over fears dike could burst

1,000 homes evacuated in Quebec's Laurentians region over fears dike could burst

MONTREAL — Hundreds of residents of two municipalities in Quebec's Laurentians region have been ordered to leave their homes because of the risk a nearby dike could burst.