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Quebec wildfires: Environment Canada lifts smog warnings across the province

MONTREAL — Environment Canada has lifted smog warnings that have been in place across large swaths of Quebec for several days.
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Ontario tracks spread of tick-borne illnesses; top doctor links it to climate change

Ontario tracks spread of tick-borne illnesses; top doctor links it to climate change

TORONTO — Ontario's top doctor expects to see a growing number of cases of three types of tick-borne illness in the province, in addition to Lyme disease — a spread he says is directly linked to climate change.
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A new reality for summer day camps: possible disruptions due to air quality

A new reality for summer day camps: possible disruptions due to air quality

TORONTO — The summertime goal at Nicolas Hurtado’s camp is to get kids playing as much soccer as possible.
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Kelowna Mounties assisting with evacuation efforts as crews battle wildfire

Kelowna Mounties assisting with evacuation efforts as crews battle wildfire

KELOWNA — A wildfire on Knox Mountain in Kelowna, B.C. that spurred the evacuation of more than 400 properties Saturday afternoon is now being held.
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US forest managers urge revelers to swap fireworks for Silly String, but some say not so fast

US forest managers urge revelers to swap fireworks for Silly String, but some say not so fast

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Smokey Bear said it best: “Only you can prevent wildfires.” Following in the footsteps of their famous mascot, U.S.
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Halifax-area beach closed because of toxin-producing algae bloom in lake

Halifax-area beach closed because of toxin-producing algae bloom in lake

HALIFAX — Municipal officials in the Halifax area have closed a popular lakeside beach after the discovery of a toxin-producing blue-green algae bloom. The beach at Springfield Lake in Middle Sackville closed Saturday.
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Climate activists disrupt London Pride march to protest corporate sponsorship

Climate activists disrupt London Pride march to protest corporate sponsorship

LONDON (AP) — The technicolor, dance-filled London Pride march briefly came to a halt Saturday as climate activists blocked a Coca-Cola float to protest event organizers accepting sponsorship money from “high-polluting industries.
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Smog, air quality alerts in place across much of Quebec as wildfires continue to burn

Smog, air quality alerts in place across much of Quebec as wildfires continue to burn

MONTREAL — Environment Canada has issued a smog warning for a large part of Quebec as forest fires continue to burn in the provinces northwest.
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US land managers call off pesticide spraying near the Rio Chama to kill invasive grasshoppers

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Federal land managers have called off plans to spray pesticides near the Rio Chama in northern New Mexico as part of an effort to eradicate invasive grasshoppers .
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Climate change keeps making wildfires and smoke worse. Scientists call it the 'new abnormal'

Climate change keeps making wildfires and smoke worse. Scientists call it the 'new abnormal'

It was a smell that invoked a memory. Both for Emily Kuchlbauer in North Carolina and Ryan Bomba in Chicago. It was smoke from wildfires, the odor of an increasingly hot and occasionally on-fire world.
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