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2023 wildfire emissions were quadruple Canada's annual fossil fuel emissions: study

2023 wildfire emissions were quadruple Canada's annual fossil fuel emissions: study

Planet-warming emissions released by Canada's record-breaking 2023 wildfires were quadruple the country's fossil fuel emissions for the previous year, and were surpassed only by the three most high-emitting countries, a new NASA study has found.
Doctors, nurses say Alberta plan to transfer hospitals alarming and concerning

Doctors, nurses say Alberta plan to transfer hospitals alarming and concerning

EDMONTON — Alberta's doctors and nurses say they have questions and concerns about the government's plan to off-load underperforming hospitals to third-party operators. Dr.

In a north Texas county, dazed residents sift through homes mangled by a tornado

VALLEY VIEW, Texas (AP) — The dazed residents of a north Texas county sifted through their mangled homes on Sunday after seven people there were killed when a tornado ripped through the remote region near the tiny community of Valley View.
FEMA opens disaster recovery centers in Vermont after last month's floods

FEMA opens disaster recovery centers in Vermont after last month's floods

BERLIN, Vt. (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opened disaster recovery centers in Vermont communities hit hard by violent flooding in mid-July while Gov.
Killings of invasive owls to ramp up on US West Coast in a bid to save native birds

Killings of invasive owls to ramp up on US West Coast in a bid to save native birds

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Calgarians do better on second day of water rationing as pipe repairs continue

Calgarians do better on second day of water rationing as pipe repairs continue

CALGARY — City officials say Calgarians are getting better at cutting down on their water use, but need to do more to stop the taps from potentially running dry. The city says 497 million litres of water were used on Tuesday.
FEMA opens disaster recovery centers in Vermont after last month's floods

FEMA opens disaster recovery centers in Vermont after last month's floods

BERLIN, Vt. (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opened disaster recovery centers in Vermont communities hit hard by violent flooding in mid-July while Gov.
Following protests, DeSantis says plan to develop state parks is 'going back to the drawing board'

Following protests, DeSantis says plan to develop state parks is 'going back to the drawing board'

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that a controversial proposal by his administration to develop golf courses, pickleball courts and hotels at state parks is “going back to the drawing board.
Workers are breaching Klamath dams, which will let salmon swim freely for first time in a century

Workers are breaching Klamath dams, which will let salmon swim freely for first time in a century

Workers are breaching the final dams on a key section of the Klamath River on Wednesday, clearing the way for salmon to swim freely through a major watershed near the California-Oregon border for the first time in more than a century as the largest d
Following protests, DeSantis says plan to develop state parks is 'going back to the drawing board'

Following protests, DeSantis says plan to develop state parks is 'going back to the drawing board'

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that a controversial proposal by his administration to develop golf courses and pickleball courts at state parks is “going back to the drawing board.
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