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N.S. to build berm to protect Chignecto Isthmus, still wants Ottawa to pay for it

N.S. to build berm to protect Chignecto Isthmus, still wants Ottawa to pay for it

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government says that in the coming days it will start building a 500-metre-long berm to protect a low-lying land link between the province and New Brunswick.
$55 million plan to give Notre Dame area a green facelift is part of Paris-wide eco plan

$55 million plan to give Notre Dame area a green facelift is part of Paris-wide eco plan

PARIS (AP) — As Notre Dame gears up to reopen its doors in December, Paris is on the verge of a remarkable eco-revival, bringing nature back to the forefront of the City of Light.
DeSantis praises Milton recovery efforts as rising flood waters persist in Florida

DeSantis praises Milton recovery efforts as rising flood waters persist in Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — While there's still more work to do, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday praised Hurricane Milton recovery efforts , saying power has never been restored to so many so quickly after a major storm.
Pulp company fined for releasing 'acutely lethal' wastewater into Alberta river

Pulp company fined for releasing 'acutely lethal' wastewater into Alberta river

PEACE RIVER, Alta. — The operator of a pulp mill in northwestern Alberta has been fined $1 million for letting almost 31 million litres of toxic wastewater flow into the Peace River.
Migrant deaths in New Mexico have increased tenfold

Migrant deaths in New Mexico have increased tenfold

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Ten times as many migrants died in New Mexico near the U.S.
Safe! Florida Aquarium's stingrays ride out Milton in MLB Rays' ballpark tank

Safe! Florida Aquarium's stingrays ride out Milton in MLB Rays' ballpark tank

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Seven cownose stingrays made it safely to a habitat at The Florida Aquarium after riding out Hurricane Milton in a touch tank at Tropicana Field, home of MLB's Tampa Bay Rays .
Family of Tennessee employee who died in Hurricane Helene flooding files wrongful death lawsuit

Family of Tennessee employee who died in Hurricane Helene flooding files wrongful death lawsuit

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
Listeria outbreak linked to plant-based milk seems to be over: PHAC

Listeria outbreak linked to plant-based milk seems to be over: PHAC

The Public Health Agency of Canada says a Listeria outbreak linked to several plant-based milks appears to be over with no additional cases reported since August.
Southern Africa endures its worst hunger crisis in decades. Drought from El Nino to blame, UN says

Southern Africa endures its worst hunger crisis in decades. Drought from El Nino to blame, UN says

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Months of drought in southern Africa triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon have had a devastating impact on more than 27 million people and caused the region's worst hunger crisis in decades, the United Nations' f
King Charles III set to visit Australia and Samoa on a trip spanning a dozen time zones

King Charles III set to visit Australia and Samoa on a trip spanning a dozen time zones

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III, who is 75 and battling cancer, will travel halfway around the world to Samoa this month to take his seat as the head of the Commonwealth and highlight the existential threat that climate change poses for Pacific island
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