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British Columbia's record-breaking wildfire season, by the numbers

British Columbia's record-breaking wildfire season, by the numbers

British Columbia's wildfire season is now the most destructive on record, with about 14,000 square kilometres of the province burned, surpassing the previous high of 13,543 square kilometres set in 2018.
Drones, ATVs hamper B.C.'s wildfire fighting efforts during record-breaking season

Drones, ATVs hamper B.C.'s wildfire fighting efforts during record-breaking season

Firefighters battling hundreds of blazes in British Columbia say they've been facing more than the usual obstacles when "irresponsible" members of the public interfere with operations.
Miami-Dade County moves forward with new rules to protect workers from extreme heat

Miami-Dade County moves forward with new rules to protect workers from extreme heat

MIAMI (AP) — With record heat in Florida and the rest of the U.S., officials in Miami-Dade County are moving to protect about 80,000 outdoor workers in the construction and agriculture trades.
N.B. and N.S. premiers to apply for federal funding to protect crucial isthmus

N.B. and N.S. premiers to apply for federal funding to protect crucial isthmus

MONCTON, N.B. — The premiers of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia say they will apply for federal funding to help protect a vital land corridor linking the two provinces.
Filmmaker James Cameron calls Titan submersible implosion 'extreme outlier'

Filmmaker James Cameron calls Titan submersible implosion 'extreme outlier'

Canadian filmmaker and deepsea explorer James Cameron said Tuesday that the implosion of the Titan submersible that killed five people last month was an extreme outlier in decades of safe exploration.
CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here's what you need to see and know today

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here's what you need to see and know today

Through smoky, yellowed air, they watch as the fires burn at the edge of their city.
Bison attack visitors in North Dakota and Wyoming national parks

Bison attack visitors in North Dakota and Wyoming national parks

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A bison severely injured a Minnesota woman on Saturday in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the National Park Service said in a statement on Tuesday.
After devastating 2022 hurricane season, AAA not renewing some insurance policies in Florida

After devastating 2022 hurricane season, AAA not renewing some insurance policies in Florida

ORLANDO, Fla.

Officials worry about confusion with Alaska's tsunami-warning alert system

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Confusion around an emergency alert received by Alaska residents in areas not at risk of a potential tsunami after a major weekend earthquake could shake public confidence in the warning system, local officials said.
Boy who died from asthma amid wildfire smoke is 'face of climate crisis,' doctor says

Boy who died from asthma amid wildfire smoke is 'face of climate crisis,' doctor says

A nine-year-oldB.C.boy who died from asthma exacerbated by wildfire smoke is "the face of the climate crisis in Canada right now," the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) said on Tuesday. The group's president, Dr.
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