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Officials advise Albertans to postpone May long weekend plans due to wildfires

Officials advise Albertans to postpone May long weekend plans due to wildfires

Officials are advising Albertans to consider postponing their long weekend plans as nearly 100 wildfires continue to burn throughout the province.

Example of a rewritten Parks Canada plaque at N.L. historic site

Parks Canada is in the process of rewriting many of historic plaques and markers to reflect new scholarship and changing interpretations of Canada's history.
B.C. district postpones climate events, citing intimidation, safety, misinformation

B.C. district postpones climate events, citing intimidation, safety, misinformation

NELSON, B.C. — A British Columbia regional district has postponed a series of climate action open houses, citing safety concerns and fears of intimidation. The Regional District of Central Kootenay in southeast B.C.
Firefighting foam ban possible as Canada looks at risks of 'forever chemicals'

Firefighting foam ban possible as Canada looks at risks of 'forever chemicals'

OTTAWA — Firefighting foams, cosmetics and food packaging that contain cancer-causing "forever chemicals" could be limited or outright banned in Canada following a federal government risk assessment of the products that inches closer to declaring the
Parks Canada plans major rewrite of more than 200 historic site plaques

Parks Canada plans major rewrite of more than 200 historic site plaques

EDMONTON — They're affixed to old buildings where someone important used to live. Or they're mounted on a rock overlooking somewhere where something once happened.
Quebec sets out plan to reach 60 per cent of greenhouse gas reduction target by 2030

Quebec sets out plan to reach 60 per cent of greenhouse gas reduction target by 2030

MONTREAL — The Quebec government has now mapped out how it will achieve 60 per cent of its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, Premier François Legault said Friday as he announced an updated green economy plan.
Millions ditched cars for bikes during the pandemic. These cities want the habit to stick

Millions ditched cars for bikes during the pandemic. These cities want the habit to stick

MONTREAL (AP) — In the agonies of the virus that upended most of the world, millions of people from Bogota to Berlin saw what life could be like on two wheels instead of four.
Italy's deadly floods just latest example of climate change's all-or-nothing weather extremes

Italy's deadly floods just latest example of climate change's all-or-nothing weather extremes

ROME (AP) — The floods that sent rivers of mud tearing through towns in Italy’s northeast are another drenching dose of climate change's all-or-nothing weather extremes, something that has been happening around the globe, scientists say.

Hundreds evacuated as suspected intentional wildfire hits western Spain

MADRID (AP) — Some 700 people were evacuated from four small towns in western Spain owing to a wildfire fanned by strong winds that has razed some 8,000 hectares (20,000 acres), officials said Friday.
Myanmar says official death toll from Cyclone Mocha at least 145, says aid is being provided

Myanmar says official death toll from Cyclone Mocha at least 145, says aid is being provided

BANGKOK (AP) — The official death toll from the powerful cyclone that struck Myanmar has burgeoned to at least 145, including 117 members of the Muslim Rohingya minority, state television reported Friday.
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