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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A helicopter with a shooter will fly over a portion of the vast Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico next week, searching for feral cows to kill. U.S.

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The head of the U.S.

DENVER (AP) — From Colorado's high desert to the wooded hills of Pennsylvania, millions of oil and gas wells sit deserted, plunging thousands of feet into the earth. Many haven't been plugged , some leak greenhouse gases.

Federal ministers have agreed with the Nunavut Impact Review Board that a proposal for a new diamond mine in the territory should undergo a public review. De Beers Canada Inc.

OTTAWA — Nicholas Leroy and his family travelled to Ottawa from France this week hoping to strap on some skates and glide their way along the world's largest outdoor skating rink. They will fly home Sunday disappointed.

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If you're planning to take part in the four-day, global Great Backyard Bird Count this month (Feb. 17-20), or if you just love birds, there's plenty of gear and goods to help you enjoy them.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says his government will align the province's carbon pricing plan with Ottawa's so-called backstop program.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia officials have reiterated that the state's drinking water remains safe following an Ohio train derailment that led to a toxic plume of chemicals being released.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — After handing oil companies more than $280 million in cash during the COVID-19 pandemic, Newfoundland and Labrador's energy minister says it's tough to watch those same companies rake in record-shattering profits.