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HALIFAX — A prominent credit rating agency has downgraded the bonds of Nova Scotia's electrical utility amid the company's conflicts with the provincial government.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Environmental groups on Wednesday sued the Biden administration over next week's planned lease sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet, saying the sale, mandated by Congress, is based on a faulty environmental review.

OTTAWA — One-fifth of all passenger cars, SUVs and trucks sold in Canada in 2026 will need to run on electricity under new regulations Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault proposed Wednesday.

Community organizer Pete Woiwode was walking to meet a friend at a street festival near downtown Oakland in November when a signature gatherer approached and asked if he wanted to sign a petition to lower gas prices.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pennsylvania officials say a newly built bridge to replace the one that collapsed earlier this year in Pittsburgh will open to traffic by the end of December. Gov.

From "springuary" for the winter that wouldn't leave to "hotumn" for the fall that never came, Canadians got a whole new vocabulary for wild weather this year.

If nothing else, 2022 gave Canadians a slew of new weather words. There was "springuary" for the winter that wouldn't leave. There was "hotumn" for the fall that never came.

QUEBEC — The Quebec government is crediting the COVID-19 pandemic for helping the province surpass its climate change targets.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's prime minister on Wednesday urged the international community to give his country desperately needed aid to help 20 million flood victims survive the harsh winter, as the country struggles to cope with the humanitarian aft

BERLIN (AP) — Climate activists said Wednesday that they have sawed off the tip of the Christmas tree erected in front of Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate.