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Feds refuse protection order for southern resident orcas, rejecting ministers' advice

Feds refuse protection order for southern resident orcas, rejecting ministers' advice

OTTAWA — The federal government is rejecting the recommendations of two of its own ministers and refusing to issue an emergency order protecting southern resident killer whales from "imminent threats" to their survival.
Health officials in Ontario's Peel Region suspect avian flu in wild bird deaths

Health officials in Ontario's Peel Region suspect avian flu in wild bird deaths

Health officials in Ontario's Peel Region say they are investigating suspected cases of avian influenza after a large number of dead wild birds were recently discovered.
Trump's interior and energy secretaries cheer on natural gas export industry in Gulf Coast

Trump's interior and energy secretaries cheer on natural gas export industry in Gulf Coast

PORT SULPHUR, La. (AP) — The planned expansion of a massive liquefied natural gas facility in southeast Louisiana is a beacon for a U.S.
Trump's interior and energy secretaries cheer on natural gas export industry in Gulf Coast

Trump's interior and energy secretaries cheer on natural gas export industry in Gulf Coast

PORT SULPHUR, La. (AP) — The planned expansion of a massive liquefied natural gas facility in southeast Louisiana is a beacon for a U.S.
Council of Europe says Switzerland not doing enough to comply with landmark climate decision

Council of Europe says Switzerland not doing enough to comply with landmark climate decision

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Switzerland hasn't shown that it's meeting the requirements of a landmark climate change decision from Europe’s highest human rights court, the Council of Europe announced Friday.
Potassium mining project in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest divides Indigenous tribe

Potassium mining project in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest divides Indigenous tribe

LAGO DO SOARES, Brazil (AP) — Indigenous leader Filipe Gabriel Mura stands before Soares Lake in Brazil’s Amazon, looking out at the amber waters that are surrounded by a jagged shoreline that has been home for centuries to Indigenous people known as
Life-saving avalanche forecasts could be hindered by Trump budget cuts

Life-saving avalanche forecasts could be hindered by Trump budget cuts

LEADVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Officials in the Western U.S. who warn the public about avalanches are sounding a different type of alarm.
How 'Hellraiser' writer's idea became Canadian kids' film 'Night of the Zoopocalypse'

How 'Hellraiser' writer's idea became Canadian kids' film 'Night of the Zoopocalypse'

TORONTO — Gabbi Kosmidis still feels shivers from watching the intensely gory 2006 horror thriller “Silent Hill” as a child. “It was an insane film for an 11-year-old to watch,” says the Toronto-based voice actor, now 30.
First national analysis finds America's butterflies are disappearing at 'catastrophic' rate

First national analysis finds America's butterflies are disappearing at 'catastrophic' rate

WASHINGTON (AP) — America's butterflies are disappearing because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the winged beauties down 22% since 2000, a new study finds.
One moment, calm waters. The next, a 900-pound dolphin landed on their boat

One moment, calm waters. The next, a 900-pound dolphin landed on their boat

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A placid fishing trip turned “berserk” for three New Zealand men when a dolphin weighing more than 400 kilograms (900 pounds) appeared to fall out of the sky before crash-landing in their small boat.