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Saint John, N.B., scrapyard ordered to stop operating while fire investigated

Saint John, N.B., scrapyard ordered to stop operating while fire investigated

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — The New Brunswick government has ordered a metal recycling plant at the port in Saint John to stop operating until an investigation into a major fire last week is completed.
Gator with missing nose and upper jaw finds new home in Florida reptile park

Gator with missing nose and upper jaw finds new home in Florida reptile park

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida reptile park has taken in an alligator that lost its nose and upper jaw to a fight or boat propeller.
B.C. health officer urges patience on drug crisis; delegates to vote on resolutions

B.C. health officer urges patience on drug crisis; delegates to vote on resolutions

VANCOUVER — Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is urging patience from British Columbia's municipal leaders on drug decriminalization, saying more arrests won't address the complex issues of addiction.
A top Maine Republican leader, a lobsterman, survives boat capsize from giant wave ahead of Lee

A top Maine Republican leader, a lobsterman, survives boat capsize from giant wave ahead of Lee

Like most lobstermen, the Maine House Republican leader scrambled to complete his work ahead of the remnants of Hurricane Lee. Rep.
Leaders see hope in tackling deadly climate change and public health problems together

Leaders see hope in tackling deadly climate change and public health problems together

NEW YORK (AP) — Trying to lessen climate change's sweeping impact, experts are hoping that attempts to improve the sputtering global public health system and sometimes-stalled efforts to curb global warming through collaboration can combine — and cre
'A serious moment in the life of the world': Trudeau heads back to United Nations

'A serious moment in the life of the world': Trudeau heads back to United Nations

WASHINGTON — At the annual UN General Assembly, that traffic-snarling symposium of international hand-wringing and high dudgeon now underway in New York City, the peril of climate change is always a prominent topic.
Wild black bear at Walt Disney World in Florida captured after search

Wild black bear at Walt Disney World in Florida captured after search

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — It wasn't an escapee from the Country Bear Jamboree attraction, but a wild black bear managed to be the star of its own show Monday at Walt Disney World.
In a state used to hurricanes and flooding, Louisiana is battling an unprecedented wildfire season

In a state used to hurricanes and flooding, Louisiana is battling an unprecedented wildfire season

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana, typically one of the wettest states in the country, is on fire. In communities often challenged by flooding and hurricanes this time of year, firefighters instead are fending off 300-foot-tall (91.
Oil execs at World Petroleum Congress see global demand growing, not falling

Oil execs at World Petroleum Congress see global demand growing, not falling

CALGARY — Chief executives of the some of the world's biggest fossil fuel companies are meeting in Canada this week, united in their stance that "peak oil" isn't about to put them out of business anytime soon.
Hundreds of flying taxis to be made in Ohio, home of the Wright brothers and astronaut legends

Hundreds of flying taxis to be made in Ohio, home of the Wright brothers and astronaut legends

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The same Ohio river valley where the Wright brothers pioneered human flight will soon be manufacturing cutting-edge electric planes that take off and land vertically, under an agreement announced Monday between the state and Job