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Police divers find two bodies after Quebec landslide

Police divers find two bodies after Quebec landslide

SAGUENAY, Que. — Quebec provincial police say two bodies have been found by divers near the site of one of the landslides in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region triggered Saturday by a "phenomenal" rainfall that washed away roads and caused flooding.
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Alberta announces $175M wildfire recovery fund for municipalities, Metis settlements

Alberta announces $175M wildfire recovery fund for municipalities, Metis settlements

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has approved a $175-million recovery program for municipalities and Metis settlements affected by wildfires.
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UNESCO reaffirms threats to Wood Buffalo National Park; calls for action on oilsands

UNESCO reaffirms threats to Wood Buffalo National Park; calls for action on oilsands

A United Nations body has affirmed earlier findings that Canada's largest national park remains under environmental threats from dams, oilsands development and climate change.
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N.W.T. reports suspected anthrax outbreak in Slave River Lowlands bison

N.W.T. reports suspected anthrax outbreak in Slave River Lowlands bison

YELLOWKNIFE — The Northwest Territories government says there is a suspected anthrax outbreak among the Slave River Lowlands bison population.
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NS Power plans to produce electricity with fuel oil until 2050 instead of with coal

NS Power plans to produce electricity with fuel oil until 2050 instead of with coal

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's power utility plans to convert a coal-burning electricity station in Cape Breton to burn heavy fuel oil once federal regulations phase out coal entirely in 2030.
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Alberta weekend tornado that damaged, destroyed homes rated rare, violent twister

Alberta weekend tornado that damaged, destroyed homes rated rare, violent twister

EDMONTON — A preliminary report on a weekend tornado in central Alberta says its winds were so violent they picked up a 10-tonne farm combine and tossed it half the length of a football field.
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Wekweeti, N.W.T., residents return home as wildfire under control

WEKWEÈTÌ, N.W.T. — Residents of a community north of Yellowknife are returning home after the territories' wildfire agency decided a wildfire burning near the community is now under control.
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UAE announces plans to invest $54B in energy and triple renewable sources

UAE announces plans to invest $54B in energy and triple renewable sources

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates plans to triple its supply of renewable energy and invest up to $54 billion over the next seven years to meet its growing energy demands.
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UN nuclear agency endorses Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean

UN nuclear agency endorses Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean

TOKYO (AP) — The U.N.
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Spanish authorities seek damages from a Swedish mining company over a major toxic spill 25 years ago

Spanish authorities seek damages from a Swedish mining company over a major toxic spill 25 years ago

MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities are seeking 90 million euros ($98 million) in damages from a Swedish mining company for a major toxic spill near the famed Doñana National Park in 1998.
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