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Trudeau attends General Assembly where Biden makes final UN speech

Trudeau attends General Assembly where Biden makes final UN speech

NEW YORK — U.S. President Joe Biden reflected on the motivation behind his decision to step away from politics and sent a message of unity to global leaders gathered at a time of increasing division and geopolitical instability.
Tropical Weather Latest: Tropical Storm Helene forms in Caribbean, Tropical Storm John weakens

Tropical Weather Latest: Tropical Storm Helene forms in Caribbean, Tropical Storm John weakens

Two major weather systems are bringing heavy rain, high winds and more to Mexico's southern Pacific coast on one side and the Caribbean on the other.
EPA data make it hard to know the extent of the contamination from last year's Ohio derailment

EPA data make it hard to know the extent of the contamination from last year's Ohio derailment

The way the Environmental Protection Agency has reported its test results since a Norfolk Southern train derailed and officials released and burned chemicals that spewed a toxic cloud over East Palestine, Ohio, makes it hard for residents to know the
Trudeau tells Stephen Colbert there's frustration in Canada, but he'll keep fighting

Trudeau tells Stephen Colbert there's frustration in Canada, but he'll keep fighting

NEW YORK — Justin Trudeau's interview on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" began with the expected jokes about bacon and Canadians saying sorry a lot, but the prime minister acknowledged it's "a really tough time" in the country when the host aske
Brazil's Lula talks climate at UN, but Amazon fires back home undermine his message

Brazil's Lula talks climate at UN, but Amazon fires back home undermine his message

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva opened the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday with a call for the world to do more to combat climate change.
Severe summer weather cost $7 billion in most destructive season on record

Severe summer weather cost $7 billion in most destructive season on record

TORONTO — Summer of 2024 is now Canada's most destructive season on record for insured losses due to severe weather events, the latest estimates from the Insurance Bureau of Canada show.
Canada, U.S. to negotiate Beaufort Sea boundary dispute

Canada, U.S. to negotiate Beaufort Sea boundary dispute

OTTAWA — Canada and the United States say they have created a task force to negotiate a boundary dispute in the Arctic. The two countries have a long-standing dispute over a section of the Beaufort Sea, disagreeing over a treaty dating from 1825.
Saskatchewan report says proposed federal oil and gas cap would cause economic damage

Saskatchewan report says proposed federal oil and gas cap would cause economic damage

REGINA — A report from a tribunal appointed by the Saskatchewan Party government says a proposed federal emissions cap and methane regulations would cause severe economic damage.
In the gateway to the Arctic, fat, ice and polar bears are crucial. All three are in trouble

In the gateway to the Arctic, fat, ice and polar bears are crucial. All three are in trouble

ON HUDSON BAY (AP) — Searching for polar bears where the Churchill River dumps into Canada's massive Hudson Bay, biologist Geoff York scans a region that's on a low fat, low ice diet because of climate change . And it's getting lower on polar bears.
‘Short corn’ could replace the towering cornfields steamrolled by a changing climate

‘Short corn’ could replace the towering cornfields steamrolled by a changing climate

WYOMING, Iowa (AP) — Taking a late-summer country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn zone , snaking between 12-foot-tall green, leafy walls that seem to block out nearly everything other than the sun and an occasional water tower.
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