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Repeated extreme weather events linked to rise in mental health problems, trauma

Repeated extreme weather events linked to rise in mental health problems, trauma

FREDERICTON 鈥 Jennifer Moore was helping a neighbour on flood-prone Stannus Street, in Windsor, N.S., last week when she fell face first in waist-deep brown water in her driveway.
Heat could hang over Alberta for 10 days, bringing highs up to 36 C

Heat could hang over Alberta for 10 days, bringing highs up to 36 C

A heat warning has been issued for large parts of Alberta, where Environment Canada is warning daytime highs up to 36 C could linger for the next eight to 10 days.
Soros' Open Society Foundations say their restructuring is complete and pledge $400M for green jobs

Soros' Open Society Foundations say their restructuring is complete and pledge $400M for green jobs

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Open Society Foundations, the philanthropic organizations that billionaire investor George Soros has built up since the 1970s, revealed its first new major commitment on Tuesday after a years-long internal reorganization, pledging $40
World鈥檚 rarest whale may have washed up on New Zealand beach, possibly shedding clues on species

World鈥檚 rarest whale may have washed up on New Zealand beach, possibly shedding clues on species

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) 鈥 Spade-toothed whales are the world鈥檚 rarest, with no live sightings ever recorded. No one knows how many there are, what they eat, or even where they live in the vast expanse of the southern Pacific Ocean.
3 hikers die in Utah parks as triple-digit temperatures linger in western US

3 hikers die in Utah parks as triple-digit temperatures linger in western US

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) 鈥 Three hikers died over the weekend in suspected heat-related cases at state and national parks in Utah, including a father and daughter who got lost on a strenuous hike in Canyonlands National Park in triple-digit temperatures.
Firefighter hopes rain will be sufficient to dampen western Labrador wildfire

Firefighter hopes rain will be sufficient to dampen western Labrador wildfire

LABRADOR CITY, N.L. 鈥 A senior fire official in the Newfoundland and Labrador government said Monday he hopes rain will intensify and help firefighters contain a wildfire that has forced the evacuation of Labrador City.
New England fishermen sentenced in complex herring fraud case

New England fishermen sentenced in complex herring fraud case

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) 鈥 Several commercial fishermen in New England have been sentenced in a fraud scheme that centered on a critically important species of bait fish and that prosecutors described as complex and wide-ranging.
Indonesia's massive metals build-out is felling the forest for batteries

Indonesia's massive metals build-out is felling the forest for batteries

LELILEF SAWAI, Indonesia (AP) 鈥 On a steep trek up to his forest farm on the Indonesian island of Halmahera, Librek Loha let out a cry of dismay. 鈥淎duuuuh,鈥 he said, his voice trailing off. 鈥淟andslides, again. They happen all the time now.
In beachy Galveston, locals buckle down without power after Beryl's blow during peak tourist season

In beachy Galveston, locals buckle down without power after Beryl's blow during peak tourist season

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) 鈥 Vacuums sucked the water out of the seaside inn run by Nick Gaido鈥檚 family in Galveston since 1911 as power was still spotty nearly one week after a resurgent Hurricane Beryl swept into Texas .
Cape Cod's fishhook topography makes it a global hotspot for mass strandings by dolphins

Cape Cod's fishhook topography makes it a global hotspot for mass strandings by dolphins

The recent stranding of more than 100 dolphins on Cape Cod, the largest such event involving dolphins in U.S.
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