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After highway death of a beloved bear in B.C., experts look for lessons

After highway death of a beloved bear in B.C., experts look for lessons

FIELD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — In the spring of 2023, a Parks Canada team strung electric fence along a section of the Trans Canada Highway from Lake Louise to the B.C.-Alberta boundary.
An Alaska tourist spot will vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays to give locals a break

An Alaska tourist spot will vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays to give locals a break

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Each year, a crush of tourists arrives in Alaska’s capital city on cruise ships to see wonders like the fast-diminishing Mendenhall Glacier .
Montreal failed to address school flushing sewage into river for years

Montreal failed to address school flushing sewage into river for years

MONTREAL — A Montreal elementary school has been inadvertently flushing raw sewage into a nearby river for years, and the city, despite identifying the problem in 2021, is only now taking action to fix it. The Lester B.
Kenya's dramatic flooding sweeps away a central part of the economy: Its farms

Kenya's dramatic flooding sweeps away a central part of the economy: Its farms

MACHAKOS, Kenya (AP) — With dismay, Martha Waema and her husband surveyed their farm that was submerged by weeks of relentless rainfall across Kenya. Water levels would rise to shoulder height after only a night of heavy downpour.
Texas coast braces for looming hit by Beryl, which is expected to regain hurricane strength

Texas coast braces for looming hit by Beryl, which is expected to regain hurricane strength

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas officials urged coastal residents to brace for a looming hit by Beryl, which was a tropical storm on Saturday but was expected to regain hurricane strength as it moves across the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
More records expected to shatter as long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in U.S.

More records expected to shatter as long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in U.S.

PORTLAND, Ore.
Environment Canada issues widespread warnings as intense heat wave settles over B.C.

Environment Canada issues widespread warnings as intense heat wave settles over B.C.

VANCOUVER — More than two dozen regions in British Columbia are under warnings as a heat wave expected to push temperatures into the low 40s in the coming days settles over much of the province.
Whale researcher says orphan orca 'likely' seen off Vancouver Island at Friendly Cove

Whale researcher says orphan orca 'likely' seen off Vancouver Island at Friendly Cove

VICTORIA — A killer whale calf whose struggle for survival captured international headlines when she became trapped in a Vancouver Island tidal lagoon earlier this year only to escape on her own has likely been spotted swimming further south along Br

Forest fire has burned 4,000 acres in New Jersey but is now 65 percent contained, officials say

TABERNACLE, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a fast-moving forest fire that has burned thousands of acres in southern New Jersey is now 65 percent contained. The blaze in the Wharton State Forest was reported early Friday.
A green flag for clean power: NASCAR unveils its first electric racecar

A green flag for clean power: NASCAR unveils its first electric racecar

CHICAGO (AP) — Part of the experience of a NASCAR race is hearing the engine roar, the rumble of each car’s approach and the zip when it whizzes past at more than 150 mph.
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