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Illegal killing of mother bear orphans five cubs in B.C., triggering investigation

Illegal killing of mother bear orphans five cubs in B.C., triggering investigation

British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service said an investigation is underway to find the person who illegally shot and killed a female black bear near Williams Lake, leaving behind five cubs.
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Inmates clear tornado damage to free Oklahoma family stuck for over a week

Inmates clear tornado damage to free Oklahoma family stuck for over a week

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — A work crew of incarcerated people cleared the way for a woman and her three children to finally leave their rural Oklahoma property more than a week after a tornado caused widespread damage, state officials said.
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The Department of Energy axes $3.7 billion in clean energy project grants

The Department of Energy axes $3.7 billion in clean energy project grants

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Friday he canceled nearly $4 billion in project grants, in another massive blow to clean energy and greenhouse gas emissions reduction efforts in the U.S. under President Donald Trump's administration.
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Winds push smoke from Canadian wildfires south into US and worsen air quality

Winds push smoke from Canadian wildfires south into US and worsen air quality

Air quality in some parts of the United States is worsening as smoke from dozens of wildfires in Canada travels south, pushed by winds high in the atmosphere.
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Prematurely born harbour seal Zeus is rescued in British Columbia

Prematurely born harbour seal Zeus is rescued in British Columbia

VANCOUVER — The latest patient at Vancouver's Marine Mammal Rescue Centre is tiny in stature but has a big name to live up to. Zeus, a prematurely born harbour seal, was rescued Tuesday after being found alone on the shores of White Rock, B.C.
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Every Floridian should have a plan for this year's hurricane season, DeSantis says

Every Floridian should have a plan for this year's hurricane season, DeSantis says

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two days away from the start of hurricane season, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state’s top emergency manager joked Friday that they didn't want to encounter each other again until the storm season ends in late November.
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Swiss president pledges aid for Alpine villagers left homeless after glacier collapse

Swiss president pledges aid for Alpine villagers left homeless after glacier collapse

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland's president on Friday said evacuees from an Alpine village whose homes and businesses were destroyed by a landslide caused by a glacier collapse were “not alone," and the government was calculating ways to help.
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Army Corps analysis finds Great Lakes pipeline tunnel would have sweeping environmental impacts

Army Corps analysis finds Great Lakes pipeline tunnel would have sweeping environmental impacts

Building an underground tunnel for an aging Enbridge oil pipeline that stretches across a Great Lakes channel could destroy wetlands and harm bat habitats but would eliminate the chances of a boat anchor rupturing the line and causing a catastrophic
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Dive-bombed or not, Vancouverites are still pro-crow, researchers say

Dive-bombed or not, Vancouverites are still pro-crow, researchers say

VANCOUVER — Along her journey towards understanding Vancouver's crows, psychology professor Suzanne MacDonald says she made a friend. It's a crow that brings her gifts after she set up a bird feeder at her home in the neighbourhood of Kitsilano.
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Few Ontario grocery stores accepting booze empties, some weigh returning licences

Few Ontario grocery stores accepting booze empties, some weigh returning licences

TORONTO — Very few Ontario grocery stores that are required to accept empty alcohol containers are doing so, leaving the future of the deposit return program in question as The Beer Store closes locations across the province.
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