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Canada aims to protect cattle industry as U.S. avian flu outbreak spreads

Canada aims to protect cattle industry as U.S. avian flu outbreak spreads

CALGARY — As an outbreak of avian influenza in dairy herds south of the border continues to spread, Canadian officials say they are doing everything they can to protect this country's livestock industry.
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They're big. They're colorful. But Joro spiders aren't nightmare fodder

They're big. They're colorful. But Joro spiders aren't nightmare fodder

A large, brightly colored invasive species called the Joro spider is on the move in the United States.
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UN chief wants a tax on profits of fossil fuel companies, calling them 'godfathers of climate chaos'

UN chief wants a tax on profits of fossil fuel companies, calling them 'godfathers of climate chaos'

GENEVA (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called Wednesday for a “windfall” tax on profits of fossil fuel companies to help pay for the fight against global warming, calling them the “godfathers of climate chaos.
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Should more trees be planted at New Westminster schools?

Should more trees be planted at New Westminster schools?

Tree talk: Site constraints and soil volumes among the factors that need to be considered to ensure trees can grow and thrive at New West schools.
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See a goofy-looking bird on the ground? It's likely a baby and it's fine, experts say

See a goofy-looking bird on the ground? It's likely a baby and it's fine, experts say

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — It's fledgling season, a time when animal rescue experts say they are inundated with calls about goofy-looking birds stumbling around on the ground.
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Virginia governor says state will abandon California emissions standards by the end of the year

Virginia governor says state will abandon California emissions standards by the end of the year

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov.
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Death toll from floods across southern Germany rises to 6

Death toll from floods across southern Germany rises to 6

BERLIN (AP) — The death toll from floods across a large part of southern Germany rose to six on Wednesday as police recovered the body of a woman missing since the weekend from a canal in Bavaria.
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Record highs expected to fall as Southwest US bakes in first heat wave of season earlier than usual

Record highs expected to fall as Southwest US bakes in first heat wave of season earlier than usual

PHOENIX (AP) — The first heat wave of the season has arrived earlier than usual across much of the U.S. Southwest, with dangerously hot conditions that produced triple-digit temperatures on Tuesday.
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New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating

New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating

The rate Earth is warming hit an all-time high in 2023 with 92% of last year's surprising record-shattering heat caused by humans, top scientists calculated.
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Judge considers fate of two pit bulls after deadly attack in Calgary

Judge considers fate of two pit bulls after deadly attack in Calgary

CALGARY — Almost two years to the day after 86-year-old Betty Ann Williams was mauled to death in a dog attack, the owner of the pit bulls appeared in court trying to keep them all from being put down.
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