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Plastic bottles needed for environmental art piece by Sask. artist at new Waste Management Centre
A Saskatchewan artist who studied at the University of Regina is inviting the public to be part of his latest artistic project through donations of plastic bottles and workshops. A custom-designed pie...
Aug 03, 2021
Thousands flee homes outside Athens as heat fuels wildfires
TATOI, Greece (AP) - More than 500 firefighters struggled into the night Tuesday to contain a large forest blaze on the outskirts of Athens, which raced into residential areas, forcing thousands to fl...
Aug 03, 2021
Thousands flee homes outside Athens as heat fuels wildfires
TATOI, Greece (AP) - More than 500 firefighters struggled into the night Tuesday to contain a large forest blaze on the outskirts of Athens, which raced into residential areas, forcing thousands to fl...
Aug 03, 2021
B.C. Christmas tree growers say intense heat singes prized trees, kills seedlings
DUNCAN, B.C. - Christmas tree growers in British Columbia say they are facing a brown holiday season due to the heat dome that drove temperatures above 40 Celsius for days and burned firs destined for...
Aug 02, 2021
Dead fish show up in some southern Sask. lakes
If you're out on the lake, you might notice a bit of a nasty surprise - hundreds of dead fish floating in the water. It's certainly gross, but there's not much that can be done about it according to G...
Aug 01, 2021 A dead fish in Last Mountain Lake. (submitted/Dean Lucyk)
Tourists flee as wildfires threaten Turkish beach resorts
ISTANBUL (AP) - Wildfires raged Sunday near Turkey's holiday beach destinations of Antalya and Mugla as the discovery of more bodies caused the death toll to rise to eight. Residents and tourists fled...
Aug 01, 2021
Turkey evacuates panicked tourists by boat from wildfires
ISTANBUL (AP) - Panicked tourists in Turkey hurried to the seashore to wait for rescue boats Saturday after being told to evacuate some hotels in the Aegean Sea resort of Bodrum due to the dangers pos...
Jul 31, 2021
Severe wildfires could affect community watersheds, says forest service researcher
VANCOUVER - There is more to learn about the consequences of intensifying wildfires on community watersheds across Canada, but a large, severe fire followed by heavy precipitation could seriously affe...
Jul 31, 2021
Alberta receives inquiry's final report on eco groups and energy industry
EDMONTON - The public inquiry report into what the Alberta government labels troublesome foreign funding of enviro-groups was delivered Friday - a year late and million dollars over its original budge...
Jul 30, 2021
Federal government reaches nearly $8B deal with First Nations on drinking water suit
OTTAWA - The federal government has reached a nearly $8-billion settlement with First Nations who launched a class-action lawsuit over the lack of clean, safe drinking water in their communities. Indi...
Jul 30, 2021
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