Tag Archives: Environment

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish authorities said Thursday the death toll from the severe floods and mudslides that struck the north of the country has risen to 17, and one more person is still reported ...

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Three people are in hospital after they were attacked by a polar bear in Nunavut's Baffin region. RCMP said the three were badly injured but were expected to recover. Officers were ...

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - At least 25 Algerian soldiers were killed saving residents from wildfires ravaging mountain forests and villages east of the capital, the president announced Tuesday night as t...

A resident of a small British Columbia community devastated by wildfire says she and others want to return home to see what remains of their properties and businesses. The community of Monte Lake, in ...

A man who lost his family home in Monte Lake, B.C., said his sister escaped while the tires on her vehicle were melting. Kevin Cooke said his sister Jackie Cooke left when told to by fire crews, but w...

OTTAWA - The secretary-general of the United Nations says a new report "must sound the death knell for coal and fossil fuels," raising renewed questions about Canada's climate plan and the long-term v...

BERLIN - Earth's climate is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a report released Mond...

SUNDRE, Alta. - A large dirt mound at the top of a green pasture in central Alberta is a reminder that tragedy can strike like lightning. Two high-value horses being trained by Ian Tipton and his part...

PEFKI, Greece (AP) - Pillars of billowing smoke and ash turned the sky orange and blocked out the sun above Greece's second-largest island Sunday as a days-old wildfire devoured pristine forests and e...

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. (AP) - Some residents in a northern Michigan community are complaining about noise during summer nights. Rowdy teens? No. Adults playing pickleball. Iron Mountain in the Upper Pen...