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As it crossed the Niger Delta in 2021, a satellite imaged acres of bare land.

TORONTO — Ontario has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on a historic youth-led challenge of the province's climate plan, moving the case a step closer to a possible hearing before Canada's top court.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's forests ministry says more than 280 million trees were planted in the province this year.

As it passed above the Niger Delta in 2021, a satellite took an image. It showed acres of land, scraped bare.

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii (AP) — Lava began bubbling Monday through the crust of one of the world's most active volcanoes — Kilauea , on Hawaii's Big Island.

A third endangered whale has been spotted entangled in fishing gear off the East Coast, marking an alarming end to the year for a species threatened with extinction.

Hamilton police say a man is facing multiple criminal charges after drugs, cash and a pet raccoon were found inside a tent in a city park. The man is also facing bylaw charges for keeping a "prohibited" animal.

As it passed above the Niger Delta in 2021, a satellite took an image. It showed acres of land, scraped bare.

LONDON, Ont. — Sean Horrell walked into the woods holding a basket filled with hot meals, water bottles, juice boxes and snacks for a group of people living in a small London, Ont., homeless encampment.

When Dean May's team of cleaners entered the home, dressed head to toe in protective suits, thick green dust covered every surface. "We literally left footprints when we were walking in the house," he recalled.