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Nova Scotia municipalities urged to get creative to find new revenue streams: report

Nova Scotia municipalities urged to get creative to find new revenue streams: report

HALIFAX — The tax base for municipalities across Nova Scotia isn't keeping up with the cost of services and programs, and local governments need to get creative in finding new revenue, including by asking Ottawa for a cut of personal income taxes.
Beryl heads toward Jamaica as a major hurricane after ripping through southeast Caribbean

Beryl heads toward Jamaica as a major hurricane after ripping through southeast Caribbean

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (AP) — Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters Tuesday as a powerful Category 4 storm heading toward Jamaica after earlier crossing islands in the southeast Caribbean , killing at least six people.
Newborn white rhino Silverio takes his first giant steps in a Chilean zoo in a boost to his species

Newborn white rhino Silverio takes his first giant steps in a Chilean zoo in a boost to his species

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Hannah, a 13-year-old white rhinoceros, has delivered a newborn calf in a rare zoo birth for the almost endangered species.
Chinese firms eye Morocco as way to cash in on US electric vehicle subsidies

Chinese firms eye Morocco as way to cash in on US electric vehicle subsidies

TANGIERS, Morocco (AP) — After the United States passed new subsidies designed to boost domestic electric vehicle production and cut into Beijing’s supply chain dominance, Chinese manufacturers began investing in an unlikely place: Morocco.
Hurricane season 2024 is here. Here's how to stay prepared

Hurricane season 2024 is here. Here's how to stay prepared

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
A bridge near a Minnesota dam may collapse. Officials say they can do little to stop it

A bridge near a Minnesota dam may collapse. Officials say they can do little to stop it

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rushing waters from the Blue Earth River have already left a trail of debris and destruction on the edges of a southern Minnesota dam that partially failed last week, but officials acknowledged Tuesday the structure most in danger
Biden proposes new rule to protect 36 million workers from extreme heat

Biden proposes new rule to protect 36 million workers from extreme heat

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed a new rule to address excessive heat in the workplace, warning — as tens of millions of people in the U.S.
US gives key approval to Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New Jersey

US gives key approval to Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New Jersey

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department approved the proposed Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New Jersey on Tuesday, giving a major boost to a project that would be the state's first.
Northvolt says it will continue EV battery plant project near Montreal ‘as planned’

Northvolt says it will continue EV battery plant project near Montreal ‘as planned’

MONTREAL — Northvolt says it will continue construction of a $7-billion factory on Montreal's South Shore "as planned" — hours after its CEO said the Swedish battery manufacturer would hit the brakes on its international development plan to refocus o
Lightning, persistent storms trigger wildfire spike in Yukon

Lightning, persistent storms trigger wildfire spike in Yukon

WHITEHORSE, YUKON — Yukon's government says sustained storms over the last two weeks have caused a spike in lightning-triggered wildfires, resulting in poor air quality and fire evacuation alerts.