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This year's Fête nationale was hottest June day on record in Montreal

This year's Fête nationale was hottest June day on record in Montreal

MONTREAL — Tuesday's Fête nationale holiday was the hottest June day in Montreal since records started. Environment Canada says temperatures hit 35.6 C, breaking the all-time high for June set 61 years ago.
Police suspect animal attack seriously injured child in eastern Ontario, urge caution

Police suspect animal attack seriously injured child in eastern Ontario, urge caution

Provincial police are urging residents of an eastern Ontario community to keep a close eye on their small children after a suspected animal attack left a young child with serious injuries.
Calgary Stampede rodeo safety to include shaded pens, heart monitors for horses

Calgary Stampede rodeo safety to include shaded pens, heart monitors for horses

CALGARY — Tents are being set up to provide shade for bulls and broncs and some chuckwagon horses are to be fitted with tiny electrocardiograms at the upcoming Calgary Stampede.
What to know about 'Alligator Alcatraz,' Florida's immigration detention site in the Everglades

What to know about 'Alligator Alcatraz,' Florida's immigration detention site in the Everglades

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — An immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield surrounded by mosquito-, python- and alligator-filled swamplands is just days away from being operational, federal officials said Tuesday.
The emotional toll of climate change is broad-ranging, especially for young people

The emotional toll of climate change is broad-ranging, especially for young people

NEW YORK (AP) — Anxiety, grief, anger, fear, helplessness. The emotional toll of climate change is broad-ranging, especially for young people.
Switzerland's ebbing glaciers show a new, strange phenomenon: holes reminiscent of Swiss cheese

Switzerland's ebbing glaciers show a new, strange phenomenon: holes reminiscent of Swiss cheese

RHONE GLACIER, Switzerland (AP) — Climate change appears to be making some of Switzerland's vaunted glaciers look like Swiss cheese: full of holes.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to release EV charger funding in 14 states

Federal judge orders Trump administration to release EV charger funding in 14 states

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to release billions of dollars in funding for the build out of electric vehicle chargers in more than a dozen states. U.S.
Governors of Western states give mixed reactions to proposed federal land sell-off

Governors of Western states give mixed reactions to proposed federal land sell-off

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Republican-sponsored proposal before Congress to mandate the sale of federal public lands received a mixed reception Monday from the governors of Western states. A budget proposal from Utah Republican Sen.
Players and fans at the Club World Cup are coping with high temperatures as a heat wave hits US

Players and fans at the Club World Cup are coping with high temperatures as a heat wave hits US

Substitutes who watch from the locker room, abandoned practice sessions and sweat-soaked jerseys. A heat wave hitting a wide swath of the country is taking a toll on players at the FIFA Club World Cup .
4 family members celebrating a birthday are among 8 dead from a boat capsize on Lake Tahoe

4 family members celebrating a birthday are among 8 dead from a boat capsize on Lake Tahoe

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Four members of a family from Northern California who were celebrating a birthday were among eight people killed when a boat capsized on Lake Tahoe in California over the weekend during a sudden and fierce thunderstorm in one of