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France remains 'le grand fromage' in the European Union, and Camembert remains in a wooden box

France remains 'le grand fromage' in the European Union, and Camembert remains in a wooden box

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has long known that the way to France's heart is through its stomach . So, don't touch the Camembert — never, ever. On Wednesday, legislators at the European Parliament made sure it won't happen anytime soon.
3 dead and 3 missing after landslide rips through remote Alaska fishing community

3 dead and 3 missing after landslide rips through remote Alaska fishing community

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Three people were killed and three were missing after a landslide barreled down a heavily forested, rain-soaked mountainside and smashed into homes in a remote fishing community in southeast Alaska.
Fund to compensate developing nations for climate change is unfinished business at COP28

Fund to compensate developing nations for climate change is unfinished business at COP28

NEW DELHI (AP) — Sunil Kumar watched helplessly in July as his home and 14 others were washed away by intense monsoon rains lashing the Indian Himalayas. “All my life’s work vanished in an instant.
Canadians want to see carbon price paused on all home heating fuel, poll suggests

Canadians want to see carbon price paused on all home heating fuel, poll suggests

OTTAWA — A new poll suggests Canadians are broadly in favour of the federal government's decision to exempt home heating oil from its price on carbon, and would welcome expanding the relief to all forms of home heating fuel.
No one was injured when a US Navy plane landed in a Hawaii bay, but some fear environmental damage

No one was injured when a US Navy plane landed in a Hawaii bay, but some fear environmental damage

HONOLULU (AP) — A large U.S. Navy plane remained in a Hawaii bay Tuesday, the day after it overshot a runway and landed in the water, raising concern about environmental damage and questions over how the military would remove the aircraft.
Exploding wild pig population on western Canadian prairie threatens to invade northern US states

Exploding wild pig population on western Canadian prairie threatens to invade northern US states

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking steps to stop the invasion.
Mexican officials admit secrecy-shrouded border train project had no environmental impact study

Mexican officials admit secrecy-shrouded border train project had no environmental impact study

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The governor of Mexico’s northern state of Sonora acknowledged Tuesday that a secrecy-shrouded train project was an army undertaking that has not yet submitted any environmental impact statement, months after construction had alrea
Properties evacuated as precarious rock looms over Penticton, B.C., homes

Properties evacuated as precarious rock looms over Penticton, B.C., homes

PENTICTON, B.C. — The City of Penticton says it has declared a local state of emergency and ordered 25 properties evacuated in a mobile home park over fears of a potential rock slide.
Feds set aside $7B from Canada Growth Fund for carbon-price contract guarantees

Feds set aside $7B from Canada Growth Fund for carbon-price contract guarantees

OTTAWA — Almost half of the Canada Growth Fund for clean technology investments will be allocated to special contracts intended to give companies the confidence they need to make major investments to lower their greenhouse-gas emissions.
Saskatchewan says Ottawa's net-zero plan would cost province $40B, job losses

Saskatchewan says Ottawa's net-zero plan would cost province $40B, job losses

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government says Ottawa's target to have net-zero emissions by 2035 would cost the province billions of dollars and cause electricity rates to spike.