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British Columbia's record-breaking wildfire season, by the numbers
British Columbia's wildfire season is now the most destructive on record, with about 14,000 square kilometres of the province burned, surpassing the previous high of 13,543 square kilometres set in 2018.
Jul 18, 2023 6:43 PM
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Drones, ATVs hamper B.C.'s wildfire fighting efforts during record-breaking season
Firefighters battling hundreds of blazes in British Columbia say they've been facing more than the usual obstacles when "irresponsible" members of the public interfere with operations.
Jul 18, 2023 3:58 PM
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Miami-Dade County moves forward with new rules to protect workers from extreme heat
MIAMI (AP) — With record heat in Florida and the rest of the U.S., officials in Miami-Dade County are moving to protect about 80,000 outdoor workers in the construction and agriculture trades.
Jul 18, 2023 3:11 PM
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N.B. and N.S. premiers to apply for federal funding to protect crucial isthmus
MONCTON, N.B. — The premiers of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia say they will apply for federal funding to help protect a vital land corridor linking the two provinces.
Jul 18, 2023 2:59 PM
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Filmmaker James Cameron calls Titan submersible implosion 'extreme outlier'
Canadian filmmaker and deepsea explorer James Cameron said Tuesday that the implosion of the Titan submersible that killed five people last month was an extreme outlier in decades of safe exploration.
Jul 18, 2023 2:27 PM
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CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here's what you need to see and know today
Through smoky, yellowed air, they watch as the fires burn at the edge of their city.
Jul 18, 2023 1:56 PM
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Bison attack visitors in North Dakota and Wyoming national parks
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A bison severely injured a Minnesota woman on Saturday in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the National Park Service said in a statement on Tuesday.
Jul 18, 2023 1:48 PM
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After devastating 2022 hurricane season, AAA not renewing some insurance policies in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla.
Jul 18, 2023 1:31 PM
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Officials worry about confusion with Alaska's tsunami-warning alert system
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Confusion around an emergency alert received by Alaska residents in areas not at risk of a potential tsunami after a major weekend earthquake could shake public confidence in the warning system, local officials said.
Jul 18, 2023 1:31 PM
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Boy who died from asthma amid wildfire smoke is 'face of climate crisis,' doctor says
A nine-year-oldB.C.boy who died from asthma exacerbated by wildfire smoke is "the face of the climate crisis in Canada right now," the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) said on Tuesday. The group's president, Dr.
Jul 18, 2023 12:34 PM
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