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First Nations call off talks on forestry bill, say Quebec disrespecting rights

First Nations call off talks on forestry bill, say Quebec disrespecting rights

MONTREAL — First Nations in Quebec have walked away from talks with the provincial government on a forestry bill they say would pave the way to privatizing public land.
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Environmental group seeks ethics investigation into Alberta Premier Smith adviser

Environmental group seeks ethics investigation into Alberta Premier Smith adviser

EDMONTON — Environmental lawyers are asking Alberta's ethics commissioner to investigate an energy regulator board member and adviser to Premier Danielle Smith for conflicts of interest.
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Researchers chase storms, study fist-sized stones in Alberta's 'Hailstorm Alley'

Researchers chase storms, study fist-sized stones in Alberta's 'Hailstorm Alley'

CALGARY — Julian Brimelow holds up a replica of the mother of all hailstones – a lumpy white blob as big as your fist carrying the weight of two baseballs with the power to pulverize fields of corn into green-yellow mush.
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Danielle Smith backs 'better way' than cull at B.C. ostrich farm hit by avian flu

Danielle Smith backs 'better way' than cull at B.C. ostrich farm hit by avian flu

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says authorities should be looking for a “better way” than a mass cull to deal with a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an outbreak of avian flu.
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Volunteer firefighters missing work to battle roaring wildfire in rural Newfoundland

Volunteer firefighters missing work to battle roaring wildfire in rural Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S — The mayor of a rural Newfoundland town is among the volunteer firefighters missing work to battle a raging wildfire in a part of Canada where unpaid town councils and first responders are shouldering increasing numbers of emergencies.
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UN says booming solar, wind and other green energy hits global tipping point for even lower costs

UN says booming solar, wind and other green energy hits global tipping point for even lower costs

NEW YORK (AP) — The global switch to renewable energy has passed a “positive tipping point” where solar and wind power will become even cheaper and more widespread, according to two United Nations reports released Tuesday, describing a bright spot am
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Ottawa silent on replacements as special ambassador positions open up

Ottawa silent on replacements as special ambassador positions open up

OTTAWA — The Carney government is not saying whether it will keep appointing ambassadors on themes championed by the Trudeau cabinet, now that terms are lapsing for Ottawa's envoys on climate and women in security.
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Greenpeace hails Italian court ruling allowing climate case against energy company Eni to continue

Greenpeace hails Italian court ruling allowing climate case against energy company Eni to continue

ROME (AP) — Italy’s highest court has ruled that a lawsuit brought by climate activists against Italian energy company Eni and its government shareholders can go ahead, in what Greenpeace said on Tuesday was a victory for efforts to pursue climate ju
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Barcelona residents fear sea level rise is swallowing their beloved beaches

Barcelona residents fear sea level rise is swallowing their beloved beaches

MONTGAT, Spain (AP) — Ana García rents a shack at a beach just north of Barcelona every year, spending two months there in the summer with her daughter.
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The tiny Pacific nation of Vanuatu turns to the world court as climate disasters mount

The tiny Pacific nation of Vanuatu turns to the world court as climate disasters mount

PORT VILA, Vanuatu (AP) — When John Warmington first began diving the reefs outside his home in Vanuatu’s Havannah Harbor a decade ago, the coral rose like a sunken forest — tall stands of staghorns branched into yellow antlers, plate corals layered
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