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North Carolina Gov. Stein vetoes bill repealing interim greenhouse gas reduction mandate

North Carolina Gov. Stein vetoes bill repealing interim greenhouse gas reduction mandate

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov.
Heat warnings to stretch into Thursday across New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and P.E.I.

Heat warnings to stretch into Thursday across New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and P.E.I.

Heat warnings are forecast to extend into Thursday across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, with temperatures expected to hover around 30 C and feel even hotter when humidity is factored in.
Section of Banff National Park remains closed to visitors two weeks after rockfall

Section of Banff National Park remains closed to visitors two weeks after rockfall

LAKE LOUISE — A section of a trail in Banff National Park remains closed to visitors two weeks after a rockfall killed two hikers and injured three more.
In a big bill that hurts clean energy, residential solar likely to get hit fast

In a big bill that hurts clean energy, residential solar likely to get hit fast

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Republicans in Congress rushed forward with a massive tax and spending cut bill, a North Carolina renewable energy executive wrote to his 190 employees with a warning: Deep cuts to clean energy tax credits were going to hurt.
Fin spotted close to Nova Scotia beach forces swimmers out of water

Fin spotted close to Nova Scotia beach forces swimmers out of water

QUEENSLAND — Swimmers at a busy Nova Scotia beach were forced out of the water for two hours after a fin was spotted offshore.
Websites hosting major US climate reports taken down

Websites hosting major US climate reports taken down

WASHINGTON (AP) — Websites that displayed legally mandated U.S. national climate assessments seem to have disappeared, making it harder for state and local governments and the public to learn what to expect in their backyards from a warming world.
Carney meets with automotive sector CEOs as U.S. trade talks continue

Carney meets with automotive sector CEOs as U.S. trade talks continue

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney met with automotive sector CEOs Wednesday morning to discuss U.S. tariffs and ways to protect Canadian supply chains from the trade war with the United States.
Spanish wildfire kills 2 people as parts of Europe bake in severe heat wave

Spanish wildfire kills 2 people as parts of Europe bake in severe heat wave

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Europe's continuing heat wave on Wednesday helped fuel a deadly wildfire in Spain while the European Union presented plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under scorching temperatures.
Hurricane Flossie weakens to Category 2 off Mexico's Pacific coast

Hurricane Flossie weakens to Category 2 off Mexico's Pacific coast

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Flossie strengthened overnight then weakened again Wednesday to a Category 2 hurricane off Mexico’s southwestern Pacific coast with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (175 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Immigration drives 2.7 per cent growth in New Brunswick population

Immigration drives 2.7 per cent growth in New Brunswick population

FREDERICTON — Immigration is driving New Brunswick’s fastest population growth since the 1970s. A new economic report says the province's population was 854,355 on July 1, 2024, a rise of 2.7 per cent compared with the previous 12 months.
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