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3 energy companies compete to build a new nuclear reactor in the Czech Republic

PRAGUE (AP) — Three energy companies including U.S.

Oct 31, 2023 5:13 AM Read more >

Two hours of terror and now years of devastation for Acapulco's poor in Hurricane Otis aftermath

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Estela Sandoval Díaz was huddled in her tiny concrete bathroom, sure these were the final moments of her life, when Hurricane Otis ripped off her tin roof.

Oct 30, 2023 10:12 PM Read more >

Climate scientist Saleemul Huq, who emphasized helping poor nations adapt to warming, dies at 71

Saleemul Huq, a pioneering climate scientist from Bangladesh who pushed to get the world to understand, pay for and adapt to worsening warming impacts on poorer nations, died of cardiac arrest Saturday. He was 71.

Oct 30, 2023 7:15 PM Read more >

Panama's leader calls for referendum on mining concession, seeking to calm protests over the deal

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Protests extended into a second week Monday over a long-term copper mining concession for a Canadian company, as Panama's government sought to calm anger by promising to let Panamanians decide in a referendum whether to scrap the d

Oct 30, 2023 7:11 PM Read more >

Eby says B.C. deserves heating bill relief, too, after federal tax on fuel oil paused

VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says it's unfair that Atlantic Canada is being targeted for federal relief on heating bills that won't apply to B.C., after Ottawa announced a three-year pause on carbon pricing for home fuel oil.

Oct 30, 2023 6:20 PM Read more >

Moe says Saskatchewan to stop collecting carbon tax if no federal break given

REGINA — Premier Scott Moe says Saskatchewan is to stop collecting the carbon tax on natural gas if Ottawa doesn't offer a break, a move that has received unanimous support in the provincial legislature. Moe said Monday that starting Jan.

Oct 30, 2023 6:02 PM Read more >

Poilievre calls on Liberals to exempt all forms of home heating from carbon price

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the Liberals to exempt all forms of home heating from the carbon price, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a temporary exemption that only applies to home heating oil.

Oct 30, 2023 3:22 PM Read more >

Two hours of terror and now years of devastation for Acapulco's poor in Hurricane Otis aftermath

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Estela Sandoval Díaz was huddled in her tiny concrete bathroom, sure these were the final moments of her life, when Hurricane Otis ripped off her tin roof.

Oct 30, 2023 2:38 PM Read more >

Tropical Storm Pilar heads toward El Salvador and is expected to bring heavy rain to Central America

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Tropical Storm Pilar threatened to bring heavy rain and flash flooding to El Salvador and other parts of Central America as it sat just off the Pacific coast Monday. The U.S.

Oct 30, 2023 2:38 PM Read more >

Spooky harvest: Droughts, heavy rain create challenge for Canada's pumpkin season

FREDERICTON — Extreme weather caused by climate change — droughts followed by heavy rains — wreaked havoc with the pumpkin harvest across Canada this year. Nova Scotia pumpkin farmer Danny Dill said the spring planting season was extremely dry.

Oct 30, 2023 2:37 PM Read more >