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• Rare giant spider species spotted in Queensland

  A new and large species of spider has been found living in Queensland, Australia, and researchers say it's in need of protection.

  

• Largest recorded Alberta earthquake not natural, from oilsands wastewater: study

  The largest recorded earthquake in Alberta's history was not a natural event, but most likely caused by disposal of oilsands wastewater, new research has concluded.

  

• Canadians throw out millions of food products each year. Here's how to reduce that waste

  Canadians are throwing out millions of food products each year, a practice that is not only harming the environment but also their wallets. Here are some tips to reduce food waste from an eco expert.

  

• Powerful Pacific tempest clobbers storm-battered California

  A strong late-season Pacific storm that brought damaging winds and more rain and snow to saturated California has been blamed for two deaths and forecasters said additional flooding was possible Wednesday in parts of the state.

  

• UN chief urges 'game-changing' commitments on clean water

  The United Nations chief urged the first world conference on water in over 45 years on Wednesday to address the '21st century emergency' that is wasting the world's most important resource and has left billions of people without clean water and basic sanitation.

• A 5,000-mile seaweed belt is headed toward Florida

  A 5,000-mile (8,047 kilometres) seaweed belt lurking in the Atlantic Ocean is expected in the next few months to wash onto beaches in the Caribbean Sea, South Florida, and the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.

• Rare tornado near Los Angeles rips building roofs; 1 injured

  A rare tornado touched down in a Los Angeles suburb, ripping roofs off a line of commercial buildings and sending the debris twisting into the sky and across a city block, injuring one person.

• 'We are a natural gas province': Smith says Alberta needs power plants, not wind and solar

  Alberta's premier assured a ballroom of rural leaders Wednesday that she does not want to see the province move away from electricity generated from fossil fuels, while complaining about solar panels covering farm land.

• Major risk of flooding on Red River this spring, predicts Manitoba government

  There is a major risk of flooding on the Red River this spring, according to Manitoba’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre

• Snowmobiling in Ontario becoming riskier due to climate change: OPP

  Police in Ontario are warning that climate change is shortening the snowmobiling season and making a growing number of trails dangerous for riders across the province.

• More companies are making concentrated detergent, here's why

  Laundry detergent is looking a little different these days. A growing number of companies are making bulky plastic jugs smaller and concentrating the detergent or soap. Without all that water, less fossil fuels are required for transport, because the products are lighter and more can be shipped in a single trip.

• 11 killed as strong earthquake rattles Pakistan, Afghanistan

  A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattled much of Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday, sending panicked residents fleeing from homes and offices and frightening people in remote villages. At least 11 people died in the two countries.