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  Amid climate change warnings, Canadians lukewarm on electric vehicles

  Amid scientists' warnings that nations need to transition away from fossil fuels to limit climate change, Canadians are still lukewarm on electric vehicles, according to a study conducted by Nanos Research for CTV News.

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  Summer forecast: What to expect as El Nino weakens

  As Canadians brace themselves for summer temperatures, forecasters say a weakening El Nino cycle doesn’t mean relief from the heat.

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  Chemical spill could be cause of stinky water in Puslinch, Ont., new report says

  People living in Puslinch, Ont. may have the answer to why their water smelled so bad last year.

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  Almost $17K in fines for illegal hunting, fishing in northern Ont.

  Three men from southern Ontario and a man from Texas have been fined a total of $16,700 for illegal hunting and fishing in September 2021.

• Southern Brazil has been hit by the worst floods in 80 years. At least 37 people have died

  Heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul killed 37 people, with another 74 still missing, the state civil defence agency said Friday, as record-breaking floods devastated cities and forced thousands to leave their homes.

• An anchovy feast draws a crush of sea lions to one of San Francisco's piers, the most in 15 years

  They're lounging, biting each other and generally making a ruckus in numbers not seen in more than a decade. And don't even think about stealing their anchovies.

• Over 500 baby sea turtles washed ashore in a big storm off South Africa. Here's the rescue effort

  An aquarium in South Africa is stretched beyond capacity after more than 500 baby sea turtles were washed up on beaches by a rare and powerful storm and rescued by members of the public.

• B.C. First Nation urges boaters to stay away from recently freed orca calf

  The Ehattesaht First Nation is urging boaters to steer clear of a young orca calf that recently escaped a B.C. lagoon where she had been stranded for weeks after her pregnant mother died.

• Canada's emissions report shows progress toward 2030 goal, but still a long way to go

  Canada's latest greenhouse-gas emissions report shows the country making progress toward meeting its next target in 2030, but there is still a very long way to go.

• New strategy announced to help Shediac, N.B., become country's first net-zero community

  New plans announced Wednesday will help the town of Shediac, N.B., get one step closer to its goal of becoming Canada's first net-zero community by 2035.

• Tourists evacuated from Kenya's Maasai Mara reserve amid flooding and heavy rains

  Tourists were evacuated by air from Kenya's Maasai Mara national reserve Wednesday after more than a dozen hotels, lodges and camps were flooded as heavy rains continue to batter the country.

• U.S. House votes to remove wolves from endangered list in 48 states

  The U.S. House voted Tuesday to end federal protection for gray wolves, approving a bill that would remove them from the endangered species list across the lower 48 states.