Last month was 6th hottest July on record in 143 years
Last month was the Earth’s sixth-warmest July on record in 143 years, according to the U.S. federal agency that studies oceans, the atmosphere, and coastal areas.
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State of emergency to lift in Newfoundland as forest fire situation improves
Newfoundland and Labrador officials say the state of emergency called last weekend because of raging wildfires in the centre of the province will end on Saturday.
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Italy's Lake Garda shrinks to near-historic low amid drought
Italy's worst drought in decades has reduced Lake Garda, the country's largest lake, to near its lowest level ever recorded, exposing swaths of previously underwater rocks and warming the water to temperatures that approach the average in the Caribbean Sea.
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2 dead after heavy rain flooded Las Vegas streets in the wettest monsoon season in a decade
Two people are dead after heavy rain poured into Las Vegas casinos and flooded streets Thursday night in the wettest monsoon season in a decade, according to Clark County officials.
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Tropical Storm Meari hammers Japan with heavy rainfall, wind
Tropical Storm Meari unleashed heavy rains on Japan's main Honshu island as it headed northward Saturday toward the capital, Tokyo, according to Japanese weather officials.
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The Arctic is warming at nearly double the rate previously estimated: study
New research suggests that the Arctic is warming alarmingly faster than what current scientific literature and media sources have reported.
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European drought dries up rivers, kills fish, shrivels crops
From dry and cracked reservoirs in Spain to falling water levels on major arteries like the Danube, the Rhine and the Po, an unprecedented drought is afflicting nearly half of Europe. It is damaging farm economies, forcing water restrictions, causing wildfires and threatening aquatic species.
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Pipeline break spills 45,000 gallons of diesel in U.S. city
A diesel pipeline in Wyoming owned by a company that's being sued by federal prosecutors over previous spills in two other states cracked open and released more than 45,000 gallons (205,000 litres) of fuel, a state official said Friday.
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2 dead amid 'restless' monsoon-season flooding in Las Vegas
The most "restless" summer monsoon season in a decade became deadly Thursday, as intense lightning and thunderstorms flooded parts of southern Nevada and a leaky ceiling forced table games to stop at one Las Vegas Strip casino.
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India to miss renewable energy goal, officials, experts say
India will miss its renewable energy target for the end of the year, with experts saying "multiple challenges" including a lack of financial help and taxes on imported components are stalling the clean energy industry.
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Poland investigates 'ecological catastrophe' of fish die-off
Poland has deployed soldiers to help clean up the Oder River, which runs along the border with Germany, after 10 tons of dead fish surfaced from the waterway in what one official described as an 'ecological catastrophe.'
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Plastics producers ask court to quash planned federal ban on single-use straws, cups
More than two dozen plastic makers are asking the Federal Court to put an end to Ottawa's plan to ban several single-use plastic items but Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he's confident the attempt will fail.
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Firefighters continue battling large Hawaii wildfire
A wildfire on Hawaii's Big Island grew overnight as firefighters worked to contain the large blaze that is burning in a rural area between the Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea volcanoes.
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Climate change sparks mineral 'treasure hunt' in Greenland
![U.S. Arctic Research Commission's Mike Sfraga explains how climate change has sparked a 'treasure hunt' in Greenland for mineral deposits.]()
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How nature is reclaiming Bolivia’s polluted ‘Road of Death’
![Tom Walters reports on how nature is reclaiming Bolivia's ‘Road to death,’ which had long been a polluted strip in the Andes mountains.]()
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Air quality warnings lifted in central Newfoundland
![Air quality is improving but residents are still in limbo with a state of emergency that remains in effect.]()
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Brazil builds network of passages to help endangered monkeys
![Golden lion tamarins cut off from their natural habitat by a highway are making their first crossings over newly built wildlife crossings.]()
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WATCH: Swarm of jellyfish invade shores of Israeli coast
![Swarms of jellyfish along Israel's coast have banished summer bathers from the Mediterranean waters.]()
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Should pet cats be allowed to roam freely outdoors?
![The Nature Conservancy of Canada's Andrew Holland says no-roam bylaws for cats keeps them safe while protecting bird populations.]()
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Impact of deadly heat wave felt across Europe
![A heat wave broke temperature records in the U.K., sparked wildfires in France and Spain, and may have caused a glacier in Italy to crack.]()
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Last month was 6th hottest July on record in 143 years
Last month was the Earth’s sixth-warmest July on record in 143 years, according to the U.S. federal agency that studies oceans, the atmosphere, and coastal areas.
China's Huawei says sales down but new ventures growing
Chinese tech giant Huawei said Friday its revenue fell in the first half of 2022 but new ventures in autos and other industries helped to offset a decline in smartphone sales under U.S. sanctions.
It didn't take long for Meta's new chatbot to say something offensive
Meta's new chatbot can convincingly mimic how humans speak on the internet: for better and worse.
'The future of science in Canada is at risk': Researchers call for pay raise
Hundreds of scientists and researchers are expected to gather on Parliament Hill today to call for a raise.
Potential hack for some Boeing planes fixed: researchers
A digital vulnerability in the computer systems used on some Boeing Co aircraft that could have allowed malicious hackers to modify data and cause pilots to make dangerous miscalculations has been fixed, security researchers said on Friday.
Supergiant Betelgeuse had a never-before-seen massive eruption
The red supergiant Betelgeuse, a colossal star in the Orion constellation, experienced a massive stellar eruption -- the likes of which have never been seen before, according to astronomers.
100-year-old colour perception theory had a math mistake: study
The 3D mathematical model used for more than 100 years to describe how our eyes distinguish colours has been found to have an important math error.
SpaceX denied nearly US$900M in broadband subsidies
In a high-stakes decision, federal regulators announced Wednesday that SpaceX will not receive nearly US$900 million in subsidies that the company was awarded in December, citing the fact that its satellite-based service is 'still developing technology' and the company 'failed to demonstrate that [it] could deliver the promised service.'
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Lifestyle
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'A dream come true': B.C. team to represent Canada at Little League World Series
A team from British Columbia will be representing Canada at the Little League World Series this year.
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Vancouver man the first non-American to be president of magicians' society
A Vancouver man is the first outside of the United States to be made president of a very specific group: the Society of American Magicians.
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Pianist Oscar Peterson becomes first Black Canadian featured on a circulation coin
Canadians will soon be able to carry a piece of national music history in their wallets with the launch of a coin commemorating legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson.
Sports
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Two-time champion Simona Halep advances to National Bank Open final
Two-time champion Simona Halep has advanced to the National Bank Open's final. The Romanian beat Jessica Pegula of the United States in the WTA event's first semifinal on Saturday.
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Ruud Awakening: Canada's Auger-Aliassime falls to Norwegian at National Bank Open
Casper Ruud managed to get his racket on an overhead smash late in Friday's quarterfinal against Felix Auger-Aliassime, eliminating the Canadian from the National Bank Open.
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'A dream come true': B.C. team to represent Canada at Little League World Series
A team from British Columbia will be representing Canada at the Little League World Series this year.
Business
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Telus wants to charge customers a fee for credit card payments
Telus Corp. wants to pass on credit card fees to customers and plans to add a 1.5 per cent 'processing fee' starting this fall.
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Germany urged to cap heat in offices this winter to save gas
German businesses and public institutions should heat their offices no higher than 19 C this winter to help reduce the country's consumption of natural gas, Germany's economy minister said Saturday.
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Rogers, Shaw, Quebecor sign definitive agreement on planned sale of Freedom Mobile
Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. have signed a definitive agreement with Quebecor Inc. that will see the Montreal-based telecom company acquire wireless carrier Freedom Mobile Inc.
Autos
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Kia/Hyundai seat belt pretensioners under investigation
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Office of Defects Investigation has opened a query into seat belt pretensioners on certain 2020-2022 Kia/Hyundai vehicles, saying that they may rupture or explode.
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Man arrested in death of co-worker at Michigan GM plant
A cleaning service employee who was working at a General Motors plant in Michigan was killed Thursday during an altercation with a co-worker, authorities said.
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Gas prices dip just below US$4 for the first time in 5 months
Gasoline prices in the U.S. dipped to just under the US$4 mark for the first time in more than five months -- good news for consumers who are struggling with high prices for many other essentials.