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  Feds order benzene leak fixes after plastics plant pollution in Sarnia, Ont.

  Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is ordering all petrochemical companies operating in Sarnia, Ont., to take steps to control leaks of the cancer-causing chemical benzene.

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  WATCH | Scientists get a surprising glimpse at a rare deep-sea squid

  Scientists from the University of Western Australia and Kelpsie Geociences in the U.K. say they were surprised to discover an underwater camera caught video of a rare deep-sea squid.

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  Indonesia raises alert for Mount Ibu volcano to highest level following a series of eruptions

  Indonesian authorities on Thursday raised the alert level for Mount Ibu, a volcano in North Maluku province, to the highest level following a series of eruptions since last week.

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  Wildfires are dampening against cool, rainy weather, but there's plenty left to contain

  An opportune system of cool, wet weather Friday is dampening the spread of wildfires across Western Canada, but there's still plenty of work for responders and residents alike.

• More than 60 per cent of world's coral reefs may have bleached in past year: NOAA

  Nearly two-thirds of the world's coral reefs have been subjected to heat stress bad enough to trigger bleaching over the past year, the leading agency monitoring coral reefs said on Thursday.

• Bank chief executives summoned to House of Commons environment committee

  A parliamentary committee has summoned Canada's big five bank CEOs to talk about the environmental and climate impacts of the financial system.

• 'Some structural damage' from wildfire near Fort Nelson, B.C., mayor confirms

  More than one home has been damaged or lost due to a massive wildfire outside of the B.C. community of Fort Nelson, the mayor confirmed Wednesday.

• 'The whole country is not on fire': Canadian tourism industry struggles as fires rage

  Canada's tourism industry is trying to put on its Sunday best this week, showcasing itself to more than 500 international travel agents and tour operators at the largest annual tourism convention in Canada.

• Evacuees concerned over conflicting information on Fort Nelson wildfire

  Evacuees staying in Fort St. John have expressed concern about how little they are hearing about what is happening in their now deserted city.

• Life in limbo: Wildfire evacuees struggle through nail-biting wait

  More than 2,000 people forced to pack up and leave Fort Nelson, B.C., are trying to adjust to life as evacuees, and the constant concern about what is happening back home.

• 'We're on standby': Team ready to help entangled right whale in Gulf of St. Lawrence

  A team is ready to help an entangled North Atlantic right whale in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

• DeSantis, amid criticism, signs Florida bill making climate change a lesser state priority

  Climate change will be a lesser priority in Florida and largely disappear from state statutes under legislation signed Wednesday by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that also bans power-generating wind turbines offshore or near the state's lengthy coastline.