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  After deadly Oklahoma tornado, forecasters warn Midwest residents to brace for storms

  Several Midwest states were bracing for dangerous storms Tuesday as tornadoes spun through parts of Michigan, one day after a powerful twister roared through a small Oklahoma town, killing at least one person and destroying dozens of homes.

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  From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere

  In a world growing increasingly accustomed to wild weather swings, the last few days and weeks have seemingly taken those environmental extremes to a new level. Some climate scientists say they are hard pressed to remember when so much of the world has had its weather on overdrive at the same time.

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  World's record-breaking hot temperature streak stretches through April

  The world just experienced its hottest April on record, extending an 11-month streak in which every month set a temperature record, the European Union's climate change monitoring service said on Wednesday.

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  Bye-bye bag fee: Calgary repeals single-use bylaw

  A Calgary bylaw requiring businesses to charge a minimum bag fee and only provide single-use items when requested has officially been tossed.

• Weather alerts becoming an added barrier to getting children and youth active, ParticipACTION Report Card says

  An increase in weather alerts across the country and the impacts of a changing climate are becoming an added barrier to getting children and youth active in Canada, according to a new report.

• An El Nino-less summer is coming. Here's what that could mean for Canada

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

• As storms move across Texas, 1 child dies after being swept away in floodwaters

  A child in Texas died Sunday after being swept away in floodwaters as storms swept across the state.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.