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  Regulated area for invasive box tree moth expanded to parts of the Maritimes

  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has added much of the Maritimes to a regulated area for an invasive species.

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  CN Railway suspends service on some networks due to wildfires

  Canadian National (CN) Railway suspended service on its network between Fort St. John and Fort Nelson in B.C. and north of High Level, Alta., due to wildfires, the company said on Monday.

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  Latest updates on air quality alerts, and when the smoke may reach Ontario and Quebec

  Wildfires have led Environment Canada to issue air quality advisories for parts of B.C., Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories, as forecasters warn the smoke could drift farther east.

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  What are holdover fires? Thousands of hectares burn in northeastern B.C.

  Thousands of hectares of land in northeastern B.C. are burning from holdover fires, with officials saying persistent drought conditions through the winter and a challenging wildfire season last year have "amplified" challenges for crews.

• If your soil's no good or you don't have any, grow your garden plants in straw bales

  f you’d like to install a raised bed but don’t have the resources to build one, you can achieve the same effect by growing your plants in straw bales. It’s also a great option for those with poor soil or who don’t have a patch of dirt to call their own.

• Collapsing billboard kills 3 and hurts 59 in heavy rains in Mumbai. Scores might be trapped

  A billboard has collapsed and killed three people and injured 59 in India's financial capital, Mumbai, in thunderstorms and heavy rain, the Press Trust of India reported Monday.

• 'Be very, very careful': Wildfire conditions 'still extreme,' says Alberta fire chief

  As wildfire conditions remain 'extreme' in northern Alberta, residents are being urged to be extra cautious and follow a fire ban.

• Canada's mountain lakes fed by glaciers are losing their dazzling blue, documentary shows

  A new short documentary filmed in Alberta's Banff National Park and British Columbia's Yoho National Park seeks to capture the impact of climate change on mountain lakes.

• What to pack during an emergency

  Knowing what to have at home, or take with you for an evacuation, can be useful and even life-saving.

• 2 injured loggerhead turtles triumphantly crawl into the Atlantic after rehabbing in Florida

  A crowd cheered and took photos as two loggerhead sea turtles slowly made their way through the sand and into the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after rehabbing at a Florida marine life centre.

• Entangled right whale spotted off New Brunswick with fishing gear stuck in its mouth

  A critically endangered North Atlantic right whale has been spotted entangled in fishing gear in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, northeast of New Brunswick's Acadian Peninsula.

• Town of Fort Nelson, B.C., ordered to evacuate due to wildfire

  The entire town of Fort Nelson, B.C., as well as the nearby Fort Nelson First Nation, has been ordered to evacuate due to an out-of-control wildfire.