How extreme weather affects food prices in Canada
Extreme weather events like fires, floods, heat waves and droughts pose an increasing risk to Canada’s food supply chain, putting pressure on prices all the way to the grocery store …
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Pilot lone survivor in Nepal plane crash that killed 18 others
A plane crashed Wednesday just after taking off from Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu, killing 18 people and injuring a pilot who was the lone survivor. Authorities have pulled all 18 …
Salt Lake City confirmed as host of the 2034 Winter Olympic Games
Salt Lake City was formally awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics following a Wednesday vote by the International Olympic Committee in Paris, which gives Utah its second Games after hosting in …
Southern California crews hampered by strong winds in first major wildfire of the year
Strong winds pushed flames through dry brush in mountains north of Los Angeles on Sunday, and officials warned residents in the wildfire’s path to be prepared to leave if it …
U.S. southwest bakes under record-setting first heat wave of the year
The first heat wave of the year is expected to maintain its grip on the U.S. southwest for at least another day Friday, after records tumbled across the region with …
Floods battering Brazil, Afghanistan are extreme climate events scientists warn we aren’t prepared for
Historic flooding in southern Brazil may take a month to subside with more than half a million people out of their homes and warned not to return. “I have never …
What is the Bishnoi gang and how could it be linked to Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing?
The three men charged in the alleged conspiracy to murder Hardeep Singh Nijjar — Karan Brar, Kamalpreet Singh and Karanpreet Singh — are all believed to be connected to the …
Aamjiwnaang First Nation says high chemical levels making members sick, calls for Sarnia facility shutdown
Aamjiwnaang First Nation in Sarnia, Ont., is calling on all levels of government to shut down a facility after data indicated high levels of a harmful chemical were present in the air. …
New rule forces U.S. chemical plants to reduce cancer-causing emissions
More than 200 chemical plants in the U.S. will be required to reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer under a new rule issued Tuesday by the Environmental Protection …
Quebec multinational GardaWorld hit by $30M heist at southern California storage facility
Thieves got away with $30 million US in cash from a money storage facility in Los Angeles by breaking into the building on Easter Sunday and cracking the safe. Now, …