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'It's distressing': Poor air quality can worsen pre-existing mental health challenges

'It's distressing': Poor air quality can worsen pre-existing mental health challenges

TORONTO — The poor air quality that has blanketed swaths of central and Western Canada is not only infiltrating the lungs, but also distressing the mind.
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System over Florida has potential to develop into tropical depression, weather service says

System over Florida has potential to develop into tropical depression, weather service says

ORLANDO, Fla.
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Unexpected medical issue grounds Isle Royale wolf-moose survey

Unexpected medical issue grounds Isle Royale wolf-moose survey

A last-minute medical issue grounded researchers' annual wolf-moose survey on Isle Royale this past winter, marking yet another year that scientists have run into problems trying to count the animals on the remote island park.
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Native American teens kayak major US river to celebrate removal of dams and return of salmon

Native American teens kayak major US river to celebrate removal of dams and return of salmon

KLAMATH, Calif. (AP) — As bright-colored kayaks push through a thick wall of fog, voices and the beats of drums build as kayakers approach a crowd that has formed on the beach.
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From scattered sunlight to dozy bees, smoky days challenge Canada's food growers

From scattered sunlight to dozy bees, smoky days challenge Canada's food growers

The smoky air that has become an all-too-common feature of Canadian summers poses yet another challenge for agricultural producers already contending with chronic drought in some areas and excess moisture in others.
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A designer dressed Chappell Roan with seaweed. But don't expect to find the approach in stores - yet

A designer dressed Chappell Roan with seaweed. But don't expect to find the approach in stores - yet

NEW YORK (AP) — At her kitchen stove, fashion designer Caroline Zimbalist looks like an alchemist at work as she stirs a pot full of corn starch and a thickener made from seaweed.
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King Charles' annual swan census begins on the River Thames

King Charles' annual swan census begins on the River Thames

LONDON (AP) — Scarlet uniforms flashed against the riverbank. Wooden skiffs glided in formation. A young swan, gently lifted from the water, was measured, inspected and released.
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Trump administration says it won't publish major climate change reports on NASA website as promised

Trump administration says it won't publish major climate change reports on NASA website as promised

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday took another step to make it harder to find major, legally mandated scientific assessments of how climate change is endangering the nation and its people.
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Federal Court of Appeal to hear arguments in B.C. ostrich farm avian flu case

Federal Court of Appeal to hear arguments in B.C. ostrich farm avian flu case

OTTAWA — The B.C. ostrich farmers who lost dozens of birds in an outbreak of avian flu last winter will be heading to the Federal Court of Appeal on Tuesday as they try to stop the remainder of their herd from being culled.
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How to read Environment Canada's air quality index and find out if you're at risk

How to read Environment Canada's air quality index and find out if you're at risk

Wildfire season is upon us once again, and smoke is reducing air quality through swaths of the country. Environment Canada suggests people check the Air Quality Health Index daily to determine how much time to spend outside.
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