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Flash floods kill 3 tourists and leave 15 missing in northern Pakistan

Flash floods kill 3 tourists and leave 15 missing in northern Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept away several vehicles carrying tourists in northern Pakistan, killing at least three people and leaving 15 others missing, officials said on Tuesday.
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Report on Alberta city council finds dysfunction, rancour, culture of fear

Report on Alberta city council finds dysfunction, rancour, culture of fear

EDMONTON — A new report commissioned by the Alberta government says the City of Medicine Hat has been hobbled for years by a hostile dysfunctional city hall and something must be done.
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A look at megafires as an Oregon wildfire approaches the 100,000-acre mark

A look at megafires as an Oregon wildfire approaches the 100,000-acre mark

A wildfire burning in a sparsely populated region of central Oregon has become the largest fire this year and is on the verge of surpassing 100,000 acres to become what's officially known as a megafire.
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'Unbelievably frightening': Grizzly lunges at hikers in southern Alberta

'Unbelievably frightening': Grizzly lunges at hikers in southern Alberta

KANANASKIS — Coming face to face with a grizzly bear was the last thing a Calgary couple had in mind as they hiked along a popular mountain trail in southern Alberta.
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First Nations call off talks on forestry bill, say Quebec disrespecting rights

First Nations call off talks on forestry bill, say Quebec disrespecting rights

MONTREAL — First Nations in Quebec have walked away from talks with the provincial government on a forestry bill they say would pave the way to privatizing public land.
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Environmental group seeks ethics investigation into Alberta Premier Smith adviser

Environmental group seeks ethics investigation into Alberta Premier Smith adviser

EDMONTON — Environmental lawyers are asking Alberta's ethics commissioner to investigate an energy regulator board member and adviser to Premier Danielle Smith for conflicts of interest.
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Researchers chase storms, study fist-sized stones in Alberta's 'Hailstorm Alley'

Researchers chase storms, study fist-sized stones in Alberta's 'Hailstorm Alley'

CALGARY — Julian Brimelow holds up a replica of the mother of all hailstones – a lumpy white blob as big as your fist carrying the weight of two baseballs with the power to pulverize fields of corn into green-yellow mush.
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Danielle Smith backs 'better way' than cull at B.C. ostrich farm hit by avian flu

Danielle Smith backs 'better way' than cull at B.C. ostrich farm hit by avian flu

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says authorities should be looking for a “better way” than a mass cull to deal with a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an outbreak of avian flu.
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Volunteer firefighters missing work to battle roaring wildfire in rural Newfoundland

Volunteer firefighters missing work to battle roaring wildfire in rural Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S — The mayor of a rural Newfoundland town is among the volunteer firefighters missing work to battle a raging wildfire in a part of Canada where unpaid town councils and first responders are shouldering increasing numbers of emergencies.
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UN says booming solar, wind and other green energy hits global tipping point for even lower costs

UN says booming solar, wind and other green energy hits global tipping point for even lower costs

NEW YORK (AP) — The global switch to renewable energy has passed a “positive tipping point” where solar and wind power will become even cheaper and more widespread, according to two United Nations reports released Tuesday, describing a bright spot am
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