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How Vancouver's urban orcas create connections and community among followers

How Vancouver's urban orcas create connections and community among followers

VANCOUVER — Chatchawan Jaksuwong says he used to feel empty when he looked at the ocean.
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Pair of rare, multicoloured lobsters new summer stars of Dartmouth ocean centre

Pair of rare, multicoloured lobsters new summer stars of Dartmouth ocean centre

DARTMOUTH — Burrowing under seaweed and crawling around a large open-top tank at an ocean centre in Dartmouth, N.S., are two beady-eyed alien-like creatures named Moonmist and Bingo.
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At least 4 dead and 1,300 evacuated after heavy rain in South Korea

At least 4 dead and 1,300 evacuated after heavy rain in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Two days of heavy downpours in South Korea have killed at least four people and forced more than 1,300 others to evacuate, officials said Thursday.
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Heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan kill 54 people in 24 hours

Heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan kill 54 people in 24 hours

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Heavy monsoon rains killed at least 54 people in eastern Pakistan in 24 hours, bringing the total rain-related deaths in the country to 178 over the past three weeks, officials said Thursday.
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Trump offers regulatory relief for coal, iron ore and chemical industries

Trump offers regulatory relief for coal, iron ore and chemical industries

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is granting two years of regulatory relief to coal-fired power plants, chemical manufacturers and other polluting industries as he seeks to reverse Biden-era regulations he considers overly burdensome.
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Louisiana cancels $3 billion coastal restoration project funded by oil spill settlement

Louisiana cancels $3 billion coastal restoration project funded by oil spill settlement

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana on Thursday canceled a $3 billion repair of disappearing Gulf coastline, funded by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement, scrapping what conservationists called an urgent response to climate change but Gov.
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Ex-pilot called himself Messiah on climate-change mission, day before alleged hijack

Ex-pilot called himself Messiah on climate-change mission, day before alleged hijack

VANCOUVER — The day before the suspected hijacking of a light aircraft triggered a security scare at Vancouver's airport this week, former commercial pilot Shaheer Cassim posted on social media that he was a "messenger of Allah" sent to save humanity
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Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday's earthquake was notable

Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday's earthquake was notable

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Wednesday’s magnitude 7.
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Brazil's congress passes bill to overhaul environmental regulations

Brazil's congress passes bill to overhaul environmental regulations

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A bill to overhaul environmental regulations in Brazil was passed by the country's lower house Thursday, drawing criticism by the environmental minister who floated the possibility of a presidential veto.
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Interior Secretary Burgum must personally approve all wind and solar projects, a new order says

Interior Secretary Burgum must personally approve all wind and solar projects, a new order says

WASHINGTON (AP) — All solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters must be personally approved by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum under a new order that authorizes him to conduct “elevated review” of activities ranging from leases to rig
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