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New Quebec recycling system takes effect, shifts more responsibility to producers

MONTREAL — Quebec’s recycling system is getting an overhaul to reduce waste and take the burden off municipalities.

Jan 1, 2025 11:03 AM Read more >

Surfing sea otter clambers onto board in B.C., prompting warning

A sea otter has been seen clambering onto a surfboard and following surfers off Vancouver Island, prompting reminders from Fisheries and Oceans Canada to avoid close interactions with the mammals.

Dec 31, 2024 4:17 PM Read more >

Visiting the Big Apple? Prepare to pay more if you drive to busiest part of Manhattan

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s much-debated plan to charge drivers to enter the center of Manhattan is set to take effect Sunday, following years of bureaucratic and legal roadblocks.

Dec 31, 2024 3:51 PM Read more >

'Citizen science': Birders see changing landscapes, climate in 125th annual count

UXBRIDGE, Ont. — The birds may have thought that Geoff Carpentier, or at least the sound he was making, was one of their own.

Dec 31, 2024 11:37 AM Read more >

Rare cougar sighting reported in urban Vancouver, far from wilderness

VANCOUVER — A rare cougar sighting has been reported in Vancouver's urban Dunbar neighbourhood. The BC Conservation Officer Service says in a statement that the big cat was reported on Dec. 26 around Blenheim Street between 26th and 36th Avenues.

Dec 31, 2024 11:32 AM Read more >

Still unable to find equipment makers, New Jersey offshore wind project seeks 2nd delay

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey offshore wind project is seeking a second delay, saying it still can't find someone to build crucial equipment for the turbines in the latest patch of turbulence striking the industry.

Dec 31, 2024 10:54 AM Read more >

'It isn't a future thing.' Climate change is taking a toll on Canada's lighthouses

HALIFAX — For more than 150 years, the stout and tidy Walton Harbour lighthouse in Nova Scotia has stood watch from a cliff overlooking the upper Bay of Fundy.

Dec 31, 2024 2:00 AM Read more >

California will soon require insurers to increase home coverage in wildfire-prone areas

SACRAMENTO, Calif.

Dec 30, 2024 4:01 PM Read more >

Quebec ski hill operators' spirits aren't dampened by rainy and warm weather

MONTREAL — Quebec ski hill operators said Monday they're remaining optimistic despite warm temperatures and heavy rainfall that could dampen the lucrative holiday ski period.

Dec 30, 2024 2:53 PM Read more >

California will soon require insurers to increase home coverage in wildfire-prone areas

SACRAMENTO, Calif.

Dec 30, 2024 1:55 PM Read more >