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Private investment needed to ramp up climate adaptations in infrastructure: report

Private investment needed to ramp up climate adaptations in infrastructure: report

A new report by the Canadian Climate Institute says private capital is needed to invest in climate adaptation infrastructure as extreme weather events like fires and floods become more acute by the year.
Ex-Audi chief pleads guilty in automaker's diesel emissions scandal

Ex-Audi chief pleads guilty in automaker's diesel emissions scandal

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The former head of Volkswagen's luxury division Audi pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges tied to the automaker's diesel emissions scandal, becoming the highest-ranking executive convicted over cars that cheated on emissions te
Biden administration announces nearly $11 billion for renewable energy in rural communities

Biden administration announces nearly $11 billion for renewable energy in rural communities

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a nearly $11 billion investment on Tuesday to help bring affordable clean energy to rural communities throughout the country.
Pacific Island leaders say rich countries are not doing enough to control climate change

Pacific Island leaders say rich countries are not doing enough to control climate change

BANGKOK (AP) — Pacific Island leaders are criticizing rich countries for not doing enough to control climate change despite being responsible for much of the problem, and for profiting from loans provided to vulnerable nations to mitigate the effects
Fort St. John, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ, tells all 21,000 residents to prepare to evacuate as fire nears

Fort St. John, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ, tells all 21,000 residents to prepare to evacuate as fire nears

FORT ST. JOHN, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ — The City of Fort St.
Global, economic security top priorities as Trudeau heads to South Korea, G7 summit

Global, economic security top priorities as Trudeau heads to South Korea, G7 summit

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau left Monday evening for a weeklong trip to Asia, where he will make his first official visit to South Korea and attend the G7 leaders' summit in Japan.
Powerful cyclone floods homes, cuts communications in western Myanmar; at least 6 dead, 700 injured

Powerful cyclone floods homes, cuts communications in western Myanmar; at least 6 dead, 700 injured

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Rescuers on Monday evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 3.6 meters (12 feet) deep along western Myanmar's coast after a powerful cyclone injured hundreds and cut off communications.
Experts foresee more heat waves outside summer as May hot spell shatters records

Experts foresee more heat waves outside summer as May hot spell shatters records

The ongoing May heat wave that shattered almost 40 daily temperature records across СÀ¶ÊÓƵ and Alberta on Sunday should be seen as a warning of more out-of-season hot spells in the future, climatologists say.

Wyoming black bear hunter accused of killing protected grizzly near highway into Yellowstone

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming hunter faces up to a year in jail and a $10,000 fine if convicted of killing a protected grizzly bear he allegedly claims he mistook for a legal-to-hunt black bear outside Yellowstone National Park.
K'atl'odeeche First Nation, Hay River, N.W.T., order evacuations as wildfire spreads

K'atl'odeeche First Nation, Hay River, N.W.T., order evacuations as wildfire spreads

A First Nation reserve and nearby town in the southern Northwest Territories have been evacuated after an out-of-control wildfire began spreading in the area.
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