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Parts of tundra releasing more carbon than they absorb: study
A new study suggests regions of the Arctic tundra are now releasing more planet-warming gases than they absorb, upending a millennia-old trend. The study published in academic journal Nature Climate C...
Jan 21, 2025
More than a third of Canadians turn to online info due to lack of doctor access: poll
A new poll suggests more than a third of Canadians say they have no choice but to seek health information online because they don't have access to a doctor, further highlighting challenges posed by an...
Jan 21, 2025
Landslides and flash floods on Indonesia’s Java island leave 17 dead and 8 missing
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian rescuers recovered the bodies of at least 17 people who were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks that hit hilly villages on the countr...
Jan 21, 2025
In the news today: Trump signals tariffs may be coming Feb. 1
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump signals tariffs may be coming Feb. 1 U.S. President Donald Trump suggested his administration could move...
Jan 21, 2025
Starmer says the killing of 3 girls must lead to ‘fundamental change’ in how state protects citizens
LONDON (AP) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday that the killing of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class must lead to "fundamental change" in how the British state protects citizens...
Jan 21, 2025
Liberal leadership hopefuls distance themselves from carbon pricing
OTTAWA - The three frontrunners in the Liberal leadership race have all backed away - to one degree or another - from the Liberal government's keystone climate policy in a bid to take a major Conserva...
Jan 21, 2025
Justin Trudeau to speak after Donald Trump muses about tariffs coming Feb. 1
MONTEBELLO, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to speak with media today, the first time he'll take questions since President Donald Trump's inauguration in Washington. Trudeau is huddling wi...
Jan 21, 2025
Fire in a hotel at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey kills at least 10 people, injures 32
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A fire broke out at a hotel at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday, killing at least at least 10 people and hospitalizing another 32 with injuries, officials said. The...
Jan 20, 2025
Taliban announce the release of two Americans held in Afghanistan in a prisoner exchange
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Afghanistan's Taliban government announced on Tuesday the release of two Americans in a prisoner exchange. The Taliban's Foreign Ministry in Kabul did not name the two U.S. citizens, ...
Jan 20, 2025
Utah grounds Jets 5-2 for second straight win at home
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Connor Ingram made 23 saves and Olli Maatta scored his first goal for the Utah Hockey Club in a 5-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night. Logan Cooley, Barrett Hayton, ...
Jan 20, 2025