Exhausted crews battle Canadian wildfires as experts issue climate warning
Global heating and human changes to the landscape have invited more destructive fires, making fire season worse Weeks of unprecedented wildfires in Canada have burned...
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Canadian official investigating Chinese election ‘meddling’ resigns abruptly
David Johnston blames resignation on ‘highly partisan atmosphere’ surrounding his investigation in China’s alleged election interference A Canadian official appointed to investigate allegations that China...
Canada battles hundreds of wildfires as smoke still chokes major cities
Quebec minister described ‘unprecedented’ situation amid warnings that country must be prepared in future • Wildfires latest news – live Wildfire crews in Canada continue...
Tens of millions under air quality alerts in US as Canada fire smoke drifts south
Eastern US states including New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut issue alerts as hundreds of wildfires burn in Canada Tens of millions of people in the...
Why is it so smoky? Canada wildfires spark air-quality alerts in north-east US
Hazy skies hung over north-eastern US a day after the midwest received a similar alert from the Environmental Protection Agency Canada is dealing with a...
Weather tracker: Finland experiences coldest June on record
Despite 24-hour sun, Lapland dips to -7.7C. Elsewhere, the Atlantic hurricane season begins Thursday 1 June saw potentially the lowest June temperature on record in...
Lone renter in ‘David and Goliath’ row with Montreal developers
Carla White’s battle has shone a light on city’s lack of affordable new housing for those on low incomes A single tenant in a Montreal...
Montreal: holdout tenant halts developer’s push to force her out
Focus over affordable housing as Carla White says she will not leave unless Mondev provides similar apartment with cheap rent A single holdout tenant in...
US air quality as far south as Virginia affected by Nova Scotia wildfires
National Weather Service issues air quality alert for Richmond while Maryland, Pennsylvania and other states affected The historically intense wildfires that battered the Nova Scotia...
Nova Scotia: fears extreme heat and strong winds could worsen wildfires
Officials say combination of high temperatures and stiff breezes could lead to ‘extreme fire behaviour’ in Maritime province Officials in the Canadian province of Nova...
