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Quebec issues warning about diseases from ticks, mosquitoes

Quebec issues warning about diseases from ticks, mosquitoes

QUÉBEC — Quebec's Health Department is warning people to stay vigilant about tick and mosquito bites as summer begins. The department says ticks and mosquitoes can carry Lyme disease, West Nile virus, and California serogroup viruses, among others.
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Health officials issue warnings as UK and Northern Europe bake in the first heat wave of 2025

Health officials issue warnings as UK and Northern Europe bake in the first heat wave of 2025

LONDON (AP) — British and French authorities have issued health warnings related to hot weather this weekend as northern Europe bakes under an early summer heat wave .
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The summer solstice is here. What to know about the longest day of the year

The summer solstice is here. What to know about the longest day of the year

Peak sunshine has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere — the summer solstice. Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical summer.
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A river overflows in southern China, stranding people and turning streets into canals

A river overflows in southern China, stranding people and turning streets into canals

BEIJING (AP) — Rescue workers used rubber dinghies to evacuate people and deliver food and water Wednesday after floodwaters overwhelmed towns in southern China's Guangdong province.
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One dead, three hurt after rockfall hits hiking group at Banff National Park

One dead, three hurt after rockfall hits hiking group at Banff National Park

LAKE LOUISE — A rockfall at a popular hiking trail in Banff National Park killed one person and sent three to hospital Thursday, as rescue crews searched for others who might be missing.
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Erick turns rainmaker after hitting Mexico's Pacific coast as a strong hurricane. 1 dead

Erick turns rainmaker after hitting Mexico's Pacific coast as a strong hurricane. 1 dead

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — With a steady rain falling on Acapulco, residents and remaining tourists emerged Thursday evening to walk outside or visit the few open businesses as the remnants of Hurricane Erick scraped by just inland of the resort.
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Quebec dials back emissions projections due to global uncertainty

Quebec dials back emissions projections due to global uncertainty

MONTREAL — The Quebec government is scaling back its projections for greenhouse gas emissions reductions due to the Trump administration. A report published Thursday by the province's Environment Department says the current U.S.
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California is to examine its Amazon oil ties following pleas from Indigenous leaders from Ecuador

California is to examine its Amazon oil ties following pleas from Indigenous leaders from Ecuador

RICHMOND, California (AP) — An oil tanker sat docked at Chevron’s sprawling refinery in Richmond on Thursday — a visible link between California’s appetite for Amazon crude and the remote rainforest territories where it’s extracted.
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Man seen 'speeding toward' dolphins in B.C. waters fined $5,000

Man seen 'speeding toward' dolphins in B.C. waters fined $5,000

PORT HARDY — A man seen speeding on a Jet Ski towards a pod of Pacific white sided dolphins has been fined $5,000 and has been banned from posting anything related to marine mammals on social media. The man was found guilty last November in B.C.
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Want to plant trees to offset fossil fuels? You'd need all of North and Central America, study finds

Want to plant trees to offset fossil fuels? You'd need all of North and Central America, study finds

Planting trees has plenty of benefits, but this popular carbon-removal method alone can't possibly counteract the planet-warming emissions caused by the world's largest fossil-fuel companies.
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