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  • Alberta officials say cooler weather and showers help in battle against wildfires

    EDMONTON - Cooler temperatures and a bit of rain were delivering some relief for firefighters as they continued to battle wildfires threatening communities in central northern Alberta, but provincial officials warned the reprieve was only in some areas and lightning was sparking some new blazes.
  • Californians could see mandatory water cuts amid drought

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened Monday to impose mandatory water restrictions if residents don't use less on their own as a drought drags on and the hotter summer months approach.
  • Drought-stricken California imposes new round of water cuts

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's urban water users and farmers who rely on supplies from state resevoirs will get less than planned this year as fears of a third consecutive dry year become reality, state officials announced Friday.
  • Hawaii recoups from big storm amid lingering flood threats

    HONOLULU (AP) — A slow-moving storm that knocked out power, swamped dozens of homes and sent creeks and streams surging had mostly passed over Hawaii on Tuesday, though the threat of flooding lingered in some already-drenched areas.
  • Ferry stranded in Baltic Sea with 300 onboard reaches port

    COPENHAGEN - A ferry stranded in the Baltic Sea for about six hours with an estimated 300 people on board safely reached its destination Tuesday night, the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda, port authorities said.
  • Producers says heat waves won't affect strawberry and blueberry prices

    MONTREAL - Quebec strawberry and blueberry producers say this summer's sweltering temperatures have affected their yields but that consumers likely won't pay more for the fruit.
  • Pantone picks deep purple 'Ultra Violet' as colour of year

    NEW YORK - What we have here in 2017 is a heap of chaos and disruption. What we need in 2018? The Pantone Color Institute thinks whatever that might be will come in the deep purple hue of "Ultra Violet," its colour of the year revealed Thursday.
  • Amid booming economy, homelessness soars on US West Coast

    SEATTLE - In a park in the middle of a leafy, bohemian neighbourhood where homes list for close to $1 million, a tractor's massive claw scooped up the refuse of the homeless - mattresses, tents, wooden frames, a wicker chair, an outdoor propane heater. Workers in masks and steel-shanked boots plucked used needles and mounds of waste from the underbrush.
  • Ontario farmers face wilted crops, lost profits due to severe drought

    TORONTO - Farmers are facing smaller crops and higher costs as parts of southern and eastern Ontario suffer through severe drought that is having an impact on fruit and vegetable production.
  • Ontario farmers face wilted crops, lost profits due to severe drought

    TORONTO - Farmers are facing smaller crops and higher costs as parts of southern and eastern Ontario suffer through severe drought that is having an impact on fruit and vegetable production.

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