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'Too late in the game:' Concerns hurt bear near Calgary can't weather winter

'Too late in the game:' Concerns hurt bear near Calgary can't weather winter

COCHRANE, Alta. — A wildlife biologist says a young injured black bear that has been wandering alone west of Calgary for weeks has not built up enough body fat or grown a thick enough fur undercoat to survive the winter without help.

PM reassures Duterte he will get rid of Canadian trash stuck in the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he reassured Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte that Ottawa is searching for a way to dispose of thousands of tons of Canadian trash languishing in the port of Manila.
McKenna uses Twitter to troll coal from Bonn during U.S. event promoting it

McKenna uses Twitter to troll coal from Bonn during U.S. event promoting it

OTTAWA — A U.S.
Beached whales led out to sea off Indonesia's Aceh but 4 die

Beached whales led out to sea off Indonesia's Aceh but 4 die

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — A fisheries official says four of 10 whales that beached off Indonesia's Aceh province have died because of injuries and exhaustion.

Ferry service resumes but no power for thousands of Vancouver Island customers

VANCOUVER — Ferry service has resumed on two routes between Tsawwassen and Vancouver Island after high winds cancelled sailings on Monday.
Canada seeks updated climate change predictions for new building codes

Canada seeks updated climate change predictions for new building codes

OTTAWA — The National Research Council says Canada's homes and highways were built with assumptions about weather patterns that are no longer relevant, thanks to climate change.
Filipinos urge Trudeau to take out Canadian trash still festering in Manila

Filipinos urge Trudeau to take out Canadian trash still festering in Manila

MANILA, Philippines — Justin Trudeau's visit to the Philippines brought him within a short walk of a Canadian controversy that has lingered in the Port of Manila for years: about 100 stranded containers crammed with thousands of tons of rotting trash

Environment Canada says southern Quebec smog alert could last until Wednesday

MONTREAL — Environment Canada says a smog alert it issued for southern Quebec late Sunday is expected to continue through Tuesday and possibly into Wednesday morning.
'It's not a petting zoo': Bison, rare birds await hikers in southwest Saskatchewan

'It's not a petting zoo': Bison, rare birds await hikers in southwest Saskatchewan

CLAYDON, Sask. — Off the beaten path. The tiny community of Claydon, Sask., isn't exactly a tourism mecca.
Global carbon pollution rises after 3 straight flat years

Global carbon pollution rises after 3 straight flat years

WASHINGTON — Global carbon pollution rose this year after three straight years when levels of the heat-trapping gas didn't go up at all, scientists reported Monday.
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