Fire experts prescribe Indigenous cultural burns to reduce wildfire risk in B.C.
VANCOUVER — Wildfire experts say British Columbia must spark far more prescribed burns, akin to how Indigenous communities have managed forests, to mitigate the risk of huge blazes. "We're not burning anywhere near as much as we should," saidfire ecol...
Nova Scotia summer election enters second day, vote to be held on Aug. 17
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's New Democrats are expected to release their platform today as the provincial election enters its second day. Liberal Leader Iain Rankin called the election yesterday, ending weeks of speculation. Rankin says it's the right time...
Who’s in? California recall candidate list draws confusion
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The official list of who's running in California's recall election of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom remained unsettled Sunday, with conservative talk radio host Larry Elder maintaining he should be included but state officials ...
Vaccine inequity: Inside the cutthroat race to secure doses
PARIS (AP) — When the race for coronavirus vaccines started, health officials knew the competition between rich and poor countries would be lopsided.
Vaccine inequity: Inside the cutthroat race to secure doses
PARIS (AP) — No one disputes that the world is unfair. But no one expected a vaccine gap between the global rich and poor that was this bad, this far into the pandemic.
GOP lawmakers hold California protest after 3 cancellations
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Republican House Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene held a protest Saturday after a third venue in California canceled their event.
Divers join search for 14 people in flooded tunnel in China
BEIJING (AP) — Divers have been dispatched in the search for 14 workers missing since water flooded a tunnel under construction in southern China three days ago, authorities said Sunday.
Europe flooding toll over 180 as rescuers dig deeper
BERLIN (AP) — The death toll from flooding in Western Europe climbed above 180 on Sunday after rescue workers dug deeper into debris left by receding waters.
South Korea to bring home sailors aboard virus-hit destroyer
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is sending military aircraft on Sunday to replace the entire 300-member crew of a navy destroyer on an anti-piracy mission off East Africa after nearly 70 of them tested positive for the coronavirus,
Some seek more boxes to check for ‘other’ Pacific Islanders
HONOLULU (AP) — A few months into the pandemic, data showed Pacific Islanders suffered the highest infection rates in Hawaii.