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What you do before and during a tornado could mean the difference between life and death

What you do before and during a tornado could mean the difference between life and death

ATLANTA (AP) — With new innovations and technology, scientists have learned from major tornado outbreaks over the years how to improve safety guidance.
Ecuador to host Indigenous summit seeking enforcement of court's human rights rulings

Ecuador to host Indigenous summit seeking enforcement of court's human rights rulings

Indigenous leaders from across Latin America will meet this week for talks on how to enforce legal rulings designed to enforce their rights to justice and territorial protection.
Logging, pruning and anxiety in Banff ahead of first summer since Jasper wildfire

Logging, pruning and anxiety in Banff ahead of first summer since Jasper wildfire

BANFF — Looking out over a budding meadow with blackened tree stumps on the edge of Banff National Park, Cliff White points to a dark thicket of trees where the empty plot ends.
Eco-friendly transportation a condition of planned Ottawa Senators arena: agreement

Eco-friendly transportation a condition of planned Ottawa Senators arena: agreement

OTTAWA — Public transit, cycling and walking will be the "primary and preferred modes" of getting fans to and from the Ottawa Senators' planned downtown arena, says a newly disclosed agreement on the project.
Residents dig out from tornado damage after storms kill 28 in Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia

Residents dig out from tornado damage after storms kill 28 in Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia

LONDON, Ky.
A Swiss village is evacuated because of a threat of a mudslide

A Swiss village is evacuated because of a threat of a mudslide

GENEVA (AP) — Swiss authorities evacuated around 100 people from their homes after a mudslide threatened their Alpine village of Blatten in the Lötschental Valley.
Economists expect end of consumer carbon price pulled down April inflation to 1.6%

Economists expect end of consumer carbon price pulled down April inflation to 1.6%

OTTAWA — Canadian motorists were paying less at the pump in April after the Liberals nixed the consumer carbon price — a move economists expect will help keep inflation around the Bank of Canada's two per cent target as tariff woes percolate.
Trump budget would cut ocean data and leave boaters, anglers and forecasters scrambling for info

Trump budget would cut ocean data and leave boaters, anglers and forecasters scrambling for info

Capt. Ed Enos makes his living as a harbor pilot in Hawaii, clambering aboard arriving ships in the predawn hours and guiding them into port. His world revolves around wind speeds, current strength and wave swells.
Manitoba bear cub that sustained burns from forest fire dies from injuries

Manitoba bear cub that sustained burns from forest fire dies from injuries

The operator of a bear rescue organization in Manitoba delivered sad news on Saturday about a tiny, seven-pound black bear cub that had been rescued with burns to her paws, nose and lips from a forest fire.
A deadly E. coli outbreak in Walkerton, Ont., changed everything 25 years ago

A deadly E. coli outbreak in Walkerton, Ont., changed everything 25 years ago

Bruce Davidson remembers the E. coli outbreak that ravaged his hometown 25 years ago as a "strange dream.