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New Brunswick premier sends Carney letter outlining priorities, wish list

New Brunswick premier sends Carney letter outlining priorities, wish list

FREDERICTON 鈥� New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt has written to the newly elected prime minister calling for urgent action to develop national trade and resource corridors to provide an alternative to commerce with the United States.
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State parks in Florida appear off-limits to development as lawmakers react to outcry

State parks in Florida appear off-limits to development as lawmakers react to outcry

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
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UK sees hottest start to May, prompting warnings about open-water swimming after boy dies

UK sees hottest start to May, prompting warnings about open-water swimming after boy dies

LONDON (AP) 鈥� The U.K. saw its hottest start to May on record Thursday, prompting authorities to warn of the dangers of swimming in still-cold waters following the death of a 16-year-old boy in a lake.
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Heavy rainfall sets records and washes out roadway in rural Oklahoma

Heavy rainfall sets records and washes out roadway in rural Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) 鈥� A steady line of slow-moving thunderstorms that battered Oklahoma in recent weeks set multiple rainfall records across the state and helped ease drought conditions.
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Supreme Court won't hear province's appeal in youth-led Ontario climate case

Supreme Court won't hear province's appeal in youth-led Ontario climate case

Canada's top court has dismissed Ontario's request to weigh in on a major challenge to its climate plan brought by a group of young activists. The decision released on Thursday means the case will be revived with a new hearing in the lower courts.
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In this Indian city, smartwatches are part of the solution to dealing with searing heat

In this Indian city, smartwatches are part of the solution to dealing with searing heat

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) 鈥� It鈥檚 a little past 10 a.m. and the heat is already blazing on the outskirts of the Western Indian city of Ahmedabad. Sapnaben Chunara, a 30-year-old mother of three, has just finished her morning chores.
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New Zealand hit by destructive winds, heavy rain and snow and high waves

New Zealand hit by destructive winds, heavy rain and snow and high waves

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) 鈥� Severe weather warnings covered swathes of New Zealand on Thursday with heavy downpours prompting a state of emergency for the South Island's largest city, Christchurch, while forecasters recorded 鈥渄estructive鈥� gales in
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New tax targeting empty homes in Canmore stirs divisions in Alberta mountain town

New tax targeting empty homes in Canmore stirs divisions in Alberta mountain town

The Town of Canmore will soon begin taxing homeowners who leave their residences empty for more than half the year as part of the Alberta community's bid to reverse course on an affordability crisis that has made it one of the most expensive places t
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2 dead as slow-moving storms flood roads across Oklahoma and Texas

2 dead as slow-moving storms flood roads across Oklahoma and Texas

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) 鈥� A least two people drowned when their vehicles were caught in floodwaters in Oklahoma on Wednesday as slow-moving thunderstorms inundated roads across parts of that state and Texas, authorities said, while Pennsylvania residents
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Hawaii plans to increase hotel tax to help it cope with climate change

Hawaii plans to increase hotel tax to help it cope with climate change

HONOLULU (AP) 鈥� In a first-of-its kind move, Hawaii lawmakers are ready to hike a tax imposed on travelers staying in hotels, vacation rentals and other short-term accommodations and earmark the new money for programs to cope with a warming planet.
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