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Oregon county plants trees to honor victims of killer 2021 heat wave

Mar. 17, 2024 20:36 PM EDT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Family members of some of the people killed by record-breaking heat in the Portland, Oregon, area three years ago gathered over the weekend to plant trees across Multnomah County in honor of its 72 victims. The event, coordinated by county and local officials...

US, Canada and indigenous groups announce proposal to address cross-border mining pollution

Mar. 11, 2024 15:03 PM EDT

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S., Canada and several indigenous groups announced a proposal on Monday to address pollution from coal mining in British Columbia that officials say has been contaminating waterways and harming fisheries on both sides of the border for years. The...

Orchard expansion in Canada's wine country stirs fears a key wildlife corridor will be harmed

Mar. 07, 2024 13:34 PM EST

KELOWNA, British Columbia (AP) — Just below the fog line hanging over the central Okanagan Valley, rows of saplings for a cherry orchard expansion span the eastern stretch above Highway 33 on the outskirts of Kelowna in Canada's wine country. New cherry varieties and climate change...

3 dead in ski-helicopter crash in Canada

Jan. 23, 2024 13:28 PM EST

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Three people have died in a heli-ski helicopter crash in the Canadian province of British Columbia, authorities said Tuesday. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in west-central British Columbia said that seven people were aboard, leaving three dead...

Court in Canadian province blocks new laws against public use of illegal substances

Dec. 29, 2023 18:31 PM EST

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Supreme Court of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Friday blocked new provincial laws against public consumption of illegal substances. The ruling imposes a temporary injunction until March 31, with the judge saying “irreparable...