Environment News

LONDON (AP) — New and expanded powers for British police took effect on Sunday, including measures targeting activists who stop traffic and major building works with protests.

MONTREAL — Environment Canada has lifted smog warnings that have been in place across large swaths of Quebec for several days.

TORONTO — Ontario's top doctor expects to see a growing number of cases of three types of tick-borne illness in the province, in addition to Lyme disease — a spread he says is directly linked to climate change.

TORONTO — The summertime goal at Nicolas Hurtado’s camp is to get kids playing as much soccer as possible.

KELOWNA — A wildfire on Knox Mountain in Kelowna, B.C. that spurred the evacuation of more than 400 properties Saturday afternoon is now being held.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Smokey Bear said it best: “Only you can prevent wildfires.” Following in the footsteps of their famous mascot, U.S.

HALIFAX — Municipal officials in the Halifax area have closed a popular lakeside beach after the discovery of a toxin-producing blue-green algae bloom. The beach at Springfield Lake in Middle Sackville closed Saturday.

LONDON (AP) — The technicolor, dance-filled London Pride march briefly came to a halt Saturday as climate activists blocked a Coca-Cola float to protest event organizers accepting sponsorship money from “high-polluting industries.

MONTREAL — Environment Canada has issued a smog warning for a large part of Quebec as forest fires continue to burn in the provinces northwest.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Federal land managers have called off plans to spray pesticides near the Rio Chama in northern New Mexico as part of an effort to eradicate invasive grasshoppers .