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Searchers recover second body after rockfall near Banff National Park hiking trail

Searchers recover second body after rockfall near Banff National Park hiking trail

LAKE LOUISE — Search teams located a second body Friday following a massive rockfall off a hiking trail in Banff National Park.
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Conservation group makes $60M land deal to end mining threat outside Okefenokee Swamp

Conservation group makes $60M land deal to end mining threat outside Okefenokee Swamp

SAVANNAH, Ga.
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Quebec issues warning about diseases from ticks, mosquitoes

Quebec issues warning about diseases from ticks, mosquitoes

QUÉBEC — Quebec's Health Department is warning people to stay vigilant about tick and mosquito bites as summer begins. The department says ticks and mosquitoes can carry Lyme disease, West Nile virus, and California serogroup viruses, among others.
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Health officials issue warnings as UK and Northern Europe bake in the first heat wave of 2025

Health officials issue warnings as UK and Northern Europe bake in the first heat wave of 2025

LONDON (AP) — British and French authorities have issued health warnings related to hot weather this weekend as northern Europe bakes under an early summer heat wave .
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Residents who fled wildfire in central Newfoundland can return home

Residents who fled wildfire in central Newfoundland can return home

ST. JOHN'S — About 700 people who were forced to flee their homes in central Newfoundland because of a wildfire can now go home.
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How to stay cool in the heat wave hitting parts of the US - even without air conditioning

How to stay cool in the heat wave hitting parts of the US - even without air conditioning

The first big heat wave of 2025 has arrived, coinciding with the official start of summer . More than 40 million people in the U.S. were under heat alerts Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
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Mexico assesses damage from Hurricane Erick as rising rivers leave at least 1 dead

Mexico assesses damage from Hurricane Erick as rising rivers leave at least 1 dead

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Authorities in southern Mexico were still assessing damage and watching rising rivers Friday as rain from the remnants of Hurricane Erick doused the region.
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The summer solstice is here. What to know about the longest day of the year

The summer solstice is here. What to know about the longest day of the year

Peak sunshine has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere — the summer solstice. Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical summer.
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A river overflows in southern China, stranding people and turning streets into canals

A river overflows in southern China, stranding people and turning streets into canals

BEIJING (AP) — Rescue workers used rubber dinghies to evacuate people and deliver food and water Wednesday after floodwaters overwhelmed towns in southern China's Guangdong province.
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One dead, three hurt after rockfall hits hiking group at Banff National Park

One dead, three hurt after rockfall hits hiking group at Banff National Park

LAKE LOUISE — A rockfall at a popular hiking trail in Banff National Park killed one person and sent three to hospital Thursday, as rescue crews searched for others who might be missing.
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