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A helicopter carrying a water bucket is used to drop water on the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire burning in Scotch Creek, British Columbia, on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Climate change doubled chance of weather conditions that led to record Quebec fires, researchers say

A new analysis finds that climate change more than doubled the chances of the hot, dry weather that helped fuel the unprecedented wildfire season in eastern Canada.

Smoke from the McDougall Creek wildfire fills the air and nearly blocks out the sun as people take in the view of Okanagan Lake from Tugboat Beach, in Kelowna, British Columbia, Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

City empties as thousands flee wildfire burning near capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories

Residents have heeded warnings to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as a wildfire burns just miles outside the city of 20,000. Meanwhile, a wildfire set homes ablaze in a city in British Columbia.

Carrol Johnston passes an indentation where her home stood before a May wildfire destroyed it in the East Prairie Metis Settlement, Alberta, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Johnston, who has been living in a nearby town, is awaiting a modular home so she can return to the land. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Canadian wildfires hit Indigenous communities hard, threatening their land and culture

The worst wildfire season in Canadian history is displacing Indigenous communities from Nova Scotia to British Columbia, blanketing them in thick smoke, destroying homes and forests and threatening important cultural activities like hunting, fishing and gathering native plants.

As Minneapolis burns, mayor takes heat for the response

Several nights of violent protest in Minneapolis have prompted questions about whether city leaders have bungled their response.

Michigan flood displaces thousands, threatens Superfund site

Floodwaters that overtook dams and forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people in Central Michigan now threaten a Dow Superfund site and downstream communities.

Dozens potentially exposed to toxic mercury in Houston spill

Officials say dozens of people in Houston potentially were exposed to the toxic metal mercury after it was spilled outside a Walmart, a drive-in restaurant and a gas station.

Human toll of cold: more than 2 dozen dead, hundreds hurt

The dangerous cold and heavy snow that hobbled the northern U.S. this week has retreated, but not before exacting a human toll.

‘I’ve been stabbed': Stories from London attack survivors

Victims and family members of those injured in the London terrorist attacks describe sudden and random attacks as three knife-wielding men rampaged through a busy neighborhood.

Sikhs feel vulnerable, join with Muslims to combat backlash

CHICAGO (AP) — Pardeep Kaleka spent several days after 9/11 at his father’s South Milwaukee gas station, fearing that his family would be targeted by people who assumed they were Muslim.

Church releasing sex abuse files on Chicago clergy

“I have seen firsthand the pain and suffering of the victims and their families,” Kane said. “What we are doing now, I hope that it will bring healing and hope to the people that have been affected by these terrible sins and crimes.”

Environmental groups sue over Illiana Expressway

The estimated $1.3 billion project — discussed on and off for decades — has been embraced by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as an economic development and jobs initiative, and the two recently pitched the project to private investors, who would build and operate the tollway.