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HALIFAX — Three critically endangered North Atlantic right whales have been spotted entangled in fishing gear off the United States’ eastern seaboard this month, a number that researchers say is "devastating but not unusual.

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The president of a chemical company has been charged in connection with the unauthorized discharge of oil that left a miles-long dark, oily sheen on the Flint River in Michigan more than two years ago.

GATINEAU, Que. — The Competition Bureau released draft guidelines on Monday that aim to clarify expectations around new greenwashing rules.

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The president of a chemical company has been charged in connection with the unauthorized discharge of oil that left a miles-long dark, oily sheen on the Flint River in Michigan more than two years ago.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A national park in Newfoundland has made the unusual move of opening in the winter so people can catch a glimpse of its rare and menacing new guest.

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii (AP) — Lava began bubbling Monday through the crust of one of the world's most active volcanoes — Kilauea , on Hawaii's Big Island.

As it crossed the Niger Delta in 2021, a satellite imaged acres of bare land.

TORONTO — Ontario has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on a historic youth-led challenge of the province's climate plan, moving the case a step closer to a possible hearing before Canada's top court.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's forests ministry says more than 280 million trees were planted in the province this year.

As it passed above the Niger Delta in 2021, a satellite took an image. It showed acres of land, scraped bare.