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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano puts on a fiery show with a towering fountain of lava

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano puts on a fiery show with a towering fountain of lava

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's Kilauea volcano shot lava as high as 1,000 feet (300 meters) into the air during its most recent eruptive episode, geologists said Thursday.
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Alberta putting $19M toward municipal flood and drought prevention

Alberta putting $19M toward municipal flood and drought prevention

EDMONTON — Alberta's government is putting $19 million toward municipal flood and drought prevention projects as part of its new budget.
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Manitoba to fund program to help manufacturers weather U.S. tariffs

Manitoba to fund program to help manufacturers weather U.S. tariffs

SELKIRK, Man. — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the province wants to make it easier for businesses to weather the storm of U.S. tariffs that are to be placed on Canadian goods in the coming days. U.S.
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As wildfire season approaches, budget woes and federal uncertainty have put states' plans at risk

As wildfire season approaches, budget woes and federal uncertainty have put states' plans at risk

SEATTLE (AP) — Budget woes, combined with cuts to the federal wildfire-fighting workforce and President Donald Trump’s tariff and sovereignty threats against Canada, have made it more difficult for state officials to plan for the upcoming wildfire se
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South Korea struggles to contain wildfires that have killed 28

South Korea struggles to contain wildfires that have killed 28

CHEONGSONG, South Korea (AP) — Helicopters dumped water over a burning forest in South Korea on Thursday as fire crews struggled to contain the country's worst-ever wildfires, which have killed 28 people, forced at least 37,800 to flee their homes an
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PHOTO COLLECTION: South Korea Wildfires

PHOTO COLLECTION: South Korea Wildfires

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press
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Firefighters make progress on containing some Carolina wildfires, but others grow

Firefighters make progress on containing some Carolina wildfires, but others grow

Firefighters announced progress Wednesday night on containing two of the largest wildfires burning in the North Carolina mountains, but they warned that fire danger remained from dry and windy conditions.
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Avalanche closes stretch of Highway 99 north of Pemberton, B.C., risk remains high

Avalanche closes stretch of Highway 99 north of Pemberton, B.C., risk remains high

A stretch of highway north of Pemberton, B.C., is closed as crews work to clear avalanche debris from the route, while Avalanche Canada says the risk remains high in many popular backcountry areas throughout British Columbia.
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Three B.C. avalanche victims identified as snow sport industry veterans

Three B.C. avalanche victims identified as snow sport industry veterans

The partner of a victim in Monday's avalanche that killed three snow sport veterans in British Columbia's Purcell Mountains says she tried to dig him out and revive him after arriving on the scene.
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Two years after bottleneck during wildfire evacuation, Halifax OK's emergency exit

Two years after bottleneck during wildfire evacuation, Halifax OK's emergency exit

HALIFAX — Almost two years after a wildfire devastated a Halifax-area suburb, municipal council has approved a new emergency exit for a subdivision in the neighbourhood where the fire started.
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