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Frost advisories in effect for parts of GTHA ahead of first long weekend of summer

The first long weekend of the summer season may be on the horizon, but the GTHA is kicking off the work week with some frosty conditions.

‘The conditions are extreme’: Mounties searching for missing snowmobiler in northern B.C.

A rescue effort continued Sunday for a snowmobiler who went missing in a highly dangerous setting in northern B.C. earlier this week, according to police.

‘It was terrifying’: A storm destroys barn and flips solar panel as it rips through north of London, Ont.

Jessie O’Neil was walking out to her hay barn when a storm ripped through north of London.

Rainy spring bringing more mosquitoes earlier this year, expert says

While peak activity for mosquitoes generally appears around June and July, Thom Bourne with Nurti-Lawn Ottawa says we’re already starting to see an itchy spring season.

Hantavirus cases nearly doubled in Argentina in the past year. Experts say climate change is to blame

Hantavirus cases in Argentina have almost doubled in the past year, with the country recording 32 deaths alongside its highest number of infections since 2018.

At least 3 hikers killed by volcano eruption on Indonesian island

An explosive eruption of Mount Dukono on a remote Indonesian island killed three hikers, authorities said Friday.

Bear attack likely kills a hiker in Glacier National Park for the first time in decades

The body of a hiker has been found in Glacier National Park, and authorities say it appears to be the first deadly bear attack at the iconic Montana park since 1998.

Parade of ghostly icebergs brings joy and wonder to Newfoundland and Labrador

At the top of Signal Hill in St. John’s, N.L., on Tuesday afternoon, a steady stream of people walked around a rocky cliff and gasped.

Saskatchewan flooding has caused a state of emergency in 35 communities

A total of 35 communities across Saskatchewan have declared a state of emergency as a result of severe spring flooding conditions, as of Thursday afternoon.

8-year-old boy attacked by beaver at park, hospitalized

An 8-year-old boy was injured Sunday after being attacked by a beaver at a park in Mahwah, New Jersey, according to police.

Mount Everest season opens late, with climbers undeterred by huge ice block and high travel costs

An unstable ice block dangerously hanging over the key trail on Mount Everest, high travel costs and increased permit fees haven’t deterred hundreds of climbers from attempting to scale the world’s highest mountain.

Alaska wildlife agents can kill bears from helicopters in an effort to protect caribou, judge says

Alaska wildlife agents can resume shooting and killing black and brown bears -- including from helicopters -- as part of a plan to help recover a caribou herd that was once an important source of food for Alaska Native hunters, a judge ruled Wednesday.

A ‘very dangerous’ insect was recently spotted in Ontario. Here’s why you should ‘squish them’

An invasive insect species that can be 'very dangerous' to plants was recently spotted in the province.

‘I lost a lot of things’: Heavy floods leave man’s backyard looking like body of water

Saskatchewan has seen 28 floods this year, quadruple the five-year average. As of Wednesday afternoon, the province’s public safety agency was dealing with 20 active floods.

Scientists use raccoons, possums with tracking devices to locate invasive Burmese pythons in Florida

Scientists discovered a way to lure invasive Burmese pythons that have upset Florida’s ecosystem, including the Everglades.