Skip to content
×
VOTE NOW: 2025 Best of Town&Country
Join Our Newsletters
Sign in or register for your free account
Messages
Post a Listing
Your Listings
Your Profile
Your Subscriptions
Your Likes
Your Business
Payment History
Sign Out
Registered Users
Already have an account?
Sign In
New Users
Create a free account.
Register
Sign up for Daily Headlines
Sign up for Notifications
Contact Us
Home
News
Local News
Local Sports
Athabasca News
Barrhead News
Westlock News
Opinion
Beyond Local
Alberta News
Alberta Sports
Indigenous Alberta
Climate
National News
National Agriculture
National Business
National Entertainment
National Sports
Election
2025 Municipal Election
Features
Spotlight
Contests
Road Report
Lowest Gas Prices
Adopt a Pet
Athabasca Advocate Digital Edition
Barrhead Leader Digital Edition
Westlock News Digital Edition
Dear Abby
Horoscopes
38th Annual Breeders Directory
Hot Summer Guide
VOTE: Best of Town&Country Readers' Choice Awards
Obits
Obituaries
In Memoriam
Events
View Events
- Submit an Event
- Advertise in Calendar
Discover
Shop Local: Business Directory
Pets
Restaurants
Classifieds: All Listings
- Post an Ad
- My Ads
- My Account
Auctions
Garage Sales
Special Occasions
Auction
Eats
All Restaurants
Barbecue
Breakfast
Delivery
Diner
Greek
Lunch
Sandwiches & Soup
Seafood
Steakhouse
Sushi
Jobs
Public Notices
General Notices
Legal Notices
Municipal Notices
Provincial Notices
Connect
About Us
Contact Us
Sign Up for our FREE Newsletters
Make Us Your Home Page
Sign up for notifications
Find Us on Social Media
Advertising & Marketing
Great West Digital Agency
TownandCountryTODAY on Threads
Search Type
Site
Listings
Directory
Search
Home
Environment News
Environment News
Hey old bird: A 33-year-old puffin on New Brunswick island going strong, with a chick
FREDERICTON — Daniel Oliker held a 33-year-old puffin from Machias Seal Island in his hands and was in awe about how it was a decade older than him.
Jul 12, 2025 3:00 AM
Read more >
Flash floods once again hit Vermont, damaging homes and roads
SUTTON, Vt.
Jul 11, 2025 8:55 PM
Read more >
Wildfires force evacuations at Grand Canyon and Black Canyon of the Gunnison parks
Wildfires have forced evacuations for visitors and staff at two national parks in the U.S. West as the summer monsoon season brings increased lightning to the arid region.
Jul 11, 2025 8:20 PM
Read more >
Northern Arizona resident dies from plague
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A resident of northern Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials said Friday. Plague is rare to humans, with on average about seven cases reported annually in the U.S.
Jul 11, 2025 4:57 PM
Read more >
Millions of dollars in Tesla EV rebate claims were legitimate, Ottawa says
OTTAWA — Tesla legitimately claimed thousands of electric vehicle rebates in the final weekend before the department suspended its rebate program in January, Transport Canada said on Friday.
Jul 11, 2025 2:30 PM
Read more >
What's known about the attack on eight-year-old girl in Quadeville, Ont.
Residents of a small eastern Ontario community will be seeking answers at a police town hall on Saturday about a disturbing attack on an eight-year-old girl that investigators initially linked to an animal, prompting fear and confusion.
Jul 11, 2025 1:27 PM
Read more >
Ontario environment minister apologizes for 'confusion' over clean water bill letter
TORONTO — Ontario's environment minister has apologized to First Nation chiefs for any "confusion" his letter caused when he asked the federal government to not reintroduce a bill that would enshrine clean drinking water rights in law.
Jul 11, 2025 12:16 PM
Read more >
Timeline raises questions over how Texas officials handled warnings before the deadly July 4 flood
Officials in Texas are facing questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm's way before a flash flood swept down the Guadalupe River and killed at least 120 people , including more than two dozen children and counselors at an all
Jul 11, 2025 10:28 AM
Read more >
Wind turbine maker to pay settlement after blade broke apart and washed up on Nantucket beaches
NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — The maker of a massive wind turbine blade that broke apart off Nantucket Island and washed up on beaches for months has agreed to a $10.
Jul 11, 2025 9:50 AM
Read more >
Texas floodwaters damaged crops and endangered livestock. Now farmers and ranchers are cleaning up
BEND, Texas (AP) — Across a wide swath of Texas, the inundated rivers that ravaged communities also tore through farms and ranches.
Jul 11, 2025 7:26 AM
Read more >
1
2
3
4
5
6
>
>>
×
Be the first to read breaking stories.
Enable push notifications on your device. Disable anytime.
No thanks
Subscribe
No thanks
Subscribe