Rare snow and hailstorms cover Saudi desert
For most people, thinking about the Saudi Arabian desert probably conjures up images of sand dunes baked by relentless sunshine. More recently, however, those sands have been covered in snow. …
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MLB rejects plan to split Rays season between Florida and Montreal
The Tampa Bay Rays’ proposed plan to split the season between Florida and Montreal has been rejected by Major League Baseball. Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg announced the news on …
Read MoreMajor League Baseball withdraws support for sister-city team between St. Petersburg and Montreal
The Tampa Bay Times reports that the Tampa Bay Rays’ sister-city project between St. Petersburg and Montreal has been dropped by Major League Baseball (MLB). Rays owner Stuart Sternberg is …
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Montreal dog adopted by loving couple after being violently beaten by previous owner
After a harrowing life of being beaten almost to death by her previous owner, Eva — formerly known as Angie — was adopted by a loving Montreal couple. "They didn’t …
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Bees and butterflies are getting confused in polluted air, reducing pollination: study
A new study has found that air pollution from urban and rural environments may be harming the pollination abilities of insects like butterflies and bees by stopping them from sniffing …
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Hundreds of academics ask Freeland to scrap carbon capture tax credit
OTTAWA — More than 400 Canadian climate scientists and other academics are pleading with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to scrap her plan to create a tax credit for companies that …
Read MoreRare, pristine coral reef found off Tahiti coast
Deep in the South Pacific, scientists have explored a rare stretch of pristine corals shaped like roses off the coast of Tahiti. The reef is thought to be one of …
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German leader champions new tack on climate at Davos event
GENEVA — New German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called Wednesday for a "paradigm shift" in the way the world approaches climate policy, saying his country would leverage its presidency of the …
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We can’t stop our planet’s next mass extinction event, researchers say
Not only is Earth in the middle of its next mass extinction event, but it may be too late to undo the harm inflicted upon the planet’s species. This is …
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Organizer of Sunwing trip is back in Montreal — and got ticketed for breaking curfew
After a nearly three-week saga, the organizer of the ill-fated Sunwing trip to Mexico is back in Quebec — and was ticketed on his way from the border, since he …
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