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Behind Upper Midwest tribal spearfishing is a long and violent history of denied treaty rights

Behind Upper Midwest tribal spearfishing is a long and violent history of denied treaty rights

HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — On a twilight so calm the red and white pines are reflected in the waters of northern Wisconsin's Chippewa Flowage, John Baker plans to go spearfishing — a traditional Ojibwe method of harvesting walleye.
House backs bills to roll back energy efficiency standards for refrigerators, dishwashers

House backs bills to roll back energy efficiency standards for refrigerators, dishwashers

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Tuesday approved two bills rolling back Energy Department efficiency standards on refrigerators and dishwashers.
Environmental group buys Fraser River island near Chilliwack, B.C., to protect salmon

Environmental group buys Fraser River island near Chilliwack, B.C., to protect salmon

VANCOUVER — An ideal natural salmon habitat of gravel beds and side channels on British Columbia's lower Fraser River will be protected by the purchase of a private island by an environmental organization, with the help of the federal government and
Trudeau attends NATO leaders' summit as Russia escalates aggression toward Ukraine

Trudeau attends NATO leaders' summit as Russia escalates aggression toward Ukraine

WASHINGTON, D. C. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was on the defensive about Canada's defence spending Tuesday as he gave a speech ahead of the NATO leaders' summit in Washington, D.C.

New Mexico village ravaged by wildfire gets another pounding by floodwaters

RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — Roads throughout a mountain village in southern New Mexico that was recently ravaged by wildfire were closed Tuesday as authorities tried to keep vehicles out of the path of rushing water.
The heat has affected my garden for good (tall tomatoes) and bad (tick alert)

The heat has affected my garden for good (tall tomatoes) and bad (tick alert)

With much of the U.S. sweltering through heat waves , gardeners are seeing some dramatic changes.
Whale rescue teams hoping to disentangle right whale in St. Lawrence Estuary

Whale rescue teams hoping to disentangle right whale in St. Lawrence Estuary

MONTREAL — Whale rescue teams are preparing to make another attempt to disentangle a young right whale in the St. Lawrence Estuary, in an operation to save one of the last few hundred remaining animals of their kind in the ocean.
Environmental groups, Florida regulators settle lawsuit over massive 2021 leak of polluted waters

Environmental groups, Florida regulators settle lawsuit over massive 2021 leak of polluted waters

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
Climate change made record-breaking Eastern Canada heat wave 'much more likely'

Climate change made record-breaking Eastern Canada heat wave 'much more likely'

TORONTO — The heat wave that enveloped Eastern Canada last month was made between two to 10 times more likely due to climate change, federal officials said Tuesday, offering a sobering and rapid analysis of the effect of planet-warming emissions on t
Steer, two horses euthanized at Calgary Stampede rodeo competition

Steer, two horses euthanized at Calgary Stampede rodeo competition

CALGARY — A third animal has been euthanized at the Calgary Stampede's rodeo competition. The Stampede says a steer was injured Monday night during the steer wrestling event. "Medical attention was immediately provided.
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