Canada is dealing with a series of intense wildfires that have spread from the western provinces to Quebec, with hundreds of forest fires burning. The smoke has traveled into the United States, resulting in a number of air quality alerts issued since May.

When lead zookeeper Jessica Gring found out the Metro Richmond Zoo was on fire, she jumped into her car and drove to work to help. During her frantic drive to the zoo Sunday night, she crashed, got out of the car, and started to run the rest of the way…

The passengers are urgently calling for help after their boat drifted in the middle of the sea between the two countries.

The ports of Boston and Halifax are getting additional trans-Atlantic coverage through a new rotation on Mediterranean Shipping Co.’s north-south service from Ecuador.

The Human Rights Campaign released a guide to help ‘persecuted’ minorities seek asylum in blue states
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