ENVIRONMENT

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tourism in Las Vegas continues to decline — with about 38.5 million visitors last year, a 7.5% drop from 2024, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCA). Rick Harrison of the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas and of “Pawn Stars” TV…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Wilderness Supply manager Crystal Johnson is preparing for a busy summer at the Winnipeg store, outfitting customers with clothing and equipment for their outdoor adventures. “We already are seeing an increase in the traffic,” she told Global News. Last year’s wildfire season forced many to cancel or…

The township of Minden Hills, Ont., has declared a state of emergency as it faces flooding across areas in Haliburton County. Heavy rainfall over the past week, along with melting snow, has caused water levels to rise on the Gull River, which flows through the heart of the town of Minden. The declaration was made…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The owners of the Nakiska Ski Area have announced plans to open for summer activities in the area, starting in 2027. The plans, by Resorts of the Canadian Rockies (RCR), include mountain bike trails, hiking trails and sightseeing, serviced by the existing Silver Chairlift and a 970-metre-long…

Mom makes sourdough bread on international flight Maria Baradell, a mom of five, traveled from Dallas, Texas, to Barcelona, Spain, and decided to make sourdough on the airplane. In a viral TikTok, she can be seen mixing, folding and fermenting the dough. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Air New Zealand is introducing…

South-central and western Manitoba may see spring flooding as soon as this weekend, as the Red River floodway prepares to operate, according to an update from the province. Warm temperatures on Wednesday will increase the risk of flooding in the Interlake and Parkland regions for the latter half of this week, Tuesday’s flood bulletin said….

Alberta may be officially almost a month into spring, but it will be feeling like winter again for people living in many communities in the southern part of the province with up to 30 centimetres of snow in the forecast. Environment Canada has issued a “yellow” snowfall warning for a large area stretching from Banff…

By Lauren Krugel The Canadian Press Posted April 15, 2026 12:20 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canadian oil and gas producers are benefiting from the surge in commodity prices driven by the Middle East war, but they say it’s not changing their investment plans in the near-term. The…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cavemen hunted turtles — but not for food, new research suggests. Scientists say that shells of reptiles caught by children may have been used as ladles or digging devices by early humans over 100,000 years ago.  Careful cleaning of fragments found at the Neumark-Nord archaeological site in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Archaeologists recently found well-preserved ancient treasures at the bottom of a Swiss lake — and the treasures remain close to where the ship sank. The shipwreck was found in Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland, some 75 miles southwest of Zurich, by a team of Swiss archaeologists, according to…