David Goodhue – AHN News Reporter Milford, CT, United States (AHN) – Connecticut hasn’t had a population of mountain lions since the late 1800s, but one was killed by a motorist on a state highway near the town of Milford over the weekend. Wildlife authorities believe the big cat was brought to the area as read more »
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Linda Young – AHN News Writer Phoenix, AZ, United States (AHN) – Firefighters battling wildfires in Arizona for 12 days have been unable to contain the blaze that has spread to about 389,000 acres in the eastern region and now caused the evacuation of two more towns. The blaze, known as the Wallow Fires, is read more »
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Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – General Motors is voluntarily recalling its top-selling Cadillac SRX because of a problem with the right side airbag. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday that the vehicle’s roof-rail airbag on the right side is programmed to switch off during certain read more »
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Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – Canada is considering providing special protection for three underwater areas. New Canadian Fisheries and Oceans Minister Keith Ashfield identified St. Arins Bank in Nova Scotia and the Gulf of St. Lawrence’s American Bank and Shediac Valley as the potential protected areas. Ashfield’s announcement on Wednesday read more »
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Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Venise-en-Quebec, Quebec, Canada (AHN) – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised on Monday that the federal government would shoulder half of the cost of flood mitigation measures for the flood-stricken province of Quebec. He made the pledge after conducting a helicopter tour of the province. After the brief inspection, Harper read more »
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Anil Giri – AHN News Correspondent Kathmandu, Nepal (AHN) – Considered the world’s cheapest car, the Tata Nano, has arrived in Nepal and was expected to hit the streets Wednesday. Launched in January 2008 in India as the “people’s car, the 624 CC cars were initially priced at IRs 100,000 (US $2,200) as was touted read more »
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Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer Detroit, MI, United States (AHN) – Heavy rains in southeastern Michigan raised the Huron and Rouge rivers to flood stage on Wednesday and flooded several roads and highways. Metro Detroit received nearly 3 inches of rain slowing traffic in roads and freeways. Flooding and accidents, including a crash read more »
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Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – Nunavut and Quebec have been named the worst Canadian provinces for animal protection, according to a United States-based animal welfare group, Animal Legal Defense Fund. The basis of the ranking was a detailed comparison of animal protection laws of the Canadian provinces. Ranked slightly better read more »
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Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (AHN) – Manitoba officials went ahead and pushed through with the plan to release water from the swollen Assiniboine River on Saturday. However, officials slowed the rate of release from the original plan of 3,000 cubic feet per second to less than 500. Manitoba Emergency Measures Organization read more »
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