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As seen from space, a huge dust plume is making an 8,000-km trek to the southern United States.

A New Brunswick woman plans to hike 100 kilometres across the Sahara desert this fall in support of the 12 Neighbours tiny home project.

Edith Blais was abducted by extremists in Burkina Faso back in 2019. Now, she's reflecting on the experience of being held captive for 450 days and has released a book.

Spain was the hardest hit by the dust storm that blew over into Europe from the Sahara — Spanish authorities are advising people to wear face masks and avoid outdoor exercise.

Linz Hunt raised more than $17,000 for the YWCA Crossroads Shelter from her 100-kilometre trek in the Sahara Desert.

Algeria has abandoned more than 13,000 migrants in the Sahara desert in the past 14 months, including pregnant women and children, forcing them to walk to the next country.

Among all disasters that happened last year, the Ontario and Quebec derecho storm in May 2022 caused the most expensive damage of $1 billion.

On this episode of the Global News podcast Whatever Happened To…?, journalist Erica Vella revisits the story of 33 Chilean miners trapped after a 2010 mine collapse.

In the month following the earthquake, Canadians donated $220 million to eligible organizations, which was matched by the federal government. From 2010 to 2018, Canada contributed $1.458 billion.

The vacancy rate for purpose-built rental apartments declined to 1.9 per cent last year — the lowest level since 2001, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

The approximately 1,550 square kilometre iceberg had been 'desperately clinging on' for several years, experts say.

Canada is a land of extremes, from car-freezing cold to crop-searing heat and drenching rains to drought. But you ain't seen nothin' yet. By 2050, scientists say that if current emissions levels remain unchanged, climate change will be well established.

Hundreds of active fires are burning around the province with many of them started by lighting, however some are suspected to be human-caused.

Ambassadors for the two countries most often mentioned as possible leaders of an international armed force to help Haiti combat gangs said a solution must be led by Haitian people.

The organization investigating the Blue Quills Indian Residential School says hundreds of students died from tuberculosis contracted by drinking unpasteurized raw cow's milk.

The meteorite is an unassuming black rock about the size of a cantaloupe, but it weighs a whopping 8 kilograms (around 17 pounds) due to its high mineral density.

"We continue to share whatever information we can - with respect to the decisions that we have made - with other countries,'' Bob Rae said in an interview.

Misinformation related to COVID-19 caused at least 2,800 deaths, led to 13,000 additional hospitalizations and cost hospitals $300 million in expenses, according to a new report.

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