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RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA — For years, Metro Vancouver has been worrying about the threat of the “Big One,” a megathrust earthquake expected to hit coastal B.C. one day. But before it finally hits, residents could get a precious warning.

STEELE, N.D. (AP) — Tornadic winds knocked nearly four dozen train cars off a track in North Dakota, part of a storm system that spurred reports of five tornadoes across the Dakotas.

CAIRO (AP) — Floods that swept through a district in northern Yemen this week have killed at least 33 people and damaged more than 200 houses, a local official said.

STEELE, N.D. (AP) — Strong winds knocked nearly four dozen train cars off a track in North Dakota, part of a storm system that spurred reports of five tornadoes across the Dakotas.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Smoke from wildfires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest Wednesday was causing people in the region to cough, burning their throats and reddening their eyes.

A Saskatchewan First Nation has issued an evacuation order for another of its communities as a fast-moving wildfire approaches.

MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Smoke from wildfires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest Wednesday was causing people in the region to cough, burning their throats and reddening their eyes.

Planet-warming emissions released by Canada's record-breaking 2023 wildfires were quadruple the country's fossil fuel emissions for the previous year, and were surpassed only by the three most high-emitting countries, a new NASA study has found.

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 rattled El Salvador on Wednesday afternoon with no initial damage reported, according to a report from the U.S. Geological Survey.