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An area of low pressure may develop off the coast of Central America and southern Mexico early next week. The Miami-based U.S.

Scientist Daniel Shugar says images of the aftermath of Thursday's deadly rockslide in Banff National Park provide evidence of its cause — water flowing through the interior of the mountain.

HARTFORD, Tenn.

LAKE LOUISE — Parks Canada says there was nothing foreseeable or preventable about the rockfall that killed two hikers and injured three more in Banff National Park.

A flock of nearly 400 British Columbia ostriches that gained international fame after they were ordered killed due to an avian flu outbreak have been given a stay of execution — at least for now.

CHILLIWACK — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has put up controls on the movements of birds around two commercial poultry farms experiencing the first outbreaks of virulent Newcastle disease in Canada in more than 50 years.

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Authorities in southern Mexico were still assessing damage and watching rising rivers Friday as rain from the remnants of Hurricane Erick doused the region.

ST. JOHN'S — About 700 people who were forced to flee their homes in central Newfoundland because of a wildfire were cleared to go home on Friday. The decision to lift the evacuation order for Badger, N.L.

SAVANNAH, Ga.

QUÉBEC — Quebec's Health Department is warning people to stay vigilant about tick and mosquito bites as summer begins. The department says ticks and mosquitoes can carry Lyme disease, West Nile virus, and California serogroup viruses, among others.