Next week, the organization will host another cleanup in the area surrounding Yankee Stadium.

Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine signed a new bill requiring affordable housing projects that receive county workforce housing funding to designate up to 10% of its units for fire or ambulance volunteers.

Volunteers have been working to try to take care of at least 17 stray community cats, which live in the alley off Kingston Avenue between Carroll and Crown streets in Crown Heights.

The CBC's David Common reports on firefighters in Australia trying to get ahead of the flames.

For parts of Australia that have already experienced devastating fires, emergency crews now face a new challenge: keeping red hot fire zones from reigniting.

Another group of Canadian firefighters have arrived in Australia to assist local crews, including many volunteers, in fighting massive wildfires across the country.

Scott Morrison apologised as his country faces record-breaking heat, drought and devastating wildfires.

At least 10 people killed and three million hectares of land torched across country in recent months.

Ottawa city council denied a leave of absence to Coun. Rick Chiarelli over allegations he made inappropriate remarks to over a dozen women.

Hundreds have registered as flood victims in the Ottawa Valley as rain continues to add to already-swollen rivers. People are pulling together to protect homes by filling sandbags, including 'Team Rubicon,' a special group of volunteers...

The city of Ottawa remains under a state of emergency as floodwaters are predicted to rise over the weekend. The CBC's Olivia Stefanovich is on the scene in Constance Bay, in the western part of the city.

The climate report from Environment Canada warns of extreme fire weather across much of Canada and it’s only going to get worse. CBC's Briar Stewart goes along on a training mission with firefighters as they prep for the upcoming fire...

Mayor Dana Outlaw of New Bern, N.C., which saw significant flooding and hundreds of water rescues when Florence came ashore, said the "monolithic" relief effort is still not over.

Mayor Dana Outlaw of New Bern, N.C., which saw significant flooding and hundreds of water rescues when Florence came ashore, said the "monolithic" relief effort is still not over.

On land and at sea, search and rescue teams continue looking for missing people after the deadly fire in eastern Attica.



Firemen and volunteers walk for hours, with the hope of finding traces of human p

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Search and rescue teams continue looking for 25 missing people after the deadly fire in eastern Attica.



It's after 59 bodies were found, 28 are still yet to be identified and four people are still in...

The New York attorney general candidate, who previously worked on Cynthia Nixon's campaign, plans to tackle corruption in the state. "People are really sick and tired of not having serious, on-going corruption prosecutions in New York...

It's believed to be the biggest in the force's history, and could eventually represent thousands of male and female RCMP officers, civilian staff, and even volunteers dating back decades.

Canada played a role in the international effort to rescue White Helmet volunteers from Syria. CBC's Murray Brewster reports.

It's been six weeks since Kaden Young was swept away by the swollen Grand River near Orangeville, Ont. Volunteers have now taken up the search for the three-year-old boy with the hope of returning him to his family

The volunteers offer drug testing, mental health support and watch for possible sexual assaults.

With a rising number of opioid overdose deaths across the country, a Winnipeg music festival is arming first aid crews with naloxone kits.

Two days after a deadly apartment building fire in London, many people remain missing and police expect the death toll to rise

CBC'S Ashley Burke reports from Gatineau, Que., where residents have been working for 5 days to protect homes from rising floodwaters