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India expels Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat move as row over assassinated Sikh activist deepens
World
September 19, 2023
India expels Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat move as row over assassinated Sikh activist deepens
Canada’s accusation that India may have been involved in the assassination of a Sikh activist on its soil has triggered…
Canada tells citizens: “Exercise a high degree of caution in Egypt”
Egypt
September 5, 2023
Canada tells citizens: “Exercise a high degree of caution in Egypt”
Canada’s travel advisory, published on the Canadian government’s website, states that its citizens should “exercise a high degree of caution”…
Asthma-related ER visits in the US were 17% higher than expected during Canadian wildfires, new CDC study finds
World
August 28, 2023
Asthma-related ER visits in the US were 17% higher than expected during Canadian wildfires, new CDC study finds
CNN — Wildfires in Canada that caused smoke to blanket parts of the United States in recent months were linked…
Thousands scramble to evacuate capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as more than 200 ‘unprecedented’ wildfires blanket region
World
August 18, 2023
Thousands scramble to evacuate capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as more than 200 ‘unprecedented’ wildfires blanket region
CNN — Thousands of residents are rushing to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as more than 200 fires…
EU sets new conditions for travel to the bloc from 60 countries in 2024
Travel
August 2, 2023
EU sets new conditions for travel to the bloc from 60 countries in 2024
The EU announced it will be changing the rules and conditions for travel to it for 60 countries, once able…
‘Biblical proportions’: 3 months’ worth of rainfall floods Nova Scotia, forcing evacuations as crews search for missing people
World
July 23, 2023
‘Biblical proportions’: 3 months’ worth of rainfall floods Nova Scotia, forcing evacuations as crews search for missing people
CNN — Three months’ worth of rain over the course of one day has flooded the Canadian province of Nova…
Canada has officially banned testing cosmetics on animals
World
July 2, 2023
Canada has officially banned testing cosmetics on animals
Canada has moved to ban the testing of cosmetics on animals, joining a number of other countries and American states…
Canadian wildfire smoke reaches Europe as Canada reports its worst fire season on record
Environment
June 28, 2023
Canadian wildfire smoke reaches Europe as Canada reports its worst fire season on record
CNN — Canada has officially marked its worst wildfire season on record, with smoke from the blazes crossing the Atlantic…
Air quality over the US and Canada is slowly getting better. But the threat of more wildfires sending smoke across the border looms
Environment
June 12, 2023
Air quality over the US and Canada is slowly getting better. But the threat of more wildfires sending smoke across the border looms
CNN — Major US cities trapped under a thick, orange blanket of smog this week will soon get a reprieve,…
Smoke from Canada’s wildfires has reached as far as Norway
World
June 9, 2023
Smoke from Canada’s wildfires has reached as far as Norway
CNN — The smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada, which has already blanketed parts of the US and…