America Canada Scientists in Halifax have recovered a trove of research data lost on the ocean floor off Nova Scotia for 3 years; the remarkable retrieval includes 19 hours of video from a camera attached to a grey seal, lost in 2018 and dragged up in fishing nets
America Canada Justin Trudeau remains Canada’s prime minister as he wins his third federal elections after a campaign characterized by social tensions and populism never seen before - his liberal party will not be a majority in Parliament though
America Canada Statistics Canada reported that this past month the country reached an inflation rate of 4.1%, the highest in over two decades
America Canada Rising protests against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s campaign in view of the elections of 20 September are resulting in an increase of security forces on the streets to prevent violent outbursts
America Canada Drought has shriveled wheat crop to its smallest in 14 years and canola harvest to a 9 year low, forcing millers and bakers to pay more for spring wheat and driving canola prices to record highs
America Canada The country plans to resettle more than 20.000 vulnerable Afghans including women leaders, human rights workers and reporters to protect them from Taliban reprisals, in addition to those who worked for the Canadian government and their families
America Canada Damian Warner set an Olympic record of 9,018 points in decathlon at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, snatching the first gold medal for Canada in the specialty as well as a historic scoring
America Canada The Canadian Museum of History's announced that it will cancel its Canada Day celebrations as unmarked graves with hundreds of children's remains were found at former residential school sites across the country
America Canada Smog warning across the country; around 900 wildfires cause poor air quality and health risks for locals
America Canada Temperature has reached 49.6C (121.3F) in Lytton, British Columbia this week; the Vancouver area has registered more than 150 sudden deaths but the number of heat-related fatalities is likely to rise as some areas have yet to collate the data
America Canada As gypsy moth caterpillars are defoliating an Ottawa urban park and posing a massive threat to Ontario's forest cover, volunteers will spend the next few months pulling the invasive insects from trees and destroying them
America Canada UHN in Toronto, the largest transplant centre in North America, is returning to normal pace after the difficulties caused by the pandemic
America Canada Scientists at CHEO, University of Ottawa, are advancing wastewater testing to detect new Covid-19 variants