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Tick-spread illnesses are on the rise in Canada. Are surveillance, awareness efforts keeping up?
For years, medical experts have warned a rising number of Canadians are being exposed to ticks carrying an array of dangerous pathogens. Lyme disease is the most familiar, but concerns about anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and Powassan virus are also growing. Are surveillance and awareness efforts keeping pace?
Lauren Pelley
News Health July 13
Drawn to Mars, these researchers found themselves in Yukon instead
Gabrielle Plonka
News Canada North July 13
Dunes at P.E.I. National Park showing signs of recovery from Fiona's wrath
Shane Ross
News Canada PEI July 13
6.4M quake that struck off B.C. is part of recent 'swarm': agency
News Canada British Columbia July 11
NASA releases new 'Penguin and Egg' image from James Webb Space Telescope
Nicole Mortillaro
News Science July 12
B.C. waters now home to Canada's largest marine protected area
News Canada British Columbia July 11

DFO seeks feedback on draft of Atlantic salmon strategy

News Canada Nova Scotia July 11

Boeing is facing harsh criticism over its new Starliner spacecraft, but is it warranted?

Nicole Mortillaro

News Science July 11

'A great day': Young North Atlantic right whale freed from fishing gear by crews in St. Lawrence

News Canada Montreal July 10

Scorch virus continues to threaten B.C.'s blueberry crop

News Canada British Columbia July 12

This archaeological site could prove humans lived in northern Sask. earlier than we thought

Alexandre Silberman

News Canada Saskatchewan July 10

Canada draws link between June heat wave and climate change with new attribution analysis

Benjamin Shingler

News Climate July 10

'Otherworldly' Portuguese man-of-war becoming more common on Nova Scotia's inshore

Cassidy McMackon

News Canada Nova Scotia July 9

'Unbelievable I survived': Yukon woman attacked by bear speaks out

Caitrin Pilkington

News Canada North July 8

After death of beloved bear in B.C., experts look for lessons

News Canada Calgary July 7

Hamilton students head to Iceland to map caves with a drone, with hopes tech could be modified for space

Justin Chandler

News Canada Hamilton July 7

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#TheMoment a rower was swarmed by whales while crossing the Atlantic

This weed buster is the G.O.A.T.

News Science July 5

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#TheMoment 'the world's smartest chicken' was discovered in Canada

A boy needed stitches after swimming in a man-made lake in Montreal. Did a fish attack him?

Matthew Lapierre

News Canada Montreal July 4

Coral reefs are vital lines of defence against hurricanes. But their future is in doubt

Benjamin Shingler

News Climate July 4

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