The World Health Organization has long encouraged mass tourism and said closing borders wouldn’t stop the spread of Covid-19. A New York Times investigation found this policy was never based on science, but instead on politics and economics. https://t.co/bQcZ9Mquu1
Robert Gore, who invented Gore-Tex, the versatile, waterproof material used in ski jackets, artificial arteries and spacesuits, has died at 83 https://t.co/3jF833sLa2
Maya Gabeira, a 33-year-old Brazilian surfer, rode a 73.5 foot wave in Nazaré, Portugal, in February. Now it's official: The wave was the biggest surfed by anyone during the 2019-20 winter season, a first for women in professional surfing. https://t.co/R3uHu1qJlP
A class-action lawsuit has been launched against the B.C. government and several timber companies alleging excessive logging led to the 2018 Grand Forks floods, causing millions of dollars in damages.
@BenParfittCCPA has the scoop. #bcpoli
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Many ports have made no contingency plans for the instance of a climate event, like a hurricane or fire, even though such events are increasing in number https://t.co/EMKAvfZFiE
In a video for the DNC, 13-year-old Brayden Harrington recalled meeting Joe Biden earlier this year: “He told me that we were members of the same club. We stutter.”
Biden has spoken openly about his struggles with the speech disorder throughout his career https://t.co/k9OD94MaTp
The New York Rangers won the NHL's draft lottery, and the right to select Alexis Lafreniere No. 1 overall in 2020.
Lafreniere is represented by Emilie Castonguay. She would be the first woman to rep a No. 1 pick as an NHLPA certified agent.
'Above normal air temperatures, offshore winds and open water in front of the ice shelf are all part of the recipe for ice-shelf break-up,' the Canadian Ice Service said when it announced the loss 2/3
Canada’s last fully intact Arctic ice shelf has collapsed.
The Milne Ice Shelf lost some 40 percent of its area — and the last known epishelf lake in the northern hemisphere — over two days late last month https://t.co/hUfOsiyjQo
You think you have cabin fever? I am now listening to version #3 of the opening statement my husband would have given if he was a Kielburger. #WeHaveAProblem
I’m proud to announce today that we are launching #SwimTO and #CampTO programs as part of the ongoing reopening of the city. #SwimTO is a quick-launch program that will help Torontonians safely access outdoor aquatic amenities and cool of this summer.
The goal when it comes to recreational access to water amenities is very simple: get everything ready so we can open them up as fast and as safely as possible once we get the green light from the province. #SwimTO
"They have to be worried that 'I could go to jail for this.' They have to respect us."
Actor and activist Jamie Foxx spoke as he joined a kneel-in with local community and religious leaders on Monday to protest police violence and the killing of George Floyd #protests2020