The U.S. Trade War with Canada
A trade war is a political and economic term describing when two countries impose tariffs on each other so that it becomes more expensive for […]
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Mark Carney Elected Canadian Prime Minister
On April 28, 2025, Canada held a federal election. The election was very close, and no party was able to win a majority of seats […]
Recognizing Women with Place Names: Five Canadian Mountains
Have you ever noticed that most geographical locations are named after men? While the number of men and women are relatively equal, there are fewer […]
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Archaeological Discoveries in Egypt King Tutankhamun was a pharaoh who ruled Egypt for ten years, until his death in 1324 B.C.E. at the age of […]
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Brazil’s Election Upset On October 30, 2022, the people of Brazil voted in a new president: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. “Lula,” as da Silva […]
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Hurricane Fiona Makes Landfall Hurricane Fiona was the first official hurricane of the Atlantic hurricane season. In mid-September 2022, the storm moved toward Bermuda, Fiona […]
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Trapped Canadian Coal Miners Climb to Safety On September 26, 2021, 39 Canadian coal miners were trapped deep underground in a northern Ontario mine. The […]
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Haaland Announces Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative
Last month, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland–the first Indigenous person ever to be appointed to this position–announced a federal initiative to formally investigate the […]
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Affordable Care Act Under Attack With all the headlines about racist tweets, abortion bans, and arguments over gun control in the news, it may seem […]
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Building the Wall? Few things about Trump’s presidency have been as hotly debated as the border wall he plans to build along the U.S. southern […]