Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week!
CULTURE
Happy Canada Day!
“I wish we all enjoy celebrating 150th Canada Day and be thankful for our country, which is full of nature and freedom,” she told me. “I hope we all continue to speak up for justice and continue educating ourselves to be better citizens.”…Read Full Article
From ucobserver
HEALTH
Lone Star ticks that cause red meat allergies are on their way to Canada
It looks like Lyme disease isn’t the only thing Canadians need to worry about contracting from ticks. A bite from the Lone Star tick can trigger an allergy to red meat, and the tiny bug is making its way into Canada…Read Full Article
From Global News
JUSTICE
Undocumented
Up to half a million people are living in Canada without official status. The ‘sanctuary city’ movement is growing, but the fear of deportation persists…Read Full Article
From ucobserver
SOCIETY
Shelter and Safety, the Oldest of Ideas
In pre-modern times, before the state was tasked with sheltering the homeless or granting asylum to refugees, the care of strangers fell to regular citizens…Read Full Article
From Yes!magazine
ENVIRONMENT
‘Straws’ film reveals how the straw in your drink is hurting the world
More than half a million straws are thrown away daily in the U.S. These get blown and washed into oceans and rivers, where animals mistake them for food...Read Full Article
From treehugger
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