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South Sudan had been home of semi-nomadic cattle herding peoples for most of its history. Its formal ownership has changed hands from the Egyptians, Ottomans, British and Sudanese. After half a century of ethno-religious conflict and a long war in which … Continue reading →

First Nations are also especially wary of COVID-19 due to the toll of previous pandemics. In the 1780s and 1860s, smallpox devastated Nations throughout the Island, coast, and mainland. The second wave killed approximately half of those who remained after the … Continue reading →

CANADA –  MANITOBA SOUTH (Winnipeg, Brandon) Pimachiowin Aki (‘The Land That Gives Life’) is a landscape of rivers, lakes, wetlands, and boreal forest. It forms part of the ancestral home of the Anishinaabeg, an indigenous people living from fishing, hunting … Continue reading →

CANADA – ONTARIO EAST  (Toronto, Ottawa, Sault Ste. Marie, Windsor, Sudbury) Fort Henry, Kingston. Located on Point Henry, a strategic, elevated point near the mouth of the Cataraqui River where it flows into the St. Lawrence River at the east … Continue reading →

QUEBEC EAST (Quebec City, Montmagny, Sept Îles) I entered Quebec from New Brunswick at the start of the Gaspe Peninsula. There was no border control, and I drove in. The architecture of the houses is very uninspiring—plain one-story homes with … Continue reading →

NEW BRUNSWICK  NB is one of four Atlantic provinces on the east coast of Canada. According to the Constitution of Canada, New Brunswick is the only bilingual province. About two-thirds of the population are anglophones, one-third francophones, and one-third bilingual. … Continue reading →

Sweden’s Coronavirus Strategy Will Soon Be the World’s – Herd Immunity Is the Only Realistic Option—the Question Is How to Get There Safely By Nils Karlson, Charlotta Stern, and Daniel B. Klein China placed 50 million people under quarantine in Hubei … Continue reading →

Until earlier this year, most people had never heard of the term “wet market,” but the coronavirus pandemic has thrust it into the limelight. Wet markets have unjustly become the scapegoat for the coronavirus pandemic. Governments and politicians are calling for their permanent … Continue reading →

NEW YORK WEST (Buffalo, Syracuse, Binghamton, Ithaca) BUFFALO (pop 256,000, metro 1,135,000) Buffalo is the second-largest city in the state of New York. It serves as a major gateway for commerce and travel across the Canadian border, forming part of the … Continue reading →

VERMONT (Burlington, Montpelier, Derby) Vermont is a northeastern New England state that borders the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. Vermont … Continue reading →