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On July 1, 1867, the British North America Act (today known as the Constitution Act, 1867) creates Canada.
Canada Day is a day to reflect on what it means to be Canadian, to share what makes us proud and to celebrate in our own way.
Dr. Laurie Santos‘ set of practices, dubbed “re-wirements,” include prioritizing social connection, being other-oriented, focusing on gratitude and blessings, and incorporating exercise into our daily routine.
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If that estimate sticks, U.S. walkers will have experienced a stunning 77 percent increase in deaths since 2010, rising at a rate more than three times faster than the rest of the traveling public.
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The roads were already getting deadlier for pedestrians before 2020, but the pandemic turbocharged the trend. In 2021, 7,624 pedestrians were killed in the United States, a 13 percent increase from the year before, when 6,721 pedestrians were killed. Between 2010 and 2021, the new GHSA report says, pedestrian fatalities increased 77 percent.
On the morning of April 24, 1895, Joshua Slocum departed Boston Harbor, at the helm of Spray.
On June 27, 1898, Slocum sailed into Newport, Rhode Island, having circumnavigated the world and sailing some 74,000 km (46,000 miles).
In 1900 Slocum wrote a book about his journey, Sailing Alone Around the World, which became an international best-seller.
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The 2023 edition of ‘The World’s 50 Best Restaurants‘ by publishing group William Reed Business Media was released this week. Here are their rankings »
1. Central, Lima, Peru
2. Disfrutar, Barcelona, Spain
3. Diverxo, Madrid, Spain
4. Asador Etxebarri, Axpe, Spain
5. Alchemist, Copenhagen, Denmark
6. Maido, Lima, Peru
7. Lido 84, Gardone Riviera, Italy
8. Atomix, New York, USA
9. Quintonil, Mexico City, Mexico
10. Table by Bruno Verjus, Paris, France
11. Trèsind Studio , Dubai, UAE
12. A Casa do Porco, São Paulo, Brazil
13. Pujol, Mexico City, Mexico
14. Odette, Singapore
15. Le Du, Bangkok , Thailand
16. Reale, Castel di Sangro, Italy
17. Gaggan Anand, Bangkok , Thailand
18. Steirereck, Vienna, Austria
19. Don Julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina
20. Quique Dacosta, Denia, Spain
21. Den, Tokyo, Japan
22. Elkano, Getaria, Spain
23. Kol, London , UK
24. Septime, Paris, France
25. Belcanto, Lisbon, Portugal
26. Schloss Schauenstein, Fürstenau, Switzerland
27. Florilège, Tokyo, Japan
28. Kjolle, Lima, Peru
29. Boragó, Santiago, Chile
30. Frantzén, Stockholm, Sweden
31. Mugaritz, San Sebastian, Spain
32. Hiša Franko, Kobarid, Slovenia
33. El Chato, Bogotá, Colombia
34. Uliassi, Senigallia, Italy
35. Ikoyi, London, UK
36. Plénitude, Paris, France
37. Sézanne, Tokyo, Japan
38. Clove Club, London, UK
39. The Jane, Antwerp, Belgium
40. Restaurant Tim Raue, Berlin, Germany
41. Le Calandre, Rubano, Italy
42. Piazza Duomo, Alba, Italy
43. Leo, Bogotá, Colombia
44. Le Bernardin, New York, USA
45. Nobelhart & Schmutzig, Berlin, Germany
46. Orfali Bros. Bistro, Dubai, UAE
47. Mayta, Lima, Peru
48. La Grenouillère, La Madelaine-sous-Montreuil, France
49. Rosetta, Mexico City, Mexico
50. The Chairman, Hong Kong
Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto ranked in the top 10 according to a long-running Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) latest survey, the Global Liveability Index 2023 ranking of 173 metropolises.
For 2023, the world’s 10 most livable cities according to the EIU are:
Least liveable of the cities ranked include Douala, Cameroon; Kyiv, Ukraine; Harare, Zimbabwe; Dhaka, Bangladesh; Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; Karachi, Pakistan; Lagos, Nigeria; Algiers, Algeria; Tripoli, Libya; Damascus, Syria.
Read the report » Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Global Liveability Index 2023
June is National Indigenous History Month and on June 21, for National Indigenous Peoples Day, we recognize and celebrate the history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis across Canada.
More Dad Jokes here.
Happy Father’s Day.
Heart » Heartbroken owner Jason Dunne revealed it was his way of saying goodbye to his “ginger prince”.
Frank Paine, a 73-year-old South Bay icon and humble local legend whose life orbits around a two-block stretch of beach.
ESA » Using data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P mission, the image shows the average concentration of carbon monoxide for 1 May to 13 June. The extremely high concentrations, which are depicted in deep tones of orange, can be linked to active fires during the time. The image also shows how this air pollutant was carried as far as New York in the USA and over the Atlantic.
The Economist » As of June 14th, the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, a not-for-profit, estimated that a total area of 5.4m hectares had been set alight—roughly the size of Costa Rica. This makes 2023 so far the worst year for wildfire damage since 1995, when it was 7.5m hectares. The weather is partly to blame. May was the hottest since 1940. It was also seventh-driest. Such conditions desiccate vegetation and help fires start and spread. Although the absolute number of fires has been only slightly higher than normal, each fire has grown far larger than it usually would. The area ablaze in Quebec is 217 times greater, for example.
Ten lighthouses that for generations have stood like sentinels along America’s shorelines protecting mariners from peril and guiding them to safety are being given away at no cost or sold at auction by the federal government.
StatCan » Canada’s population is currently growing at a record-setting pace and will reach 40 million people on June 16.
Statistics Canada’s Population Clock, which models population growth in real time based on a number of factors (including recent trends for births, deaths and migration data), will reach 40 million just before 3 p.m. (EDT).
“This is an exciting milestone for Canada,” says Chief Statistician Anil Arora. “It is a strong signal that Canada remains a dynamic and welcoming country, full of potential. As we head into Canada Day, this is certainly cause for celebration!”
While several countries are bracing for the impacts of population decline, Canada continues to lead the G7 when it comes to population growth. It currently stands at 2.7%, which is the highest level since 1957, when immigration and the baby boom helped Canada’s population grow by 3.3%. In fact, between January 2021 and 2022, Canada added over one million people for the first time in its history.
The current trend is driven in very large part by permanent and temporary migration, which accounted for nearly all growth recorded in 2022 (96%). If it continues, current projections show that Canada’s population could reach 50 million by 2043.
We may not know who the 40 millionth Canadian is, but they clearly inherit a country that is diverse and vibrant.
Baltimore nurse Emily Raines unplugged from work when she recently went on a Caribbean cruise with her boyfriend, Daniel Shifflett. But Raines’s break ended dramatically on the flight home, when she and Shifflett teamed up to save the life of a man whose heart stopped beating in his airplane seat.
Poland’s government was veering further to the right with its anti-LGBTQ, anti-immigrant and anti-European policies. Then Russia invaded Ukraine and it became home to refugees and a route for Western weapons.
CBC’s Terence McKenna reports on the country at a political crossroads.
What is ultra-processed food? And do we really know what it’s doing to our bodies, our health, and the planet?
Chris van Tulleken is a doctor and TV presenter who says most of the food that we eat isn’t really food. “Whether you’re eating a burger, or a piece of fried chicken, or a breakfast cereal, there are illusions of texture. There will be little crunches and pops and snaps and greasy bits and dry bits and chewy bits. But it’s all inhalably fast-to-eat and the hormones that tell you to stop just can’t keep up.”
His latest book, ‘Ultra-Processed People’, explores how ultra-processed food is designed to fuel addiction and is creating an epidemic of diet-related disease.
Today, Chris joins Krishnan Guru-Murthy on Ways to Change the World to discuss the dangers of a UPF diet, and why urgent government regulation is needed.
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