Science Kiska, 'the loneliest whale in the world,' dies at Canada amusement park Canada's last captive killer whale died on Thursday at Marineland, according to local media. The orca, who has been in captivity since she was about 3 years old, was 47. Giulia Heyward
World Canada rules that flipping the middle finger is a 'God-given' right A recent court case between two rival neighbors near Montreal boiled down to whether flipping someone off is considered a crime. Juliana Kim
World Canada announces a probe to examine possible Chinese election interference The announcement of a probe of possible Chinese influence in Canadian elections follows a newspaper report stating that China preferred to see Trudeau's Liberals re-elected in the 2021 election. The Associated Press
Technology Citing security concerns, Canada bans TikTok on government devices Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government's ban of TikTok on all government-issued mobile devices might be a first step to further action or that it might be it. The Associated Press
Race & Identity A Canadian man is charged in the deaths of 3 more Indigenous women Police alleged Thursday that a Canadian man previously charged with murdering an Indigenous woman also killed three other women — two also confirmed to be Indigenous and one believed to be. The Associated Press
Politics Trudeau orders an immediate freeze on the sale of handguns in Canada It's also now forbidden to bring newly acquired handguns into the country. "We have seen too many examples of horrific tragedies involving firearms," the Canadian prime minister said. Giulia Heyward
Government Sound It Out: Librarians and the ArriveCan App Soundside revisits the story we aired last week about crossing the border into Canada and the help that local librarians give when navigating the ArriveCan app. Libby Denkmann Hans Anderson Jason Burrows
Business Riding the first train from Seattle to Canada since the pandemic started The Amtrak Cascades train route from Seattle to Vancouver, B.C. resumed this week for the first time in more than two years. While the border has been open to cars and buses for months, Monday’s train trip was the first since the pandemic began. Casey Martin
National Canada's government says it will stop requiring masks on airplanes Government officials also confirmed Canada is dropping the vaccine requirement for people entering the country at the end of the month. The Associated Press
Government Is Canada about to ease requirements for crossing the border? How two and a half years of changing restrictions and an app caused disruption to businesses and residents living along the border Libby Denkmann Hans Anderson
