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Pope Francis arrives at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci International airport on Sunday to board his flight to Edmonton, Canada, where he will start a six-day pastoral visit to the country.

The pope arrives in Canada as Indigenous groups seek a full apology

8:37pm July 24, 2022

by The Associated Press

Pope Francis began a visit to Canada on Sunday to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses at residential schools, part of the the Catholic Church's efforts to reconcile with Native communities.

A motion triggered camera is mounted to a tree pointed toward a soft border crossing on the Haskell Free Library & Opera House, which is bisected by the border.

National

U.S.-Canada Border Community's Culture Changes As Security Tightens

11:41am November 21, 2019

by John Burnett

While the wall and asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border have drawn a lot of attention, heightened security at the northern border has changed the character of the once-neighborly frontier.

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The Netflix series Travelers uses video footage from an oil train disaster in Lac-Megantic, Quebec for its fictional series about time-travelers. The use of the footage has angered Canadians.

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Video Clips Of Oil Train Disaster Used In Netflix Sci-Fi Films Anger Canadians

10:52am February 09, 2019

by Brian Mann

In 2013, an American-owned oil tanker train exploded in the Quebec city of Lac-Megantic and killed 47 people. Canadians are furious that video of the disaster is being used by Netflix in sci-fi films.

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The reasons for why Americans and Canadians choose to tweet differently is difficult to determine.

Science

Study Shows Americans Are Meaner On Twitter Than Canadians

4:21pm December 03, 2018

by Cameron Jenkins

Canadian Twitter may truly be a nicer place. Researcher Bryor Snefjella says Canadians tend to tweet more positive words compared to their American counterparts.

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If you're Southern, the macaroni and cheese with collard greens may taste better to you than to someone from another culture.

From Collards To Maple Syrup, How Your Identity Impacts The Food You Like

4:00pm May 11, 2018

by Anna Kusmer

When people are reminded of their cultural roots, the food representing that culture tastes better. Scientists could harness that food and identity association to help people eat more healthfully.