Canada

With summer comes a new spate of sightings of mysterious creatures in the country’s inland waters. Call it our national pathology.

A new Pollara survey uncovers a mixed mood that offers openings for contrasting economic pitches in the upcoming federal election

Politics Insider for July 9: Liberals close polling gap, where’s Singh? and Scheer target’s Trudeau clean fuel standards as ’secret tax’

Scientists are keenly watching the Burrvilla bat colony, believed to be B.C.’s largest, for the deadly white-nose syndrome. If it arrives, all they can do is hope the killer fungus shows mercy.

Paul Wells: Jason Kenney’s idea here is to storm Saskatoon with a firm set of plans. Against the distracted mush most premiers usually bring to their summer meetings, it’ll be harder to resist.

A holiday celebrating John Cabot’s arrival in North America may not be long for this new world

Politics Insider for July 8: Pro-oil groups vs. environmentalists, legitimizing Ivanka, and keeping the premiers focussed

Stephen Maher: Fear-mongering about U.S.-backed environmental groups is a symptom of strain on the oil industry. Next will come demands for government support.

Politics Insider for July 5: Trudeau fires back at China, political meme wars and unhappy times at Rideau Hall

Advocacy groups with pro-oil messages are scrambling to counter the union-backed groups that thrived in 2015