British Columbia

When Seattle's first commercial airport opened in 1928, Georgetown had been a vibrant community for more than half a century."We were here before the airport was. They forget that," says Rosario-Maria Medina, a community activist in the South Seattle neighborhood of Georgetown, just north of bustling Boeing Field.

A spotlight that has been thrown on how many of the rich and powerful shield their wealth is also intensifying a fear among philanthropy experts: That the tax havens being used by the wealthy will increasingly siphon money away from charitable causes.

The city made plenty of progress. But miles of new bike lanes and light rail lines later, it still fell short of its lofty goals.

B.C.'s Ministry of Health says officials still have the authority to order businesses to close when there is evidence of COVID-19 transmission between employees, they just haven't had a reason to issue such an order in more than three months.

A village in western Canada recorded the country's highest-ever temperature. The next day it was gone.