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The Villa de Pitanxo ship, which has sunk off the Canadian coast. Image: Youtube screenshot.

Spain

TRAGEDY

Search off for 12 missing crew of Spanish boat that sank off Canada

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/17/22

Just three crew members of the Villa de Pitanxo were rescued alive from a life raft after the Spanish fishing vessel sank on Monday night off the coast of Newfoundland

Spain

UPDATE

Many feared dead after Spanish fishing boat sinks off Canada

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/15/22

So far, only three crew members have been recovered alive and they were suffering from severe hypothermia

28 June 2021, Canada, Olds: Poppy Collins (C), five, sits under a water umbrella to try and beat the heat at a splash park. Environment Canada warns the torrid heat wave that has settled over much of Western Canada won't lift for days. Photo: Jeff Mcintosh/The Canadian Press via ZUMA/dpa

World

PEOPLE AT RISK

More than 100 sudden deaths reported in Canada's extreme heatwave

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/30/21

On Tuesday, thermometers rose to 49.5 degrees Celsius in Lytton, British Columbia

07 June 2021, Canada, London: People attend a memorial at the location where a family of five was hit by a driver, in London, Ontario. Four of the members of the family died and one is in critical condition. A 20-year-old male has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and a count of attempted murder in connection with the crime. Photo: Brett Gundlock/The Canadian Press via ZUMA/dpa

World

HATRED

Police assume anti-Muslim motive behind car attack in Canada

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/8/21

"There is evidence that this was a planned, premeditated act, motivated by hate," police said in a statement.

21 October 2020, Saxony, Leipzig: Policemen walk through the isle of a train heading from Munich to Hamburg to inspect the passengers' adherence to obligatory protective mask wearing on public transportation. Photo: Martin Schutt/dpa.

Tourism

CORONAVIRUS

EU reimposes entry bans on travellers from Canada, Tunisia, Georgia

The Nomad Today 10/21/20

Conversely, travel restrictions were lifted for Singapore.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games delayed until 2021 due to coronavirus

The Nomad Today 3/24/20

The International Olympic Committee and the Japanese government have agreed to postpone the 2020 Olympic Games.

Canada

Search off for 12 missing crew of Spanish boat that sank off Canada

Many feared dead after Spanish fishing boat sinks off Canada

More than 100 sudden deaths reported in Canada's extreme heatwave

Police assume anti-Muslim motive behind car attack in Canada

EU reimposes entry bans on travellers from Canada, Tunisia, Georgia

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games delayed until 2021 due to coronavirus

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