It took less than two years for the Canadian retail market to crush American retail giant Target. Long the darling of cross-border shoppers, Target opened its stores to media and consumer fanfare in spring 2013 but was soon plagued by customer complaints about empty shelves and too-high prices. Target in Canada is a critical look at the company’s performance in Canada, from its triumphant entry, to its lacklustre attempts to improve, to its final, disastrous exit.
With over one hundred full-color photographs comes a harrowing portrait of Canada’s most devastating wildfire season ever, the effects of which could be felt and seen across the world. “All hell has broken loose.” That’s the phrase some fire officials use to describe the unprecedented 2023 wildfire season in Canada. Never before has the vast and rugged beauty of this country been ravaged by as many devastating wildfires. Never before have the fires been this big or moved this fast. Choking smoke blanketed the continent, including the United States, putting millions of people under air quality advisories, and even traveled as far as Norway. The wildfire season started in the spring with most provinces and territories facing a drought. In early May, many parts of Canada grappled with a record-breaking number of fires. By the end of August, wildfires had devoured more than 15 million hectares (37 million acres) of Canadian forest—more than six times the average usually lost to fire. Provinces such as British Columbia and Nova Scotia experienced their largest wildfires ever. Quebec, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Northwest Territories battled their most destructive wildfires ever. Tens of thousands of Canadians—from coast to coast to coast—were chased from their homes by flames or the threat of flames, seeking shelter in evacuation centers across the country. People from Halifax, Yellowknife, Kelowna, Shuswap, and many other communities survived harrowing escapes along flame-lined roads, with embers raining down upon them. Thousands of firefighters from Canada and around the world risked their lives to battle the blazes, which already numbered almost 6,000 by the end of August. Four firefighters lost their lives doing so. The Summer Canada Burned tells the dramatic story of Canada’s wildfires in 2023—a story that provides a case study of the changing climate and its impacts on our environment. It reflects evolving attitudes about approaches to wildfires and the role all people can play in prevention. Most importantly, however, the story of Canada’s wildfires is a story of loss and of survival. From the ashes, people rise, communities rebuild and seeds of new growth sprout. A share of the sales from the book will be donated to the Canadian Red Cross.
When on December 17, 2014, the United States announced the normalization of relations with Cuba, it signalled an end to the hostilities that have defined relations between these two countries since the 1960s. With strong diplomatic ties to both the United States and Cuba, Canada played a key role in the negotiations by hosting a number of secret meetings between the two nations over the course of eighteen months. And by virtue of its financial investments and strong tourist trade with the island nation, Canada stands to continue to play a key role in Cuba’s future. Ideologically and economically isolated, Cuba struggles to provide basic needs for its people and is condemned for its human rights violations. Although the Castros’ commitment to Communism and their hold on the island’s government remains strong, only time will tell what the future holds for the island of Cuba . . . and its relationship with Canada
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