Rebuilding after forest fires, butterfly decline, new Canadian baseball star and more
Fire season has already started in Canada, with several communities having been given evacuation orders. But in British Columbia, some condo owners are still living with the consequences of a fire that was put out years ago.And: With spring and summer taking hold in Canada, it is normally a time to see butterflies fluttering around. But according to a recent study, the numbers of butterflies are dramatically dropping. And a large part of the butterfly population has vanished. Also: In a league of her own. One of Japan’s top female baseball stars took to the mound for a pro men’s team in Canada. She pitched two shut out innings for the Toronto Maple Leaf Baseball team in her debut. Plus: child obesity, robotic healthcare, being detained at U.S. border and more.
Your World Tonight · CBC
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Fire season has already started in Canada, with several communities having been given evacuation orders. But in British Columbia, some condo owners are still living with the consequences of a fire that was put out years ago.
And: With spring and summer taking hold in Canada, it is normally a time to see butterflies fluttering around. But according to a recent study, the numbers of butterflies are dramatically dropping. And a large part of the butterfly population has vanished.
Also: In a league of her own. One of Japan’s top female baseball stars took to the mound for a pro men’s team in Canada. She pitched two shut out innings for the Toronto Maple Leaf Baseball team in her debut.
Plus: child obesity, robotic healthcare, being detained at U.S. border and more.