Fact check: Is the government dropping ticks on farms?
No, the government is not dropping boxes of ticks onto farms. But that conspiracy theory has spread in both the U.S. and Canada. Here are the facts.
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Like it or not, the ticks are advancing and Canadians will have to adapt
Climate change is pushing ticks into new habitats across southern Canada, and experts say the blood-sucking pests will keep advancing. Disease-carrying ticks were barely on Canada’s radar until the 1990s, but scientists say various species are travelling north from the United States at a rate of 35 to 55 kilometres per year. “Where the vast…