NYT > World News Cowboys Fringants Bassist Is Named Quebec’s Chief Scientist Par :Norimitsu Onishi and Nasuna Stuart-Ulin 2 août 2026 à 05:00 Jérôme Dupras is a member of one of Quebec’s most popular folk rock bands. Now, as the province’s chief scientist, he will help shape its environmental destiny. © Nasuna Stuart-Ulin for The New York TimesJérôme Dupras, the bass player in Les Cowboys Fringants, one of Quebec’s most famous rock bands, was recently appointed as chief scientist of Quebec.
NYT > World News Most Forest Fires in Canada Are Simply Impossible to Put Out Par :Norimitsu Onishi 18 juillet 2026 à 08:31 Half of Canada’s wildfires are in remote areas with no road access. Impossible to fight, they are often left to burn. © Alberta Wildfire Service, via ReutersA wildfire burning in Bison Lake, Alberta, last year.
NYT > World News Iqaluit, Canada’s Most Northern City, Gets Its First Bus Line Par :Norimitsu Onishi and Renaud Philippe 18 juillet 2026 à 05:01 Jacinto Marques left Angola for Canada’s frozen edge. Now he’s running a bus service in Iqaluit, the largest, and only city in Canada’s Arctic. Looking out the window of an Iqaluit Transit bus during its route through the city.