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Written by Hanna Lee Copy Editor, Digital News
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Good morning. A change to Canadian law has made citizenship attainable for more people, drawing particular interest from Americans and subsequently overwhelming U.S. archives. We'll get into that below, as well as how the "Father of Nunavut" wants to live out the rest of his life, and where all the hurricanes went this year.
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- U.S. President Donald Trump will speak at the United Nations General Assembly at around 10 a.m. ET today.
- After a shooting between a man and local police near a synagogue in Belleville, Ont., on Sunday evening, congregants have been left in shock, with the building partly damaged. Still, they say they will continue with programming.
- A Winnipeg-born man has been deported back to Canada after 9½ months behind bars in a California ICE detention centre, where he says he endured poor conditions and a lack of proper medical care.
- A fourth Marineland beluga — 26-year-old Osiris — has died, after being moved out of the defunct theme park in July. The whale had been struggling with her health after arriving at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium.
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(Mark Tenally/The Associated Press)
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Americans want Canadian citizenship. U.S. archives are feeling the strain
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Last year, Canadian rules were changed to allow citizenship for those who can prove they are descended from a Canadian ancestor — even one who left the country generations ago. It's become particularly popular with Americans, overwhelming U.S. archives.
What's happening: Bill C-3 went into effect on Dec. 15, 2025. Between then and June 30, more than 6,500 people received Canadian citizenship certificates as a result. More than half of them were born in the U.S. But the backlog of applications has soared. The interest is overwhelming U.S. archives, whose documents — which include census and naturalization records — can help establish ancestry.
Why it matters: Archivists have many different tasks, and the increase in requests from prospective dual citizens is creating a backlog, leading to longer processing times. One person, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to concern for their job, said, "It's become an unstable situation. People are seeking these records out and it's become most of our job."
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'Father of Nunavut' has one more fight left: to live in the territory he helped create
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John Amagoalik is turning 79 in November and has multiple chronic health issues related to his age, as well as a hard time talking. But he's also known as the "Father of Nunavut" — and is looking to age in the territory he helped create.
What's happening: Amagoalik worked for three decades advocating for Inuit rights and self-determination. Among other roles, he chaired the commission that designed Nunavut's public government before the territory was created in 1999. But the territory's government sent him to live in an assisted living facility in Ottawa in February 2025, after an infection required the amputation of part of his right leg.
What came after: His friends helped form a committee and brought in a lawyer, raising money for private home care and consulting. The committee also arranged for air transport to fly him back to Iqaluit. After more than a year in Ottawa, he returned home on June 12. Still, his future is uncertain, as the funds are running out and the territory has few seniors' facilities. His legal counsel is now appealing to the courts to compel the territorial government to fund Amagoalik's care.
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It’s almost the end of September. Where are all the hurricanes?
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The Atlantic Ocean is known for its annual hurricane season. But so far this year, there have only been six named storms, with most lasting just a few days.
What's happening: The main culprit is this year's historic El Niño, said Phil Klotzbach of Colorado State University. The phenomenon, part of a natural cycle called the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, occurs when parts of the Pacific Ocean become 0.5 C warmer than average. Forecasters therefore haven't exactly been surprised by the lack of hurricane activity, as El Niño is usually linked to milder winters and fewer Atlantic-region hurricanes.
How it affects the Atlantic: When surface temperatures in the eastern Pacific are higher than usual, they create vertical wind shear in the Atlantic, meaning winds are stronger in the upper atmosphere and weaker in the lower one. That tends to destroy hurricane formation. There's still a chance a few Atlantic hurricanes can develop this year, though it is low. In the Pacific, meanwhile, El Niño has heightened hurricane activity, with 16 named storms so far and another four likely.
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