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With its comparatively open and well-regulated immigration system, Canada remains a top destination for immigrants and refugees.

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Numerous countries will hold elections in 2020. Here are ten to watch. 

State Department releases digital diplomacy strategy; Microsoft bans police from using AI facial recognition; sixty eight companies sign CISA pledge; researchers discover whale alphabet; Microsoft in…

The sprawling U.S. water system is central to the nation’s economy, but chronic underinvestment, increasing demand, and the consequences of climate change have revealed the system’s weaknesses.  

As 2020 comes to a close, here are the top ten most notable world events of the past year.