Stories of kindness emerge from the Nova Scotia wildfires; the dark histories behind the names of some birds; and a Canadian on Ukraine’s frontlines
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Wildfires have displaced thousands of Nova Scotians this week, but stories of kindness have emerged from the devastation. Matt Galloway brings us tales of strangers helping strangers.
Then, some birds and animals are named after historical figures, but there is a growing awareness of the atrocities some of those figures committed. Science writer Ed Yong tells us about the push to rename some species — and why it's harder to change them than you might think.
And when Russia invaded Ukraine, former Canadian army reservist Brandon Mitchell went to the frontlines. He tells us why he went to fight a war in a country he has no connection to; and the Globe and Mail's Mark MacKinnon brings us the latest from Kyiv.