· Jul 16, 2020
Almost all of the durum wheat (pasta wheat) consumed in Switzerland comes from Saskatchewan. The article below explains how the wheat travels from the Saskatchewan farms, through the Great Lakes, across the Atlantic, down the Rhine River to Basle, where it is stored before it is ground.
https://www.letemps.ch/economie/ble-dur-suisses-vient-saskatchewan [in French]
· Jul 15, 2020
Toronto COVID cases are currently in decline but at least one new case has been imported from Switzerland recently. Travelers into Canadian airports are being monitored for COVID now and it seems that a passenger on Air Canada’s flight from Zurich (AC879) on July 9, 2020, tested positive.
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/over-the-span-of-a-week-20-toronto-flights-had-cases-of-covid-19-1.5025663
· Jul 7, 2020
Read the story of a Swiss couple who was traveling through North America aboard their expedition vehicle and got stranded on Vancouver Island due to COVID travel restrictions.
https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/swiss-couple-praises-vancouver-island-as-haven-during-pandemic-1.5014667
· Jul 1, 2020
A Canadian in Switzerland is trying to convince the Swiss that orange cheese is normal, it might be a steep hill to climb! She does not only highlight KD (and its colour) but also gives a shout-out to the Canadian cheese dish poutine and what passes as Swiss food in Canada (Swiss Chalet).
https://www.watson.ch/blogs/videos/144433501-liebe-schweiz-orange-ist-eine-normale-farbe-fuer-kaese
· Jul 1, 2020
Did you know that Switzerland was represented by Canadians three times at the Eurovision song contest? That Céline Dion won the competition for Switzerland, but do you know who the other two were?
https://www.aussievision.net/post/canada-day-celebrating-canadian-artists-at-eurovision
· Jun 26, 2020
A Swiss made drone has been chosen for tests to fly viral test kits from remote locations back to urban areas. These tests are an important step toward being able to deliver better medical care remote locations, especially medical access for First Nations.
https://www.stalberttoday.ca/beyond-local/stoney-nakoda-nation-chosen-as-testing-site-for-drone-delivery-pilot-project-2521287
· Jun 22, 2020
A thorough analysis of 20 regions and their COVID safety preparedness. Canada and Switzerland are both included in the 20 regions. The Deep Knowledge Group analyzed 2600 data points as well as dozens of parameters and data sources to come up with a score for each region. Switzerland ranks third and Canada ranks twelfth in this study.
http://analytics.dkv.global/covid-regional-assessment-infographic-summary.pdf
· Jun 19, 2020
Can you distinguish Canada from Switzerland? Takes this quiz in which you have to determine whether the photo was taken in Switzerland or Canada:
https://www.bluewin.ch/de/leben/reisen/koennen-sie-die-schweiz-von-kanada-unterscheiden--402116.html
