5 new numbers that tell important stories about hunting, fishing and conservation in Canada

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Increase in mosquito-borne diseases in Canada over the past 20 years due to warmer and wetter weather brought about by climate change. Diseases such as West Nile virus stand to only increase, warns the Public Health Agency of Canada, as does the threat of new diseases crossing the border.