Global National: Jan. 13

New data reveals 2021 was the sixth hottest year on record, renewing calls for drastic action on climate change. After the Kanaka Bar Indian Band in British Columbia was decimated by the massive Lytton wildfire in 2021, the community aims to build new homes that can withstand fires, floods, and storms. The COVID-19 vaccination rate among Canadian kids aged 5 to 11 has stalled. What’s to blame? Plus: throne out. Queen Elizabeth strips Prince Andrew of his royal patronages and military titles as he faces a sexual abuse civil lawsuit. And spuds of kindness: a Quebec man chips in big to help Prince Edward Island’s potato crisis.