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Scientists are warning Canadians to get ready for a U.S. tick invasion this year

May 11, 2026

Scientists say new species of ticks carrying troubling pathogens travelling our way from the northern United States at a rate of about 50 kilometres per year, including the lone star tick which can leave a bitten person with a severe allergy to meat.



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