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In the news
Experts warn of tick season risks as toddler survives tick paralysis in Merritt
By Madison Reeve / Castanet / 2026 March 21
https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/604740/Experts-warn-of-tick-season-risks-as-toddler-survives-tick-paralysis-in-Merritt
Ticks are making Ontarians sick, now more than ever. What do we know about tick-borne illnesses in 2026?
By Meghan Balogh / The Kingston Whig Standard / 2026 May 15
https://www.thewhig.com/feature/ticks-lyme-ontario-canada
Ticks are surging in Ontario this year and Toronto is a ‘hot spot’. Here’s how to protect yourself
By Kevin Jiang / The Toronto Star / 2026 May 17
https://www.thestar.com/life/health-wellness/ticks-are-surging-in-ontario-this-year-and-toronto-is-a-hot-spot-heres-how-to-protect-yourself/article_b004ab3c-2987-4c64-852b-26d1f4978a14.html
Sask. warns of tick season risks ahead of May long weekend
By Damian Smith / CTV Regina / 2026 May 15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTaBecEWZUM
Ontario is having a miserable tick season. Should we have any concern for the same in Alberta?
By Stacey Brotzel / 880 CHED This Morning with Stacey Brotzel / 2026 May 21
https://megaphone.link/CORU6631782204
2025
N.B. professor aims to broaden tick research after battling Lyme disease
By Jennifer Yang / Globe and Mail / 2025 August 16
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-nb-professor-tick-research-lyme-disease/
Lyme disease cases on the rise
Global Morning BC / 2025 August 5
https://globalnews.ca/video/11318985/lyme-disease-cases-on-the-rise/
Justin Timberlake reveals ‘debilitating’ Lyme disease diagnosis
By Rachel Goodman / Global News / 2025 July 31
https://globalnews.ca/news/11313503/justin-timberlake-lyme-disease-diagnosis/
Climate change driving rise in tick-borne illnesses such as Lyme disease
By Nicole Ireland / Global News / 2025 June 28
https://globalnews.ca/news/11265813/climate-change-tick-borne-diseases/
CTV Your Morning
By Anne-Maire Mediwake / 2025 June 12
https://www.ctv.ca/shows/ctv-your-morning/thursday-june-12-2025-s9e210
The growing spread of ticks and tick-borne disease in Canada
By Sarah Plowman / CTV National News / 2025 June 4
https://www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/06/04/ctv-national-news-the-growing-spread-of-ticks-and-tick-borne-disease-in-canada/
Skin crawling surprise: Alberta woman says camping trip was ruined by dozens of ticks
By Stephanie Cram / CBC / 2025 May 31
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/skin-crawling-surprise-alberta-woman-says-camping-trip-was-ruined-by-dozens-of-ticks-1.7547593
Camper warning others after being swarmed with ticks at Alberta provincial park
By Brittany Ekelund / CTV News / 2025 May 29
https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/camper-warning-others-after-being-swarmed-with-ticks-at-alberta-provincial-park/
Tick season is back. How to stay safe around these risky bloodsuckers
By Katie Dangerfield / Global News / 2025 May 17
https://globalnews.ca/news/11172526/tick-season-canada-how-to-stay-safe/
The rise of tick-borne illness in B.C.
Riley Cunningham / BCIT News / 2025 May 8
https://bcitnews.com/the-rise-of-tick-borne-illness-in-b-c/
Tick season returns to Thompson Okanagan: experts urge vigilance outdoors
Madison Reeve / Castanet / 2025 May 4
https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/547943/Tick-season-returns-to-Thompson-Okanagan-experts-urge-vigilance-outdoors
https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-547943-1-.htm
2024
Radio interview – live on Mornings with Sue and Andy on increase in ticks and Lyme disease and how to protect yourself
With David Zura / CityTV Toronto / 2024 March 15
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/03/15/keep-your-eye-out-for-ticks-already-canadian-lyme-disease-foundation/
The morning brew with Andrew Schultz
Andrew Schultz / QR Calgary 770 AM / 2024 March 25
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0sZgCMyw41kMKcsD11h060
Woman’s ‘summer flu’ turned out to be a 2-year battle with Lyme disease: ‘I was very debilitated’
By Elizabeth Di Fillipino / Yahoo!Life / 2024 May 29
https://ca.style.yahoo.com/womans-summer-flu-turned-out-to-be-a-2-year-battle-with-lyme-disease-i-was-very-debilitated-170029492.html
Utiliser les phéromones de fourmi comme répulsif contre les tiques?
Dominique Lévesque / Radio Canada CBC / 2024 April 27
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2066938/fourmis-tiques-pheromones-maladie-lyme
‘Remove it really quickly’: Orangeville among communities expected to see more ticks this season
By Rebecca Weston / Orangeville.com / 2024 May 16
https://www.orangeville.com/news/remove-it-really-quickly-orangeville-among-communities-expected-to-see-more-ticks-this-season/article_dc5d85c8-e6ba-5066-9600-d704813e7b66.html
‘It’s astronomical’: Over 1,000 Lyme disease-spreading ticks reported across Ontario as tick-borne illnesses climb
By Kevin Jiang / The Star / 2024 May 29
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/its-astronomical-over-1-000-lyme-disease-spreading-ticks-reported-across-ontario-as-tick-borne/article_a3ffb89a-1cf1-11ef-9c3a-e3629c1cc0a4.html
Lyme disease rates increasing in Canada
Global News / 2024 June 6
https://globalnews.ca/video/10550691/lyme-disease-rates-increasing-in-canada/
Tick-borne diseases to be aware
Global News / 2024 June 10
https://globalnews.ca/video/10556503/tick-borne-diseases-to-be-aware
Anaplasmosis is a tick-borne disease that’s on the rise in Canada
By Sameer Chhabra / CBC Radio / 2024 June 24
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whitecoat/anaplasmosis-ticks-1.7239603
How to dodge ticks and debunking sunscreen myths
CBC Radio / 2024 June 28
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/just-asking/dodging-ticks-and-debunking-sunscreen-myths-1.7250426
Just Asking
With Saroja Coelho / CBC Listen / 2024 June 29
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-1424-just-asking/clip/16078500-tips-dodging-ticks-canada-day-long-weekend