内容摘要：have been encircled by Israeli troops, preventing anyone from leaving or entering the facilities, hospital staff and aid groups said this week, as Israel pursued its

have been encircled by Israeli troops, preventing anyone from leaving or entering the facilities, hospital staff and aid groups said this week, as Israel pursued its

. Churchill now bills itself as the polar bear capital of the world, and though it has no stoplights, it features upscale restaurants and plenty of mom-and-pop hotels.If that comes to an end, Churchill hopes to be ready.

A beluga whale swims through the Churchill River, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, near Churchill, Manitoba. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)A beluga whale swims through the Churchill River, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, near Churchill, Manitoba. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)The town is promoting tourism for beluga whales, although those too may be harmed as the entire Hudson Bay ecosystem, including the food the belugas eat, shifts to one usually seen further south. It’s also highlighting visitors’ prospects for seeing the northern lights, spotting birds they can’t see at home, and even trying dogsledding.

“In time you’re going to lose bear season. And we know that. Anyway, it’s just a matter of we’re going to have to adapt to that change,” said Mike Spence, mayor since 1995. “You can’t stew over it. That’s not going to get you any points.”Churchill Mayor Mike Spence, a member of the Cree First Nation, poses for a portrait, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, at the Seaport Hotel in Churchill, Manitoba. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Churchill Mayor Mike Spence, a member of the Cree First Nation, poses for a portrait, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, at the Seaport Hotel in Churchill, Manitoba. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Spence grew up with the military installation “and all of a sudden it closes and then all of a sudden you get the tourists, the abundance of wildlife and the aurora. That’s where you take advantage of it. You sort of tweak things and you improve life.”Sleep, he says, is sometimes impossible, as he worries about the large family he supports in Haiti and whether his work permit will be canceled. On the kitchen counter are stacks of receipts for the money transfers he’s sent back home.

Haitian immigrant Idaneau Mintor, a meat plant worker, stands at the doorway of his one-bedroom apartment he shares with a fellow Haitian, April 15, 2025, in Dumas, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Haitian immigrant Idaneau Mintor, a meat plant worker, stands at the doorway of his one-bedroom apartment he shares with a fellow Haitian, April 15, 2025, in Dumas, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Haitian immigrant Idaneau Mintor, a meat plant worker, stands in the doorway of his one-bedroom apartment he shares with a fellow Haitian, April 15, 2025, in Dumas, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Haitian immigrant Idaneau Mintor, a meat plant worker, stands in the doorway of his one-bedroom apartment he shares with a fellow Haitian, April 15, 2025, in Dumas, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)