Russians have struck the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra and are burning down one of Ukraine's oldest Orthodox churches‼️ The roof of the Dormition Cathedral is ablaze. The cathedral itself is a significant part of our history, it is older than Moscow.

Welcome back, Captain Kirk! 🌟

As I noted in my responses, mitigation *may* control risk or negative impacts but it does NOT eliminate them. 50% more bad is less than 80%, but it’s still more bad than you had before! It’s intentionally patronising. “Don’t worry, we’ll mitigate.” The only total mitigation is to not do it!!

The EU will officially launch accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova on June 15 🇺🇦🇪🇺

$198M / 3,500 parking spots = $56,571 per spot. But no money for affordable housing, healthcare, education, OSAP, and ODSP. Got it.

John Schneider told us #Bluejays are actively working on a plan to have George Springer play the outfield every once in a while. This would indicate to me that they're planning for Alejandro Kirk's return and the opportunity to use him and Brandon Valenzuela at the same time.

🇺🇦 The state budget received 236 million euros within the framework of the PEACE in Ukraine project, - PM The funds were provided by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development under the guarantee of the 🇸🇪Swedish government. Funding will be used to pay pensions and social expenses.

Following Monday's Ukrainian drone strike on a Moscow–Simferopol passenger train, Crimea Governor Sergey Aksyonov has canceled nighttime passenger rail across the peninsula. Trains arriving via the Crimean Bridge will terminate at Kerch, with buses continuing into Crimea. t.me/bbcrussian/9...

Let’s go!! Blue Jays walkoff win! That was a fun one. Enjoy it, Blue Yays! #BlueJays win 3-2. 🙌🏼

#BlueJays walk it off and tie the series. Everybody dance!! As I said, Brandon can stay. Fun ending. Glad I didn't check out early.

Duran wild-pitches the tying run home. #Bluejays

#Bluejays get leadoff singles from Sanchez and Pinango in bot9, pinch-running for both with Straw and Varsho, respectively. Tying run is at third with nobody out in bot9 and #Phillies have a PitchCom issue.

A thread. The other day, I happened to clock the little AI-written bio attached to my name. It announced, quite confidently, that I was married, not to my husband, but to his brother. Particularly amusing, since my BIL is a proud member of the LGBQT community. I love him, but I am NOT his type. 🧵

The US is hosting the World Cup and just turned away Africa’s top referee at the airport 3 days before kickoff because of where he was born. Omar Artan had a valid visa. He had a historic assignment. They didn’t care. Disgraceful. #USDemocracy #Pinks newrepublic.com/post/211508/...

Chrétien: When you look at the polls, Canadians have never been more united. Thank you to Donald Trump for that. I should propose him for the Order of Canada, but I cannot succeed. Do you know why? Rosie: He's not Canadian? Chrétien: Because we don't give it to a person who has a criminal record.

Public consultation on the future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport Current status: Open Consultation period: June 8, 2026 to July 24, 2026. tc.canada.ca/en/corporate...

ZELENSKYY: Putin has said many times publicly that he's ready to talk and wants to stop the war, but he doesn’t feel Kyiv is ready. He is playing games. I sent him a letter urging him to stop these games and answer publicly. Better to meet and end this war — his war, by the way.

#Orioles are upset, thinking Ernie Clement was out of the baseline avoiding a tag on the way to second base, but he wasn't. A runner has six feet of grace to try to get around a tag. Kazuma Okamoto followed with an RBI 1B, #Bluejays first hit with RISP today, and #Jays are down 4-3 bot6.

GEN. KEANE: The advantage and momentum are on the side of Ukraine now. The war has turned around completely. This false narrative that Russia is winning the war, let's put that aside. It never was the case, and it surely is not the case now. Russia is using attacks on civilian populations to

PETRAEUS: Ukraine right now has advantage over Russia on front lines. It's no longer as important that they are outnumbered and outgunned by Russians, because that is far less relevant in an era in which Ukrainians inflicting over 90% of Russian casualties with unmanned systems.

World War II did not, in fact, last longer than Vietnam.

Ok, here's my column: www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...

FREDERIKSEN: I am still in favor of NATO membership for Ukraine, and I think we made mistake years ago when we didn’t have clear solution to this question. My hope is, and I think this will be the outcome of Ankara meeting, that we will see strong NATO support for Ukraine.

I’m a Toronto baseball fan for today. 👏🏽 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

MUST READ: The U.S. Is Pulling 900 Sensors Out of the Ocean. The Consequences Will Last Decades. www.onestnetwork.com/the-u-s-is-p...

Atlanta vs Barcelona. Please don’t pretend to tell me that Atlanta is a prettier city. Higher population density can lead to wonderful urban outcomes if done right.

Here's another icelandic author. Another detective series.

Louis Varland has still only allowed 1 Earned Run all season. Has faced 127 batters in 33.1 Innings. 0.27 ERA, 2.03 xFIP, 43 Ks, 9 BBs.

Wab Kinew on US booze ban: No CUSMA, no BOOZMA.

Same with Toronto. If you're outside of Ontario, you can say you "live in Toronto" even if you're in like Vaughan or Oakville. But if you're in Southern Ontario, you're not from Toronto unless your postal code starts with an M

These Nordic noir books are set in Sweden and make me hungry for cinnamon buns, gingerbread, torta cake, saffron buns, moosemeat, boiled potatoes, pea soup, sausages, and lingonberry jam.

I can recommend Arnaldur Indridason. Icelandic detective series

This week's 99% Invisible podcast is all about the history of Can-Con. For our non-Canadian friends, Can-Con requires Canadian TV and radio to play 30% Canadian content. Without this rule our TV and music landscape would be drastically different. #CanadaDays #CanCon youtu.be/eG2GPajwvRA

I really liked the Martin Beck novels and Smilla’s Sense of Snow. I also read the whole series by Stieg Larsson. I haven’t read the Wallander books by Henning Mankell yet, but I watched the Swedish television series which was excellent.

Oh you’re lucky, Marla! Here’s a few authors I’ve read: Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö (Martin Beck novels), Jussi Adler-Olsen, Camilla Lackberg, Sara Blaedel, Peter Høeg (Smilla’s Sense of Snow), Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis, Helene Tursten. I also read Jo Nesbo but I’m not keen on him.

#Bluejays end bot3 with five straight hits, the last one an RBI single by Andres Gimenez on which Kazuma Okamoto sacrifices himself between second and third to make sure there's no play at the plate on Brandon Valenzuela. 5-1 #Jays to the 4st.

5 hits in a row after the Guerrero walk, and all with two outs! Now that’s what I call a good rally! #BlueJays now lead 5-1!

Ol' Ern gets the crowd on its feet with a three-run homer to Deep Left Field! His 6th of the season moves him into a tie for second on #Bluejays HR list and gives #Jays a 4-1 lead bot3.

Here’s #Bluejays starting lineup for this afternoon’s rematch with #Orioles on another bullpen day. #Jays are hopeful Daulton Varsho will only miss a day or two with his sore wrist. It’s something he’s dealt with before. John Schneider said both Cease & Scherzer could make their next starts here.

"Ford’s Conservatives keep winning majorities with the backing of only a small fraction of Ontario’s voters, in a political system increasingly shaped by wealth. The answer isn't resignation — it's rebuilding political power where people live, work, and organize" ricochet.media/politics/the...

1/13 🇨🇦 ALBERTA SEPARATION: SUPPORT PLUMMETS 🇨🇦 As the October 19 referendum approaches, new polling reveals a stunning collapse in separatist momentum. Albertans overwhelmingly prefer to stay. Source: Global News #WorldPolitics #CdnPoli #AbLeg #AbPoli #UCP #Separatism

By Jim Benton

NYC had 102 murders in the first five months, if you were wondering (like me) what the hard numbers were. Toronto's had 10 in the same time period. That's two fewer than at this time last year - which was a record low for homicides. Toronto has about 40% of the population of NYC.

MONTRÉAL — A major aluminum association in #Canada says the impact of U.S. tariffs on the industry has been less dire than expected--“No slowdown, no layoffs,” Simard said www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...

1/19 🇨🇦 PM CARNEY'S PROMISES: A STATUS REPORT 🇨🇦 Announcements are coming fast and furious from the Liberal government. From major infrastructure to defence, how close is Mark Carney to achieving his goals? Source: The Globe And Mail #WorldPolitics #CdnPoli #CanPoli #CarneyGov #Policy

"We've got a beautiful country. If you don't want to be part of it you're free to leave. You won't be taking any land with you," AFN chief Woodhouse Nepinak said. #Canada www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

came faster than i expected

“The #technology sector’s confidence is reminiscent of the financial sector’s before 2008, when a small group of insiders insisted that they had mastered a transformative system that outsiders could not fully understand.” www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/p... #AI

“To argue that a #technology must be deployed simply because it exists is like saying that because humanity invented nuclear weapons, it is obliged to annihilate itself.” #AI #PopeLeo

So many Canadians are struggling that we need to use generative AI for our ad instead of featuring those actual Canadians