For more than two decades, Mona Khalil protected the endangered sea turtles that laid their eggs on a beach in Lebanon and kept predators away from the hatchlings. On June 4, she was wounded in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, and on Friday, she died of her injuries, a close friend said.

Today, June 20, is World Refugee Day - a prompt to honour the courage of my grandmother and the resilience of my mother and aunts, who came to this country as refugees. I can never repay Canada for welcoming them, nor Alberta, for allowing them to flourish. #WorldRefugeeDay

Did DoD just admit in a court filing that it used xAI's Grok Gov Model to hit the girls' school on the first day of the Iran war? Based on some passages flagged by @rgoodlaw.bsky.social in DoD's recent filing in NAACP's case against X, it looks like it did 1/

There were over 46k Bike Share rides in Toronto yesterday, more than the average ridership of the Queen streetcar. The cost to the city to operate that streetcar was over $50k/day in 2015. Bike share costs the city $8k/day. 6x as cost efficient. Smart cities invest in cycling.

Yup! And average Bike Share subsidy per ride is $0.37, while TTC is $2.96 Bike Share is much more cost effective, and the city should be investing much more into it considering how its ops budget is a drop in the bucket compared to TTC www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis... www.toronto.ca/wp-content/u...

Outrageous.   Dr. Justin Ryder, a pediatric surgeon and expert at Northwestern, was booted from a conference for sharing an article on federal cuts to biomedical research.   This is the impact of Trump's administration.

You thought Elon Musk and DOGE were bad? Russell Vought now wants to codify political control over ALL federal grant-funding, killing grants at will on anything from road repair to rural hospitals, cancer research and schools. Write to Congress! Share, share, share. actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...

UAE media is not the most reliable, so it’s very possible Faisal and his partners and/or the Cuban government paid them to run this story.

UAE media is reporting on business ventures in Cuba supposedly being set up by an Egyptian investor who works with both the Cuban government and Glenn Heard, a friend of Trump. Guess what his proposed tourist resort will be called…

It's hard to fathom what Europe will live next week. Thousands of records will be brutalized in Spain,France,UK,Benelux,Germany,Swiss,Austria and than the East Paris might record 4 consecutive days 40C UK will ridiculize its June national record Germany 10 days 37C+ This is CRAZY

It appears Grok killed the schoolchildren in Iran, in tandem with a US military under Pete Hegseth who DGAF. Remember when Anthropic said 'No' to Hegseth's demand that they allow the DoD to use Claude to kill autonomously, with no human oversight? Check out this timeline:

In our news release yesterday about the threat of continuing oil-fueled inflation, I expressed skepticism that Trump's deal would fully & permanently reopen the Strait. In my heart of hearts, though, I confess I thought it'd last more than 1 day. mailchi.mp/b78a1f6fe7ef... #cdnecon

Touch the reflecting pool: criminal. Attack police for Trump: hero patriot and pardoned.

MELONI, to Trump: “.. my popularity is none of your concern. I suggest you focus on yours.”

Why Alberta’s two-tier model violates the Canada Health Act @alonghurst.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Europe’s approach to Donald Trump has long been appeasement—but this is a faltering strategy, Robert Kagan argues: “Whatever you did for Trump yesterday is forgotten today.”

FREE SPEECH UNDER ATTACK: Marco Rubio just had a man arrested and jailed, and is seeking to deport him, because he publicly supported Petro and opposed a presidential candidate in Colombia that Donald Trump would prefer to be elected. He committed no crimes and had an asylum application pending.

#Ebola update: as of June 18, DRC had confirmed 933 cases; 245 of those people are dead. 80 have recovered. DRC reports it is now following 72% of known case contacts, but with only 7094 contacts identified, contact tracing is still lagging in ways that will prolong efforts to control this outbreak.

This is what *actual* vandalism looks like, Donald.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni fired back after Trump doubled down on his attacks, telling him that his “constant, unprovoked attacks are senseless” Meloni: “My popularity is none of your concern. I suggest you focus on yours.”

The federal government is in the grip of the myth that many voters are committing fraud. Now that conspiracy theory is being used to justify law enforcement intimidation of groups that register voters. bit.ly/43G11Ub

17 HCWs have died (7% of all the dead), at least 70 sick. HCWs need the right PPE to protect themselves from illness. "Even now, basic PPE remains in short supply, with some facilities struggling to secure gloves, masks and other essentials needed to limit infection."

BREAKING: Iran's joint military command says that the Strait of Hormuz is closed again and cites Israeli attacks in Lebanon.

BREAKING: IRAN closes Strait of Hormuz again due to "Bad Faith" Developing story per @msnowevents.bsky.social

from the description in NYT, this looks a lot like transnational repression of a Colombian immigrant by the US on behalf of the far-right Colombian presidential candidate

Quote: "The 2024 data shows that, in Montreal, Black people are four times more likely to be stopped than white individuals, while Arab people are five times more likely to be stopped." Even with compelling data like this, police culture doesn't shift.

The window for Canada to decide its electric vehicle future is narrowing. With Honda’s EV plans on hold in Ontario, writer Michael Kovrig considers what’s at stake if we fail to build the next generation of automotive manufacturing at home. https://ow.ly/HpGf50ZeJaK

The three players in this photo: 1. Nigerian heritage, grew up in England, and is only a citizen thanks to birthright citizenship. 2. Born + raised in Holland, has a dad who immigrated to the US from Suriname. 3. Said he wanted to “make people who look like me proud” while playing on Juneteenth

In which @althiaraj.bsky.social makes an entirely fair Carney/Harper comparison. "As the Carney government wraps up the parliamentary sitting this week, political watchers may be forgiven for thinking they’ve entered a time warp." #GiftLink 🎁 #CdnPoli www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...

Beginning July 1st, $50/month for Ozempic or Zepbound for all Medicare Part D enrollees sounds great. But here's the truth and it's not very good at all. by @dusetzinas.bsky.social @nejm.org today nejm.org/doi/full/10....

A Juneteenth freedom miracle: I ran into a former student whom I’d first met in a prison, where I taught. They are out, have a bachelor’s, a master’s & are finishing a phd. They work educating students in prison & helping with their re-entry when they get out. Met his wife and family. God is good!

This isn't a slip of the tongue or an off-handed remark. The premier's office sends Bruce McAllister onstage and online to say vile things because they want him to.

An aerial view shows crews dismantling the UFC fighting venue on the South Lawn of the White House. The grass on the Ellipse has been completely destroyed following the UFC viewing party. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz

NEW: Iran is attempting to condition US-Iran nuclear negotiations on the US compelling Israel to halt operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon. (1/9) Read more: isw.pub/IranUpdate06...

We're now bringing in prosecutors with expertise in mafia activities and organized crime. To investigate the premier's office. Who just lectured First Nations chiefs on corruption. Can't make this up. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/70a7e73...

This is an incredibly stupid move that will likely mean the end of @crockett.house.gov's climb in Texas Democratic politics.

Perryman: it’s quite remarkable that you have a DOJ that is willing to make statements to a court in its briefing that it’s not willing to swear to. If you’re making these representations as an officer of the court, then why is it too much to ask that you make them under penalty of perjury?

"Martinez Ferrada said her husband’s repeated encounters with police reflected a broader reality experienced by many Black Montrealers. “While driving his car each time?” the journalist asked. “Yes, just for a check,” she said. “Check what? We don’t know.”

"Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada has said her husband, who is Black, has been stopped by police while driving at least “five or six” times over the past year despite having done nothing wrong."

My sister in law, a doctor, says it is primarily used here (at least where she works) for people getting an IUD as it is an analgesic and helps with anxiety. Says she may use this example for patients saying "so you remember Ismael Kone - it helped him"

As Kone was being stretchered off, you might have noticed that he was taking drags on a stick. That's known as the Green Whistle or Penthrox. It's very fast acting pain relief for short-term pain management. So he was already getting good assistance for the pain before he even left the field.

This Juneteenth, we should remind ourselves of two facts: 1. Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. 2. Those who prevent history from being taught are plotting to repeat it. It’s as simple as that.

The #FIFAWorldCup host nations remain UNDEFEATED with a combined two goals against through two matches each 👀

Even in St. John’s they’re showing the effing Doug Ford “Protect Ontario” commercials on TSN.

Why? She is a disgraced US former member of Trump's disgraced cabinet. Does this BC company not care/remember Minnesota (e.g. Renee Good, Alex Pretti)?

Smiths MAID act denies Albertans with irremediable medical suffering their Charter right to MAID. People who want to die with dignity, people who want one final chance to exercise agency after so much agency has been taken from them. albertaviews.ca/stealing-fre... @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social

Choosing between months or years-long waits, or paying thousands of dollars? Some "choice"! "The only way a two-tier healthcare system is profitable is if you have long wait times, because no one would pay to skip the queue if there wasn't a long queue," said Gallaway www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

City-contracted security guards ‘no-shows’ at World Cup, requiring Toronto police to work overtime: Source

Only one way to deal with a bully www.cnn.com/2026/06/19/p...