The federal court ruling benefits diversity visa applicants from nations such as Afghanistan, Burma, Togo, Somalia and Iran.

Hoping for a NOVAVAX 💉 BOOSTER ? IT'S NO LONGER AVAILABLE in Canada because 1. Only 5,500 doses were administered from the 125,000 ordered last year ➡️119,500 doses WASTED 2. Novavax requires a minimum order (not disclosed) that FAR exceeds demand globalnews.ca/news/1079206...

Today’s laugh o www.irishstar.com/news/world-n...

I met with the folks at @keckmedicineusc.bsky.social a few months ago & so glad to see that they've kicked off their @3wishesprogram.bsky.social! My heart is warmed by the wife's quote, "It gave me so much comfort knowing the staff saw Paul not just as a patient, but as a human." #KindnessMatters

Air Canada says more passengers eligible for reimbursement if flights were cancelled

A researcher friend-of-a-friend had to euthanize their rodents early because of interrupted funding.

The Pelican Brief.

Wildfire risks could mean higher insurance costs for Atlantic Canada #NovaScotia #NewBrunswick #PrinceEdwardIsland #Newfoundland #Labrador www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

"Actually, tuberculosis (TB) incidence may represent the best bellwether for Covid induced post-infection immune damage." - A certain minimizer in 2022 www.bmj.com/content/390/...

When the black dog's *really* loud & says that you're a useless load of sh*te it can be tough to do the behavioural thought-lifting mind hacks to try to hold on to some confidence & help your brain keep going. It's like trying to wade through tar. Sending love if you've been/are also in that place x

Thank you to all the fire fighters from across Canada who have come to help with the Long Lake fire in Annapolis County #NovaScotia and thank you for all the water bombers and helicopters, help has come from almost every Province and even the Northwest Territories. #ThankYou #FireFighters 🔥🚒🧑‍🚒

2 N.S. softball team members fought for their lives, and they made it to the Canada Games #NovaScotia Co-captain Ty Campbell, coach Garth Perrin dealt with back-to-back health crises www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Important information for Bank Holiday weekend…

"Trump administration to review 55m US visa holders for potential rule violations." The tile is a bit misleading. This is really re: a plan to roll out ‘continuous vetting’ of all visa holders, incl. their social media activities & the harvesting of biometrics. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Summits “often promise more than they can deliver”, argues Margaret MacMillan. In a guest essay, the historian questions whether these meetings are the best way to conduct international relations

It is amusing how Trump’s anecdotes for how awesome he’ll make DC all have to do with dining out or golf

Trump: We're respected again. We had a country that was laughed at a year ago. We had a country that was a dead country Who wants to tell the Donald?

"A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees." -Amelia Earhart

My dentist told me to tell y’all that gum disease can lead to erectile dysfunction. Go get your teeth checked regularly. Tysm.

Gail Shea dead! #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

And now for something completely different… Bertha Wegmann 1847 - 1926 Danish painter Young Woman, Marie Triepcke, Sitting in a Boat, 1884 Oil on canvas - 127 x 107 cm Loeb Danish Art Collection, Denmark

"OMG! OMG! DC is so dangerous that you can't even go for a walk! BTW, I will be walking the streets of DC tonight. Just like I walked up to the Capitol on Jan 6, as promised."

"Any publicly funded immunization in B.C. can be provided at no cost to any Canadian travelling within the province," a statement from the ministry said. Nice to know that BC has our backs, even when our own government does not.

BREAKING: Walmart boosts sales outlook as the company says costs are rising from higher tariffs

He is also completely wrong. 55 million is the total number of people in the entire world who hold visas which allow them to enter the United States.

The court ruling erased the more than $500 million Trump had been ordered to pay, but still keeps him liable for fraud.

Focus Friend, an app to help people reduce their screen time, is dominating app downloads. But can it actually keep you off your phone? www.wired.com/story/this-e...

Bondi: "He's also gonna make America clean. The president is so excited about fixing up DC. All new grass. Sprinkler systems. Our monuments."

The Chemin d'Épinay, snow effect - 1876 #artbots #monet https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3109857

Trump: I have never received so many phone calls thanking me for what we have done in Washington, D.C., from people that haven't gone to a restaurant literally in four years

🇳🇱 VIDEO: Tall ships sail into Amsterdam for city's giant maritime festival Tall ships from around the world parade up Amsterdam's North Sea Canal, launching the five-day maritime festival which celebrates the city's seafaring past.

Brilliant to see Senegal eliminate eye disease trachoma as a public health issue. Sightsavers (a Virgin Unite partner) worked with Senegal’s ministry of health to deliver 4.2mil doses of antibiotics & provide 30k operations for patients with advanced trachoma: www.sightsavers.org/news/2025/07...

Rogue One is a fantastic film.

People walking and biking get shamed for wearing headphones. Meanwhile, drivers sit inside sealed metal cabins with 12-speaker sound systems, fully isolated from the world and no one questions it, even as they operate 2-ton machines through crowded cities.

Pierre Poilievre support from extremist right-wing Americans! #cdnpoli 👇

I wasn't overreacting.

Pop Culture Man reluctantly lets teens use his door camera to film a music video. It turned into a masterpiece. "This gives me hope about the next generation of music," one viewer wrote. www.upworthy.com/maples-pet-d...

This is incredible messaging. I encourage bike advocates everywhere to use a similar argument. As a side note, laws to limit public smoking were also met with incredible pushback. Now we take them for granted, but these were hard fought public health wins

Huge news out of IRS today. If you acquire an EV by September 30 - a written binding contract and make a payment (i.e., down payment or a trade-in) - you can take delivery *through the end of 2026.* 45W and 30D will keep on giving into next year. 🔌💡🔌🚗 www.irs.gov/newsroom/tre...

People who are working. Because - it's easy and they're lazy #DefundICE www.nj.com/middlesex/20...

According to new government statistics, U.S. border agents searched more electronic devices during a three-month period than ever before. CPB searched 14,899 devices of international travellers between April and June, a 17% rise on the previous 2022 record high. finance.yahoo.com/news/device-...

where do they find these guys?

I used to sneak my youngest brother extra Monopoly money from the bank because it was funny to watch my sister get angry and confused at why he hadn't gone bankrupt already

I’m a (nearly) 90-year-old gay Japanese guy. Do I count? Because his face is very sandwichable.

Musk took over the social media platform in 2022 and let thousands of employees go, eliminating entire teams dedicated to trust and safety, human rights and making the site accessible to people with disabilities.