Magnolia. Dominion Arboretum, Ottawa. #summer #nature #trees #park #city #travel #biking #MyOttawa #photography

Commissioners Park, Ottawa. #summer #nature #trees #park #city #travel #biking #MyOttawa #photography

Australia is changing how you get your COVID-19 vaccine starting October 1, 2026. The old pharmacy program (CVCP) is shutting down, and vaccines are moving over to the national program (NIPVIP). Eligible people will still receive funded vaccines, while others must pay privately. archive.md/f6hZp

Trump to reporters on Airforce One re NATO: “When they had a chance and opportunity to help us with Iran, they chose not to. But we are sort of forgetting about that. “Now they all want to help with Iran so badly.” Meloni specifically said in her speech there would be no help on Iran.

I saw another of Sandhill Crane friends come off nesting as well without colts. It was good to see them both safe and sound. I had only seen the male most of the summer, but saw them both this time. #birds #SandhillCrane

Black crowned night herons have the coolest dance moves! #Birds #TorontoWildlife

Newfoundland & Labrador Ray Mackey Photography Goodnight

Monarch Butterfly on Swamp Milkweed.

#Poetry #Painting #Scotland All summer long, I waited for the night to drive out in the unexpected gold of beechwoods, and those lighted homesteads, set like kindling in the crease-lines of the dark John Burnside 🎨 Dale Bissland

Poor things. I loathe zoos and marine parks. Cruelty. Slaves. Slow deaths. 🪶😡💔 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I had my grandparents staying with me for a few days, and my grandfather and my dog spent most of it like this...

Albert Bierstadt, German-American painter, 1830-1902. A Rustic Mill, 1855. Oil on canvas. 🙏🏼🌎🕊️ 📷 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Rob Reiner has been posthumously nominated for an Emmy for his role in Season 4 of FX's "The Bear." www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

Trump says he will ask Supreme Court to rehear birthright citizenship case reut.rs/4wDzfEt

Explosions reported in Bandar Abbas, Iran.

This year, Canada came to NATO as a stronger, more capable partner — and we’re leaving with bold new plans and investments that will strengthen the Alliance and build a more secure, more prosperous world.

A Marsh Wren brings in a cattail leaf to weave into his nest. Male Marsh Wrens will build several nests and then let the female choose her favorite one.

Lars Swane 1913 - 2002, Danish Buddleia - 1985 Oil on canvas

NEW: Six of Ontario’s publicly-funded colleges chose not to apply to a government fund set up to look for operational efficiencies, including one that is now under the control of a provincially-appointed supervisor. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/1195714...

Merganser conga line – everybody up on the rock! #birds

One of my favourite flowers is blooming right now and I have a patch right on the edge of my yard. - showy lady slippers 🌿

Trump’s threat to tear up the 1908 treaty delineating the Canada-U.S. border, made to then-PM Trudeau — an account of which opens the WSJ article today — was reported by my colleagues Steve Chase and Stefanie Marotta on the front page in early 2025 www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

"Old Perlican" (2024) 16" X 20" acrylic on canvas painting by Reilly Fitzgerald. Original painting available

From the Porch Sarah Robertson n.d.

Wisconsin has lost 3,700 manufacturing jobs since Trump took office. Rep Derrick Van Orden let this happen, and supported Trump’s policies which raised avg household prices by $3000/year and stripped their healthcare. Wisconsin, don’t send Van Order back to Congress.

A summer afternoon in the city. Stockholm, July 2014. #photography

Untitled - Toronto Dylan Cease 2026

The #GroteKerk in #Dordrecht, #Netherlands.

This nonsense works for the same reason those Nigerian email scams work. It's so clearly idiotic that only idiots fall for it. So the message quickly finds a home among idiots... and they are legion.

I made a friend. #turtle

#bloomscrolling #bugsky

Five trunks standing together This old mossy tree caused a think about our human experience & how important it is to have people who show up, who don't judge & who could care less if you're wreck. People who are there to be there, always. This tree reminds me to be grateful #words #photography

#Luxembourg City is a very walkable city with so many levels to explore. It is very historical and modern in a small footprint.

🇨🇦💪 🇨🇦 #areospace industry #cdnpoli

One of the most under the radar stories within the last year is the fact that Senate Conservative leader Leo Housakos has managed to get 5 Senators to join the Conservative Party of Canada in the Senate (2 have since left the Senate due to mandatory retirement). #cdnpoli

Microsoft’s massive AI data center buildout include major challenges include severe community backlash over noise & power usage, astronomical infrastructure & capital costs leading to investor scrutiny & occasional global cloud outages due to cooling failures. #abpoli #ableg #UCPCorruption #Alberta

I love you Spain!!! ❤️

Thought provoking article. Note in particular the first paragraph where Stubb and Carney equate Finland's land border with Russia to Canada's land border with the US - two middle powers bordering aggressive imperial powers.

Lyme disease is on the rise. Here's how to prevent it and what to do if you get bitten, Laura Brehaut reports. Find this article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth

Ebola workers strike as CDC head says agency’s response will last months. Acting CDC Director Jay Bhattacharya addressed CDC staff in an internal email on outbreak response. Read more: https://bit.ly/4h3eqgU 📷: World Bank, Vincent Tremeau / Flickr cc

This is escalating fast. ‘Explosive’ Diarrhea Parasite Sickens Nearly 2,000. Here’s Where Cyclospora Outbreaks Are Hitting Hardest. people.com/explosive-di...

WATCH: @nicollewallace.bsky.social reacts to Trump's unhinged outbursts at this week's NATO summit

Dear news media, You heard Trump refer today to “the Islamic Republic of Japan." You heard him repeatedly refer to Zelenskyy as "President Putin.” His brain is broken. Warn the public about it. It’s your duty.

ANKARA – NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says the alliance is looking to work with Swedish manufacturer Saab on up to 10 radar jets largely built in Canada.

“Through his incompetence and corruption, Trump has undoubtedly made the world a far more dangerous place.”

Canada showed up to the NATO summit as an architect, not a passenger. Eight allies are backing its defence bank idea and NATO wants its new radar jets built largely in Canada. Capability is becoming Canada's export. globalnews.ca/news/1195618... #cdnpoli

#Canada #NATO

US strikes hit Chabahar, causing some damage to Shahid Beheshti and Kalantari ports and the maritime traffic control tower.-Press TV

Wow! Now this is journalism in action, bold and essential. Sadly, we don't see much of this anymore.