Marla Waltman 🇨🇦 ⚾️

This sounds very cool, Toronto.

These are Olena Udovichenko and her son Hordii.

A Russian missile killed them today.

Olena was a teacher in a Kharkiv school, Hordii was a second-grader there.

Last night, Russia killed 11 people in Kharkiv, including Olena and Hordii.
RIP.

Some of the damage from bullets hitting the front windows and doors of Toronto’s Temple Emanu-el.

A shooter used at least 20 bullets to attack our Toronto synagogue on Monday night. Thankfully it occurred at 11:00 pm after Purim celebrations had ended. We went today for Shabbat services and it was depressing to see the damage that blind hate can incur.

Switzerland finds that cost overruns and substantial delays for F-35s and Patriot missile systems are unacceptable. Looking for reliable and affordable alternatives elsewhere. #cdnpoli

it really is just stunningly on the nose that the opening salvo to Trump’s supposed war
of liberation in Iran began with bombing a girl’s school.

if you put that in fiction people would dismiss it as being too maudlin and heavy-handed, and yet this kind of thing just keeps actually happening.

A view of Victorian Toronto from Hanlan's Point. In the foreground, people in small boats celebrate with the smoky skyline in the distance. (City of Toronto Archives)

4. So, you might wonder:

If Toronto was founded 233 years ago this July, why are we celebrating its 192th birthday today?

Well, the answer lies with a bunch of Victorians who whitewashed the city’s history back in 1884.

A photo of Toronto's skyline as viewed across the bay from the islands. A boat sits on the beach in the foreground.

1. Today we celebrate Toronto’s 182th birthday. Which is pretty weird. Because Toronto isn’t 192 years old. And it wasn’t founded in March.

Here goes my annual rant…

Presto card taps now only accepted with enough funds for full payment The change only applies to customers with a physical and registered Presto card who are travelling via local transit, which has a flat rate fare, Metrolinx said.

Presto card taps now only accepted with enough funds for full payment

If Canada continues with any media subsidies it should only be available to Canadian owned and operated companies not foreign owned propaganda empires.

Based upon how wars are playing out in recent times Canada's military should not be spending huge amounts of money on it's air-force for defence. Canada should spend the money on drones and missiles.

With American Booze Out of Favor, Canadian Drinkers Are Going Local Government-run liquor stores have pulled US drinks from their shelves in response to Trump’s tariffs, triggering greater creativity from bartenders and ordinary tipplers alike.

A year after Trump’s tariffs pushed US alcohol off Canadian shelves, drinkers and bartenders are leaning into local spirits and inventing cocktails

I met some really great people through commiserating with them through this ordeal. All very kind. All ages and backgrounds, from across Canada. We each remarked how calm and respectful everyone was, and imagined how different it would have been in the U.S. Canadians are the best people.

Thank you, Prime Minister Takaichi, for your warm welcome to Tokyo. 
 
Canada and Japan are close and long-standing partners. In a more uncertain world, we’re ready to deepen our partnership to the benefit of both our peoples.

On this day in 1978, Elvis Costello and the Attractions recorded Live at the El Mocambo, also airing the concert live on CHUM-FM in Toronto. As the show's fame began to grow, it became heavily bootlegged and later released as a promo item, and an official release.

Just so we're clear:

The US hasn't been giving Ukraine as much intelligence against Russia, but still wants Ukrainian specialists to help against drone strikes, all while the Middle East uses up more munitions in a few days than Ukraine since the invasion.

What a sick joke.

❗️❗️ U.S. officials say Russia is giving Iran intelligence on the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, helping Tehran target U.S. forces, - WP

The information reportedly includes positions of ships, aircraft, and radar systems.

Israel bombards Iran and Lebanon as it and U.S. vow to move to 'next phase' of Iran war | CBC

Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan spoke in Ottawa that Canada won't be participating in Op Epic Fury.

"This is not a mission we are considering,"
#cdnpoli

www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...

Pleased to meet Ministers Kate Forbes and Angus Robertson, Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sarwar, and other MSPs. We discussed the upcoming Scottish election and cultural, and economic ties between Canada and Scotland.

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Indonesia suspends its participation in Board of Peace

“Indonesian FM Sugiono said the decision to suspend participation was taken because of the latest military escalation in the region, which has directly affected the foreign policy priorities of countries involved in the initiative”

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Thanks for including the original local indigenous names for our provincial capitals. I knew a few of them previously, but not all. Fascinating! #cancon

Iceland locks in on date for EU referendum | Euractiv As a member of the European Economic Area, Iceland is already aligned with much of the bloc's legislation

Just announced: Iceland has urgently moved up its referendum to join the European Union - to 29 August.

A reminder: 🇮🇸 is in many ways already a non-voting 🇪🇺 member because of the EEA. This would give them voting power to shape the laws they have to follow.

Three doctors and a priest are wearing masks around an operating table during the Korean War. One says, "Everybody knows war is hell.” The second jokes, "Remember you heard it here last." The third, Hawkeye, says, "War isn't hell. War is war and Hell is hell and of the two, war is a lot worse." The priest asks, "How do you figure that, Hawkeye?” “Easy, Father. Tell me, who goes to Hell?" "Sinners, I believe.” "Exactly. There are no innocent bystanders in Hell. But war is chock full of them. Little kids, cripples, old ladies. In fact, except for a few of the brass, almost everybody involved is an innocent bystander."

It’s still kind of shocking how good and adult a lot of 1970s American TV was, that a show like M*A*S*H was a massive hit without dumbing anything down. Not a lot of conversations like this on sitcoms now.

A simplified map of Canada showing the country divided into its provinces and territories, each shaded in different pastel colours. The large northern territory of Nunavut occupies much of the Arctic region with numerous islands extending into the surrounding ocean. The provinces stretch across the southern part of the country from British Columbia on the Pacific coast to the Atlantic provinces in the east. The surrounding oceans are coloured blue, while neighbouring land areas outside Canada are shown in gray.

Every Canadian province and territory has a capital.
The names of those capitals come from many different sources.
Sometimes it is royalty, and sometimes it is an Indigenous name.
Here is how each capital received its name.

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Hungarian authorities kidnapped employees of Oschadbank along with cash-in-transit vehicles and valuables.

Is this the "force" Orbán was talking about?

Shame!

Fox News mislabels Ukrainian Shahed-drone intercept footage as part of American ‘high-tech arsenal’ destroying Iranian drones

Fox News mislabels Ukrainian Shahed-drone intercept footage as part of American ‘high-tech arsenal’ destroying Iranian drones
U.S. media outlet Fox News aired footage of a Ukrainian interceptor drone destroying a Shahed-type drone but presented the video as showing American dr...

This is genealogy research to a T.

Mélanie Joly on the opening of NextStar Energy’s new electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor: "Today is more than opening a plant. It's actually Canada asserting control over its own economy. It's about creating jobs right here at home."

Two nations under different skies, with the same values and ambitions. The Land Down Under and the Truth North Strong and Free. 🇦🇺🇨🇦

Screenshot of a headline from the CTV News website. The headline reads: Canada and Australia sign a series of agreements on critical minerals.

Canada and Australia have vast deposits of critical minerals. We’re going to work together to build up our production, processing, and refining capacity — for stronger, more resilient supply chains.