Largest flood on record! The Duliu River in Rongjiang, Guizhou in China just saw its most extreme flood ever, with water surging at 11,400 cubic meters per second and rising a staggering 11 meters above normal levels!

ICYMI: Here’s the full video of the boat outrunning the waterspout in Sandusky Bay on Lake Erie on Tuesday afternoon. Watch the incredible vortex spin across the causeway of the Edison Memorial Bay Bridge near Bayview, OH! Courtesy: Weezer Stein

Saskatchewan auditor finds eight independent religious school teachers 'did not graduate high school' leaderpost.com/news/saskatche… via Regina Leader-Post

US is the ONLY country of 184 countries around the world facing tourism decline: Trump’s policies to cost $29 billion in visitor revenue as tourists spurn the US independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…

BREAKING: Laos will send soldiers to Russia to help them against Ukraine in the Kursk region. The Laotian soldiers are supposed to demine the area and help free up Russian soldiers who will then go to fight in Ukraine itself. Laos has been a communist state since 1975. 🇱🇦🇷🇺

Former CIA officer Dan Hoffman said on Fox News that the massive strike on Kyiv right after Putin’s call with Trump was no coincidence. Putin wants to show strength. The US must expose his bluff, boost support for Ukraine, increase sanctions, and provide all necessary weapons.

The EU has sent Laos over €200mil in aid since 2020. Time to cut off all investment and expel their diplomats from France, Germany, Belgium, Britain, Sweden, and Austria.

Lady Gaga performed Elton John’s “Your Song” in front of him and absolutely nailed it!

LIONEL MESSI WITH AN UNBELIEVABLE SOLO GOAL IN MONTREAL 🤯⚽️ (via Major League Soccer)

Farmer's drone rescues kids trapped in Flood, Vietnam

French heatwaves since 1947

Russians have released footage showing their drones deliberately targeting Ukrainian rescue workers. “This isn't just terror — it’s deliberate inhumanity. Attacking those pulling people from the rubble is a war on life itself,” said Ukraine’s emergency service.

Firefighter understaffing in Ontario is worse than previously understood, these numbers show trib.al/wLCdb1i

Bash: "Why haven't we seen the kind of deals that he promised in the last 90 days?" Bessent: "He didn't promise this. When we send out the 100 letters to these countries, that will set their tariff rate. So we'll have a hundred done in the next few days." Bash: "That's not a

Japan will export used navy destroyers to the Philippines to strengthen its deterrence against China's maritime expansion, the Yomiuri newspaper reported. ebx.sh/fZt2bH

America has lost 60 billion dollars in tourism so far this year. It's not just Canadians avoiding the USA, it's the world!

"Food gardens take root on the front lawn" theglobeandmail.com/life/article-v…

Canada is the 2nd largest market for US services exports ($90b in 2024), and has the 2nd largest bilateral services trade deficit with the US. Trump never talks about services imbalances (only merchandise), but we should. My take for Toronto Star: thestar.com/business/canad…. #canlab

Pretending that the barrier to the Pathways project is federal approval is not helping anyone. The barrier is simple: if emissions reduction isn't existential, or if average GHG costs aren't well above today's levels, it won't happen unless gov't pays for almost all of it.

#StarExclusive: As Ontario faces one of its worst wildfire seasons on record, Premier Doug Ford says he has ordered six new waterbombers, but internal documents obtained by the Star show no sign of the purchase in the budget. trib.al/aD4XkLU