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Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Animals Undergoing CT Scans
The Rise and Fall of the Cities the Welland Canal Built: St. Catharines & Niagara
This excellent documentary tells the story of the Welland Canal and the cities it built: how a waterway transformed Niagara, why St. Catharines became so important, how industry rose along the canal, and why many of these once-powerful canal towns began to fade. I moved to Niagara on the Lake in 1986 and to St. Catharines in 2024. I worked in constituency offices in St. Catharines, Welland, and Thorold and saw the decline of industry during this time and the effect it had on the people who lived, and still live, here. But the cities along the Welland Canal Corridor (St. Catharines, Thorold, Welland, and Port Colborne) are now experiencing a multi-faceted economic and demographic resurgence and I’m happy to be here to see it.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Greenland has issued a “strong warning” to U.S. oil company with links to Trump
According to The Guardian, Greenland Energy, an American oil company linked to Trump, has landed supplies and equipment on Greenland without permission from Greenland or Denmark and plans to start drilling exploratory wells in a conservation area.
— Marilyn Bellamy 🇨🇦 (@nagonthelake.bsky.social) August 11, 2026 at 6:55 AM
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Bella Does it All Herself
UK singer and multi-instrumentalist Bella Band is so talented. Here she performs the Muse track “Supermassive Black Hole”, singing and playing all the instruments.
Via Memo Of the Air
Roosting
This video shows the European goldfinch settling in for the night it’s called roosting. They stay together in large groups called a charm hundreds up to 1000 birds
— 🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 (@joycomes.bsky.social) August 8, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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Stunning Photographs Taken From Above
The International Aerial Photographer of the Year has announced the winners of its second edition. They are all fabulous, here are just a few:
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| “Thunder of Hooves” by Kah-Wai Lin, United States At sunset in Cappadocia, Yilki horses surge across the dusty plateau. Raised by villagers and released to roam free, they embody resilience and tradition, moving like a river of fire beneath the fading Anatolian sky. |
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| “Harvesting Red Chilies” by Azim Khan Ronnie, Bangladesh Thousands of bright red chilli peppers are harvested in the hot sun before being sorted ready to be delivered to spice companies in the Sariakandi, Bogura, Bangladesh. More than 2,000 people work in almost 100 chilli farms in Bogura. |
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| “Tumbling White Horse” by Fabio Pappalettera, Italy “I was riding in North East Italy and catching some stills of a wonderful white horse, when suddenly he rolled over to scratch his back, raising the dust—and I froze this epic moment forever!” |
Monday, August 10, 2026
Rescued Elephants Find A New Home Together
Nam Phueng and Thung Thong, a pair of bonded elephants, received a warm welcome at their new home at Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
It Was Once Dubbed The City Of The Century
Gary Indiana’s population dropped from a peak of over 178,000 in 1960 down to under 70,000 today due to the collapse of the domestic steel industry and roughly a third of homes and commercial buildings have been abandoned. It has gone from being called the "City of the Century" to being a cautionary example.
Via Memo Of the Air
(If you want to dig deeper check out this Abandoned America episode.)
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