Andrew Russell

GOLDEN AGAIN 🇨🇦🥇 Summer McIntosh wins 2nd gold in quest for 5 at swimming worlds cbc.ca/1.7595144

Breaking News: Israeli military officials say they have no proof Hamas routinely steals UN aid, undercutting a claim Israel has used to limit food for Gaza. nyti.ms/4opoK4n

After 21 months of devastating conflict with Israel, Gaza’s most vulnerable civilians — the young, the old and the sick — are facing what aid groups say is impending famine. nytimes.com/2025/07/24/wor…

Ten years after she was diagnosed with brain cancer, Jane Brean is alive today because of breakthrough research and care at St. Michael’s Hospital. But with 27 Canadians diagnosed with a brain tumour every single day, there’s no time to waste...

Joint statement on Gaza from @AFP, @AP, @BBCWorld and @Reuters

AG Pam Bondi and her deputy Todd Blanche informed Pres. Trump in May that his name appears multiple times in the Epstein files, according to the Wall Street Journal. @marykbruce reports. abcnews.link/XOAuPzx

The head of FEMA's search and rescue unit has resigned, and said the Trump administration was causing "chaos" at the agency and hindered the Texas response. nyti.ms/4lKhYEv

Incredibly saddened to hear about the passing of Michael Blake. May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.

“I am HIV positive, but I should not be feared.” On #ZeroHIVStigmaDay hear Ron’s story published through Digital Storytelling project by United Voices of HIV Alberta, with support from @REACHNexusCA & Positive Actions. 🎥positiveeffect.org/blog/overcomin… #ZHSD #UequalsU #HIVStigmaWarriors

ICYMI: my scoop last week in the @guardian about a US-born designated terrorist group, suspected of being an FSB-cutout, claiming the assassination of a Ukrainian intelligence officer in Kyiv.

Breaking News: Israeli troops killed more than 60 Palestinians after crowds gathered near a border crossing where aid trucks enter, Gaza officials said. nyti.ms/3GRuuTp

Overdoses at Toronto drop-in centres have spiked since closure of 5 supervised consumption sites: network cp24.com/local/toronto/…

Breaking news: Federal immigration officers may deport immigrants with as little as six hours’ notice to countries other than their own, even without assurances that the arrivals will be safe from persecution or torture, a top official said. wapo.st/4nQNNgk

Trump threatens a 35% Canada tariff, up from the current two-tiered rate of 10% and 25%. The letter is silent on whether current exclusions for USMCA-compliant trade will be extended.

Canada has recorded the highest number of measles cases since achieving measles elimination status in 1998.

Texas inspectors approved summer camp’s disaster plan two days before deadly floods theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…

#Breaking: More than 10,000 Ontario college staff laid off, 600 programs cancelled or suspended over past year trib.al/iQJYqiM

Scott Ruskan, a Coast Guard swimmer, is credited with saving 165 people at the all-girls’ camp from deadly floods in Central Texas. nytimes.com/2025/07/06/us/…

UPDATE: @medmira Inc. and REACH Nexus are thrilled to announce the early launch of a national clinical trial for MedMira's Multiplo® TP/HIV rapid self-test in Canada! Learn more about how we’re bringing life-saving tools to Canadians: loom.ly/JUM-PHQ

NEW: $6,000 per surgery, and the ability to offer patients "uninsured upgrades." That's part of the package private health facilities will receive if they're greenlit by the Ford government this summer. Critics are calling for more patient protection. #onpoli