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A staggering 100,000 people are presumed dead after one of the deadliest earthquakes of the century struck Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, Wednesday. trib.al/9Q17Mss

Air Canada passengers instantly started praying as plane swerved repeatedly after pilot's apparent seizure trib.al/UcVYblk

44% of Canada’s billionaire families live in Ontario, report finds. One group is calling for a wealth tax ctvnews.ca/business/artic…

Pakistani, Iranian nationals charged for healthcare fraud in Oregon as part of DOJ's $6.5 BILLION crackdown thepostmillennial.com/pakistani-iran…

The Manchester Model. What It Actually Looks Like Up Close. Andy Burnham is asking the country to trust him with Downing Street on the strength of what he calls the Manchester Model. Eight years of integrated public services and progressive governance that he says Britain should adopt nationally. Before the country decides, it should know what that model actually produced. Start with the money. £578 million in public money was lent by Burnham's Greater Manchester Combined Authority to a single developer, Daren Whitaker of Renaker. A tribunal found that GMCA failed to obtain a statement of assets and liabilities from Whitaker before lending, exposing taxpayers to a risk the tribunal described as potentially wiping out the public funds. A meeting between a senior GMCA officer and Whitaker at which loan terms appear to have been agreed produced no minutes or notes. Court papers allege Renaker presented high profit figures to the GMCA when seeking loans and low profit figures to Manchester City Council when seeking exemption from affordable homes requirements. The Court of Appeal is considering judgment on whether the loans were lawful. Out of 11,000 homes built with that public money, 503 are classed as affordable. Less than five percent. Whitaker's personal fortune grew from £140 million to £698 million during Burnham's mayoralty. The luxury towers were marketed to Chinese buy to let investors through Hong Kong estate agents. Hundreds of flats have been sold to Asian investors according to Telegraph analysis of Companies House filings. Now the transparency. In April 2026 the Information Commissioner issued a practice recommendation to the GMCA for failing to publish Freedom of Information compliance statistics. Greater Manchester Police, under Burnham's authority as Police and Crime Commissioner, was separately issued with an ICO enforcement notice for 850 overdue FOI requests, more than 800 over six months old. The oldest had been waiting two and a half years. Now the transport flagship. The Bee Network has absorbed a £30 council tax precept increase in two years to subsidise its operation. The £115 million Clean Air Zone was scrapped after £211 million in public funds was received and only £22.5 million returned. Burnham's own transport commissioner acknowledged the network remains twenty two years behind London. The board of Be.EV, the company holding the Bee Network's public EV charging contract, includes Burnham's wife, who joined the company six years into his mayoralty and was appointed to the board as his Westminster ambitions became increasingly visible. Now the promises. Burnham pledged to end rough sleeping by 2020. Rough sleeping rose. Today 18,000 people across Greater Manchester have no permanent address. He promised Platt Bridge a flood solution by 2018. The area flooded in 2015, 2021 and on New Year's Day 2025. The projected solution is now 2028. When asked on Question Time why he would not apologise, he said it was before his time. He became Mayor in 2017. The promise was made in 2018. Now the politics. Labour's candidate to replace Burnham as Mayor is Bev Craig, leader of Manchester City Council, the body that accepted Renaker's low profit figures and granted the affordable homes exemption. The mayoral by-election on 30 July will be fought under the supplementary vote system rushed through the Lords two days before Burnham's Makerfield victory, designed to consolidate left of centre second preferences and lock out Reform. 108 Labour councillors lost their seats in Greater Manchester in May's local elections. The region Burnham governed for eight years delivered the most devastating local election result in Labour's history. This is the Manchester Model. These are its documented facts. The country is being asked to implement it nationally. It should read the small print first. Bev Craig. Labour's candidate to replace Burnham. Leader of the council that granted Renaker's affordable homes exemption.

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Investigative journalist Sam Cooper joins Marc Patrone to discuss Vancouver's condo bailout and why he believes similar issues could emerge in Toronto. Watch Straight Up: youtu.be/tIDEHPp4Ru8?si…

Another Day! ….Another Reminder!

Idris Olajide Oladejo, a 35-year-old Toronto resident, who allegedly sexually assaulted a child in a Toronto grocery store, has been arrested and charged with Sexual Assault and Interference. junonews.com/p/man-charged-…

EXCLUSIVE: BREAKING NEWS The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that the Crown has withdrawn the ticket issued to Jeffrey Evely under Nova Scotia’s now-invalidated 2025 “woods ban,” ending enforcement proceedings that had been scheduled to proceed in Nova Scotia Provincial Court on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. More to follow.

JUST IN: 6.9 magnitude earthquake hits Japan.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) estimates that thousands could have lost their lives or been severely injured in tonight’s double earthquakes in Venezuela. The first quake had a magnitude of 7.1 and was swiftly followed by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake.

“When Mark Carney said, ‘The middle powers should get together’—it’s a fantasy. They did that, it’s called Europe,” says Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorganChase. “The GDP of Europe has gone from 90% of America to 70%. And in our view, it will probably continue to erode over time because [of] high taxes. 🔗 Watch the full conversation: bit.ly/3QmGPnr

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Air Canada flight forced to divert to Boston airport after pilot becomes 'incapacitated': police trib.al/OUTjOlo

BREAKING: 🇫🇷 North African migrant gang beats 17-year-old Louis to death in premeditated ambush in Narbonne, France Louis has died after three days in an induced coma. He was found unconscious with critical head injuries on a construction site following an ambush by a group of five North African migrants. The attackers filmed the cowardly assault, showing repeated kicks to the head and blows while mocking the dying teenager. They left him lying motionless on the ground. His body was found with multiple facial injuries, bruises, and bleeding from his nose and mouth. Five suspects, including three minors, have been arrested. They face charges in connection with the killing, which authorities are investigating as a possible targeted ambush or act of vengeance. Louis lived in a foster home where he had been placed by Child Protective Services. #JusticePourLouis

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In a free society, no government, agency, or unelected civil servant should have the power to decide what citizens are permitted to see. @RobertJenrick is bang on. This is dystopian. This authoritarian government plans to give priority to services it deems trustworthy while reducing the prominence of those it dislikes and considers untrustworthy. Keir Starmer’s legacy will be that of an enemy of free speech.

Robert Jenrick @RobertJenrick

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The Government wants to decide what news you see on social media.

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BREAKING: Less than two days before it was set to take the stage, Country Thunder Alberta has been cancelled after Calgary city council doubled down on stricter noise rules tied to nearby festival activity. junonews.com/p/breaking-far…

The alleged driver in the Toronto airport gold heist has been sentenced to 13 years in a U.S. prison — not for the $22-million heist, but for gun smuggling. Durante King-Mclean apparently thought hiding an illegal handgun in a sock was good camouflage. Hiding 65 handguns in 65 socks isn't any better nationalpost.com/news/canada/to…

Mark Carney: I'm the real estate market now.

Found a word that describes Canada. Not even funny....too relevant. Read that twice - tell me its not about Canada.