- An aircraft reported to have been carrying Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has apparently crashed, killing all aboard. Just an accident, I'm sure. Meanwhile, General Sergey Surovikin, aka "General Armageddon", has been sacked, perhaps because of his reluctance to do anything about the Wagner revolt. Not for his alleged involvement in war crimes of course, that was A-OK until questions about his loyalties arose.
- India's moon mission has succeeded where Russia's failed, which must be a bit humbling to the latter.
- The continuing wildfire crisis in BC has led to tensions in the Shuswap region, which appears to be one of those places where people don't like following rules and think they know how to fight fires better than actual firefighters. Meanwhile in Maui, over 800 people are now listed as missing. And more and more people are unable to get insurance as companies reevaluate the risks involved, potentially in places not previously thought prone to wildfires. And Greece continues to burn as well.
- Apparently the booze barons don't like publicly owned liquor stores. Presumably they want private stores who only care about moving product, without regard to the social harms of an unregulated market.
- Alberta's leaders are talking out both sides of their mouths, bragging about their geothermal energy even as they impose a moratorium on it and other forms of renewable energy. Just another reason why the fact that they got reelected reflects so badly on the people of the province. And Manitoba's government isn't doing much better; hopefully Manitobans will make a better choice than Albertans did earlier this year.
- The conspiracy nutters love Elon Musk even as he starts to look more and more like what they claim George Soros to be. Go figure...
- Mexico has introduced legislation regarding breakfast cereals that are more than 37% sugar, requiring warning labels and prohibiting the inclusion of mascots like Tony the Tiger on the packaging. Similar policies are being considered in the US. Kellogg's is fighting this tooth and nail, of course.
- A city councillor in the Gold Coast is accused of murdering his stepfather.
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