July 2, 2026 In the quiet of the rising light, we remember how the heart ignites. Every breath is a doorway wide…. The Peace Pole Project symbolizes a shared vision—a quiet but powerful reminder that across cultures, we can rise together. Each Peace Pole carries the message “May Peace Prevail On Earth” in multiple languages,…
Event Date: June 26, 2026Published – July 7, 2026 The Peace Pole initiative was introduced in Australia in 2021 to commemorate 100 years of Rotary in Australia. Since then, more than 300 Peace Poles have been installed in schools across the country, joining over 250,000 Peace Poles standing in communities around the world. The message…
July 1, 2026 A fabulous Canada Day Peace Ceremony at City Hall celebrating Edmonton as an International City of Peace and dedication of a Peace Pole for our City Center! Rotary International Director Marty Helman along with our Mayor Knack, Chief of Police Warren Driechel, DG Jeanette Bancarz along with musicians, District Peace Committee members,…
High-drama Harry arrives in the UK in a dust storm of chaos, with his will-he-won’t-he approach irritating the Royal Household so much they barred his late acceptance (previously OKed and then rejected) of an offer of a Buckingham Palace stay. He also chose to arrive as the judgement of his privacy case against the Daily…
The Government of Alberta has spent the last year and a half refurbishing its digital systems, largely using US AI tools. Now, it’s telling other governments exactly how it did it. The news: Alberta’s government has released a collection of technical white papers outlining how the province used AI tools from Anthropic and Google to…
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has approved the legal framework for Canada’s real-time rail (RTR) payments system, paving the way for a launch in the fourth quarter of 2026, according to Payments Canada. The news: Last week, Payments Canada announced that the bylaw and rules for the RTR system received all necessary approvals and will officially…
“Expectation is the root of all heartache.” ~William Shakespeare I turned forty this year. And I am only now figuring out something I wish someone had told me at twenty. Most of my pain—the kind that sat in my chest for days, the kind that made me replay conversations at 2 a.m., the kind that…
Rumors surrounding Marvel Studios’ upcoming X-Men reboot continue to heat up, and the latest name reportedly being considered for the Marvel Cinematic Universe is one of the biggest stars in music today: Sabrina Carpenter. According to multiple entertainment insiders, Marvel Studios is interested in bringing Carpenter into the MCU for a major role. While nothing…
The New Moon in Cancer is here on July 14th, 2026, at 5:44 AM ET. It’s the happy place for the Moon because La Luna rules Cancer. This means she’s where she belongs and feels most comfortable. With Mercury retrograde also in the sign of the Crab, Cancerian themes of home, family, and security are…
“The Odyssey” buoyed up with rave reviews for Christopher Nolan’s ‘astonishing, epic and ‘flawless filmmaking’, will be released on cue on July 17th to soak up the largesse of Barbault’s astrological bread-basket. Jupiter in Leo opposition Pluto, sextile/trine Uranus in Gemini and Neptune in Aries – all lined up in a talented Half Grand Sextile….
