The headline that made me laugh the most was this one:

Beavers were welcomed back to the Netherlands. Until they started digging 17m-long tunnels | Renate van der Zee
Reintroduced to help boost biodiversity and retain water, beavers are now in danger of causing serious flooding. Should there be more culls? asks Dutch writer and journalist Renate van der Zee
The GuardianRenate van der Zee

Who could have ever foreseen this?

So, Diageo is not stupid, they still have a plant in Canada so they can maintain Canadian orders to places like Ontario that still ban US booze, but it is an interestingly timed move:

Crown Royal bottler closing down Ontario plant, moving operations to U.S. | Globalnews.ca
Spirits maker Diageo says it will cease operations at its bottling facility in Amherstburg, Ont., early next year, as it shifts some of the bottling volume to the U.S.
Global NewsSawyer Bogdan

Many years ago, I saw a movie use Crown Royal to signify classy liquor, and I remain amazed that Americans think this is the good shit. Have you tried bourbon, guys? It's pretty good.

Hands up if you have a purple Crown Royal bag full of marbles and/or D&D dice.

Okay, CBC, you can keep this article to yourselves:

You might have heard about the flesh-eating screwworm. Here's why you shouldn't freak out

Google at your peril.

Eat at your peril:

The latest inductees to the CNE Food Hall of Fame, ranked

Or go for the art:

Photographer showcases 49 years of the CNE
Photographer Greg Korek talks about the process behind curating an entire gallery of his CNE midway shots.
CTVNews

Feel free to add your non-hockey news, but keep it in the realm of rainbow grilled cheese and scary bugs, eh. Because lately the news hasn't been an easy read. We can take a day off.

Happy Friday, you get two T25 hits today, hope you enjoy.

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