Marie Morrissey

Field / LIVE Producer - CBC News. Leafs, Jays + Argos fan. WHWF. Want to see the world. Opinions are mine.

[Christopher Hale @ChristopherHale]

“If you think the world is selfish and rotten, go to the cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer overlooking Omaha Beach. See what one group of men did for another on D-Day, June 6th, 1944.” — Andy Rooney

[Codify @CodifyBaseball]

Louis Varland has now pitched 33⅓ innings this season and only allowed 1 earned run. It sounds crazy but it's true.

[Interesting Universe @InterestingUni]

Each morning, the young elephants stop by to greet the resident blind black rhino before heading out.

Despite his solitary nature, he enjoys these daily visits, patiently waiting by the gate as his friends pass by.

[Earth_Wanderer @earth_tracker]

Baby and Chimp baby can’t stop smiling at each other! 😍❤️ Separated by glass, united by pure joy.

[Jane @JaneFranklin99]

Normandy veterans Henry Rice and Ken Hay - both 100 - on Sword Beach once more. @ForcesNews #D-Day

[trey wingo @wingoz]

This is the Norwegian team photo for the World Cup. Good luck finding a better one

[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

A 24-year-old Polish tennis player arrived in Paris last week ranked 114th in the world, with no sponsors, no guaranteed income, and no certainty she could even pay for her hotel room.

She had to win three qualifying matches just to enter the French Open main draw. Prize money is only paid at the end of the tournament, so a Polish sports drink brand quietly stepped in and covered her hotel bill.

Her name is Maja Chwalinska. And today, she plays in the French Open final.

Before this tournament, she had won exactly one Grand Slam main draw match in her entire career. She had battled depression so severe that in 2021 she couldn't get out of bed. She underwent knee surgery in 2022. She spent years grinding through small tournaments across Europe just to stay afloat.

Then she arrived in Paris, won three qualifiers, and kept winning. Zheng Qinwen. Elise Mertens. Maria Sakkari. Diana Shnaider. Nine straight matches. One set dropped.

She is now the first qualifier in French Open history to reach the final. The last time a qualifier reached a Grand Slam final, it was Emma Raducanu at the 2021 US Open. Raducanu won.

By simply making the final, Chwalinska has earned more prize money than her entire career combined. The runner-up cheque alone is $1.6 million. If she wins today, she takes home $3.25 million.
One week ago she couldn't pay for her hotel room.

[Todd Spence @Todd_Spence]

Steven Spielberg showed up to a "Spielberg Trivia" night in a London pub, took over as quizmaster, and hung out drinking Guiness 🔥 insanely cool

[Old Canada Series @oldcanadaseries]

82 years ago today Scotty from Star Trek was shot 6 times during D-Day while fighting for Canada during WWII. On June 6, 1944, James M. Doohan of Vancouver, later of Sarnia, landed at Juno Beach while serving in the Canadian Army. He was wounded six times later that day by friendly fire and later became best known as Scotty on Star Trek. 🇨🇦

[Kevin Gausman @KevinGausman]

If the roof is closed tonight we riot

[Toronto Blue Jays @BlueJays]

😎 For the first time in 2026….

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

For years, an old man has been caring for this ray ever since it was a baby, feeding and looking after it.
The ray recognizes him as its human grandfather and approaches him like a giant friendly sea pet.

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Orphaned baby hippo to be hand-reared by keepers at Kenya sanctuary https://t.co/C0yuuSkV8r

[Sovey @SoveyX]

Did you know Korea sells “one-a-day” banana packs?

Instead of every banana ripening at once, each one is at a different stage.

One is ready today.

The next one is ready tomorrow.

The last one is still spiritually in college, “experimenting.”

Simple. Genius. Solves the entire banana problem.

What do you think?
Would you prefer your bananas this way?

[NBA @NBA]

KAWHI IN 2019 ✅
RJ TONIGHT ✅

SAME ARENA.
SAME INCREDIBLE RESULT.

[Bleacher Report @BleacherReport]

RJ BARRETT INSANE GAME-WINNER TO FORCE GAME 7 OMG 😱🚨

WHAT. A. SHOT. 🤯

[Wolf of X @WolfofX]

Jonathan, the world's oldest known living land animal, is a giant tortoise estimated to be roughly 192 years old. Hatched in the early 1830s, he has quietly observed nearly two centuries of human history from his lifelong home on the remote island of Saint Helena.

Even now, in his later years, he still takes pleasure in hearty meals, warm sunbathing sessions, and unhurried strolls around his enclosure under the watchful eyes of his dedicated caretakers. Though his vision and sense of smell have grown dim, his extraordinary lifespan continues to inspire as a living emblem of resilience, endurance, and an unbroken thread to the past. ❤️

[Buffalo Sabres @BuffaloSabres]

That's how we do it in Buffalo. ❤️🤍