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Some stories set the world on fire. And these ones are the most popular online stories from the past seven days, clicked on by Sun readers like you.

Here are our top stories:

KINSELLA: Toronto’s overlords pondering implementation of a rain tax

If you were laughing along as you read Warren Kinsella’s column this week on the City of Toronto’s possible rain tax, you weren’t alone.

But it’s no laughing matter as bureaucrats are pushing to have “a stormwater charge for all property classes” — meaning, everyone will ultimately pay for the invasive wet stuff.

Why? Well, because those pesky raindrops don’t just soak into the grass and plant life (which was a good thing, we thought), but because it also dribbles down into the sewers (which were built to accommodate water that occasionally falls from the sky, but we digress), then it’s no longer such a good thing.

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Apparently “too much stormwater can overwhelm the city’s sewer system, which can lead to flooded basements and impacts to surface water quality in Toronto’s rivers, streams and Lake Ontario’s waterfront.”

Enter the wishy-washy rain tax.

LILLEY: Greece is the latest Canadian ally disappointed by Trudeau

Germany. Japan. Israel. The United States. Great Britain. And now, Greece. It’s a long list of Canadian allies that have been let down by Justin Trudeau’s actions.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was recently in Canada where he expressed an interest in buying our country’s liquified natural gas, but no deal was struck thanks to the Trudeau Liberals, who have shown they aren’t interested in selling Canada’s LNG resources — because it could increase our greenhouse gas emissions.

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But Brian Lilley noted that exporting LNG, especially to places still burning fuels such coal for electrical generation, would lower global emissions even if Canada’s rose slightly.

The Liberals love to say that emissions know no borders, but they are steadfast in not increasing Canada’s emissions even if it means lowering global emissions.

Parents livid after girls’ soccer teams get annihilated by squad with five trans players

An Australian women’s soccer club with five transgender players sparked outrage from parents and online critics after the team dominated a recent women’s tournament.

Flying Bats FC not only won the Beryl Ackroyd Cup final over the Macquarie Dragons 4-0 in preseason play, but also took home a $1,000 prize, according to Denette Wilford.

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The club went undefeated over the four-week tourney, even notching a 10-0 victory against one team.

That’s the kind of score you see in kids beginner leagues.

One soccer club official called out the competition, accusing the league of not being transparent so players don’t know “if they are going to be playing biological males or not.”

Tennis legend and women’s sports activist Martina Navratilova pleaded once again on X to “keep women’s sports female. It is not the place for any (failed) male athletes.”

SWIFT: The war on natural gas in Ontario needs to stop

Late last year, the Ford government stated they would overturn a decision by the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to effectively discourage the attachment of new housing to the natural gas grid.

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(Typically, when a new housing development is planned, the units will be hooked up to natural gas when they are built, which requires a great deal of planning and building out of the natural gas infrastructure, guest columnist Catherine Swift, president of the Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses of Canada, pointed out.)

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At 60%, natural gas is currently the most common source of heating in Ontario households but environmental groups influenced the OEB decision to change this approach and now require the developer to pay the entire cost of the attachment of the new housing to the gas grid up front.

But Ontario Energy Minister Todd Smith reacted quickly and put a stop to that with the Ford government introducing legislation last month called the Keeping Energy Costs Down Act.

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Ontarians should be pleased that, through Ontario government legislation, their future energy choices are being left for them to make, not some climate groups that do not have their best interests at heart.

NHL analyst gets absolutely roasted for ‘insanely rich’ take on Zach Hyman

NHL analyst/podcast host Andrew Berkshire got ripped for sharing his opinion on Edmonton Oilers (and former Toronto Maple Leafs) winger Zach Hyman, Dan Bilicki reported.

In the awful video Berkshire attributed Hyman’s success to growing up “insanely rich.”

Yeah, because money buys you a spot in the NHL.

Please note the sarcasm because that’s exactly what many on social media retorted, namely former Leafs defenceman-turned-NHL analyst Carlo Colaiacovo, who thought the whole take was ridiculous.

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