World Report

The Bank of Canada is holding its key interest rate at 2 point 25 per cent.
Four children are now safe following an international child exploitation investigation by Toronto Police.
A CBC News investigation reveals gun licence applications have surged in the Greater Toronto area.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is in Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Iranian forces launched missile and drone attacks against US military facilities in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar.
A professor in the US is accusing his students of using Artificial Intelligence to cheat.

National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak issues a warning to Alberta separtists at the annual Assembly of First Nations.
Parts of Canada are sweltering under extreme heat.
The US Department of Homeland Security says an ICE agent shot and killed a man in Maine.
U.S. strikes Iran for third consecutive night
International shipping in the Strait of Hormuz has been throttled as hosties escalate in the U.S.-Iran war.
Icebergs are hindering an international research team from completing a 3D scan of a historic shipwreck

A fire tore through a bar in Bangkok overnight killing at least 27 people.
The US military completed another barrage of strikes against Iran overnight.
The murder of former British politician Ann Widdecombe is now being investigated as a terrorist act.
Ontario is holding onto a roughly $80-million stockpile booze.
Alberta’s province plans to open its gambling market to outside operators.
Three people were killed in 2 separate shootings in Toronto this weekend.
Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill is dead.

Two people are dead and four seriously injured after gunfire erupted at a massive Toronto street festival.
Veteran Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has died suddenly at age 71 following a brief illness.
Iran has launched retaliatory missile strikes against U.S. bases in Qatar and Oman after Washington hammered one hundred and forty targets inside Iran.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is at the Calgary Stampede to pitch Canadian unity ahead of Alberta’s upcoming referendum on secession.
Canadian airports are warning travellers that automated, AI—generated news sites are inventing completely fake flight delays and travel chaos.
A new documentary reveals a deep division in the Arctic over a massive highway project that threatens critical caribou habitat.

Canada and Michigan announce the Gordie Howe International Bridge will officially open July 27.
The Assiniboine River has surged more than a metre in 24 hours, forcing emergency crews to inspect flood protection infrastructure in Brandon, Manitoba.
B.C. nurses threaten to expand picket lines as the province appoints independent arbitrators to break the deadlock.
British police launch a murder investigation following the death of former government minister Ann Widdecombe.
An Australian tourist faces a potential death penalty in Thailand following a partial confession to the brutal murder of a local teenager.
Rising pet ownership and public outrage spark a shifting cultural divide over China's dog meat trade.
Japan's space agency celebrates a milestone after successfully completing its first launch and vertical landing of a prototype reusable rocket.