World Report

Two people are dead and four seriously injured after gunfire erupted at a massive Toronto street festival.
Five people are in custody after a second major overnight shooting in Toronto capped off a dark night of violence.
Veteran Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has died suddenly at age 71 following a brief illness.
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 Nova Scotia family is calling for system reforms after being forced to take their adult son with autism to court just to renew his federal disability tax credit.

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.

Canada's unemployment rate ticks down slightly to 6.5 per cent as the economy adds 18,000 jobs in June.
Transport Canada seizes a vessel operated by the charter company involved in last month’s deadly sinking, citing multiple safety violations.
Japan, Taiwan, and China brace for major disruptions as a massive, 1,000-kilometre-wide typhoon closes in.
European regulators rule that Facebook and Instagram violate digital safety laws by using addictive design features.
Sony triggers a massive gamer backlash after announcing it will stop producing physical PlayStation discs by 2028.

Alberta RCMP search for 6-year-old Lanakai Morrison, missing from Beaverlodge and believed to be with his mother in a black Toyota Tundra.
Prime Minister Mark Carney faces human rights criticism during the first Canadian bilateral visit to Saudi Arabia in 26 years.
The United States pounds 90 targets inside Iran in a second night of heavy airstrikes, triggering retaliatory Iranian drone strikes against American bases in Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain.
Air Force One due to missing missile countermeasures on his new jet.
Meta has announced plans to build its first Canadian data centre northeast of Edmonton
Welsh pop icon Bonnie Tyler, whose powerful, gravelly voice defined eighties anthems like "Total Eclipse of the Heart," has died at 75 following a medical crisis in Portugal.

US President Donald Trump is threatening to attack more Iranian ships.
Global oil prices are rising in response to the renewed violence in the Persian Gulf.
Trump is giving a license for Patriot air defense systems to be made overseas.
A Canadian company is arming Ukraine with drone.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has quietly cancelled the second phase of a long-standing competition to purchase military equipment.
Dozens charged with murder, extortion and more in crackdown on India-based organized crime groups.
A Canadian expedition has successfully reached the wreck of Ernest Shackleton’s polar ship.