Canada
Canada’s senate passes foreign interference bill, now awaits royal assent
Senators approved the legislation late Wednesday after voting down a proposed amendment aimed at ensuring innocent people are not swept up in its net.
Pierre Poilievre commence sa grande séduction du Québec dans un château fort libéral de Montréal
Il a plaidé que Justin Trudeau avait fini de tenir les Montréalais pour acquis devant une foule conquise.
Immigration: «Le Québec est au point de rupture», dit Poilievre
Sans prendre d’engagements précis, Pierre Poilievre entend réduire significativement le nombre de demandeurs d’asile et d’immigrants temporaires accueillis au Canada, s’il est élu premier ministre. With pix, here, of the Poilievre-branded RV that the leader of the Official Opposition will be using to tour the country this summer. This week, he's in Quebec ...
Neil Oberman, lawyer who fought against McGill encampment, to run for Poilievre's Conservatives in Mount Royal
Pierre Poilievre has chosen Neil Oberman to be his party's candidate for the Mount Royal riding, which has been held by the Liberal Party since 1940.
Scarborough MP latest Liberal to announce retirement
... while McKay acknowledged the situation is “not good” for his party, he said the Liberals’ political fortunes had almost no impact on his decision to retire from federal politics. It’s more that he is at the right “age and stage” to call it quits. He’s 76 ...
Toronto byelection mirrors choice for voters in next federal vote: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says voters in a Toronto riding will have a “real choice” when they head to the polls in an upcoming federal byelection.
The Provinces
Direction du PLQ | Coderre choisit Bellechasse et recrute l’épouse du général Dallaire
Les discussions s’animent enfin au sujet de la campagne à la direction du Parti libéral du Québec (PLQ). Deux candidats pressentis, Charles Milliard et Frédéric Beauchemin, ont participé au « BBQ estival » des jeunes libéraux à Montréal, jeudi soir. Ce vendredi, Denis Coderre sera le premier à annoncer officiellement qu’il se lance dans la course. L’ex-maire de Montréal et ancien ministre fédéral a l’intention de se présenter dans Bellechasse aux prochaines élections. Et il a recruté une candidate dans Côte-du-Sud, Marie-Claude Michaud, femme du lieutenant-général à la retraite et ex-sénateur Roméo Dallaire. Coup d’œil sur les candidatures potentielles… et d’autres rêvées.
With elections looming, Eby turns his guns on Ottawa
Keith Baldrey: A western-based premier attacking the central federal government is something of a time-honoured tradition. But a B.C. premier has not been this critical of Ottawa for years.
Doug Ford calls for tariffs on Chinese EVs: ‘We risk Ontario and Canadian jobs’
On Thursday, Ford released a statement warning that China was 'flooding' the country with 'artificially cheap electric vehicles' that could put auto jobs at risk in Ontario.
Rebel News admits it owns truck displaying anti-Muslim ads
Rebel News has come forward to claim ownership of the controversial truck that's been spotted driving around Toronto displaying anti-Muslim messaging.
Elsewhere
UK election: Sunak, Conservatives face electoral wipeout
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been in the fight of his political life since calling a snap election, with polls showing the Conservatives could be reduced to the fewest seats in the party's history. One projection even predicts that Sunak could become the first sitting prime minister to lose their seat at a general election in the U.K.’s history. Redmond Shannon explains how a U.K. Tory wipeout would be reminiscent of what happened to Canada's Progressive Conservatives in 1993.
NATO allies appear to have chosen their next leader ahead of summit
Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte has been one of the driving forces behind Europe's military support for Ukraine since Russia's 2022 invasion.
Media
Talks underway with potential buyer for Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain
The court-appointed monitor overseeing the potential sale of Atlantic Canada's largest newspaper chain has confirmed selection of a bidder.
Judge finds no documentation to support Global News reporting on Han Dong allegations
An Ontario Superior Court judge has found no documented evidence to support allegations made against former Liberal MP Han Dong in series of Global News stories last year. The judge made the comments as he rejected an application from Corus Entertainment to throw out Dong’s lawsuit against the news agency.
CP24 leaving Queen Street, moving to Scarborough this year
“We are establishing a permanent news hub at our spacious Agincourt campus,” Cohan wrote in the memo. “The hub will be home to BNN, CP24 CTV National News, CTV News Channel, CTVNews.ca, and CTV News Toronto.”
Mark Blanchard: 1969-2024
"We have some sad news tonight about someone who wasn’t famous, who didn’t appear on camera, but without whom we wouldn’t be what we are Global National ..."
Science and tech
Analysis on artificial intelligence use by businesses in Canada, second quarter of 2024
While 6.1% of all businesses have made use of AI in producing goods and delivering services over the last 12 months, AI uptake varies by industry. The industries in which businesses were most likely to have used AI in producing goods or delivering services were information and cultural industries (20.9%); professional, scientific and technical services (13.7%); and finance and insurance (10.9%)
The Calendar
- 0940 ET: Cape Breton - PM Trudeau and Crown-Indigenous Relations Min Gary Anandasangaree mark National Indigenous Peoples Day.
- 1030 ET: London, ON - LPC MP Peter Fragiskatos and Arielle Kayabaga make a funding announcement.
- 1100 ET: Montreal - LPC MP Rachel Bendayan makes a funding announcement.
- 1100 ET: Vancouver - Deputy PM and Fin Min Chrystia Freeland meets with an Indigenous non-profit organizations members.
- 1215 ET: Edmonton - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and NDP MP **Blake Desjarlais" mark National Indigenous Peoples Day.
- 1345 ET: Edmonton - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and NDP MP **Blake Desjarlais" attend a National Indigenous Peoples Day event.
- 1830 ET: Calgary - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks at the Rachel Notley Legacy gala.
