Canada
High cost of housing has two in five new immigrants thinking of moving: poll
The most common preferred destination for those thinking of moving within Canadca is Alberta -- but 42 per cent said they'd leave the country altogether because of housing costs.
Justin Trudeau calls Liberal MPs amid pressure to quit
One anonymous Liberal caucus member wishes the PM would ‘give someone else a chance that can actually beat the Conservatives,’ citing Trudeau’s ‘pigheaded stubbornness.’
Trudeau missing Calgary Stampede this summer, his only absence outside COVID-19 years
The annual 10-day rodeo and festival is usually a must-do event for politicians and Trudeau hasn't missed a summer except for the COVID-19 years of 2020 and 2021.
The Provinces
Quebec politician accused of 'interfering' in French elections
Aurélien Nambride, an alternate candidate for the National Rally in North America, said Québec solidaire member Ruba Ghazal interfered in the election when she called on French voters in Quebec to block the path to power for the extreme right and campaigned in Montreal for a candidate of the left-leaning New Popular Front coalition.
Ejected by Doug Ford, MPP Goldie Ghamari breaks her silence
The outspoken Ghamari, who is close to federal Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre, said she would “continue to align myself with and support conservative policies. I am a conservative and that will never change,” she said in her statement Tuesday.
Jewish teachers file antisemitism complaint against B.C. Teachers' Federation
Vancouver labour lawyer Paul Pulver, who represents BC Teachers Against Antisemitism, filed the complaint with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal over what he called the "erasure of Jewish and Zionist voices and opinions" within the union and members' workplaces.
Elsewhere
UK's Conservatives say Labour rivals heading for record-breaking election win
Opinion polls show the centre-left Labour Party is set for a big win in Thursday's vote that would end 14 years of Conservative government and hand Starmer the keys to the prime minister's Number 10 Downing Street office on Friday morning.
Israeli Generals, Low on Munitions, Want a Truce in Gaza
Israel’s military leadership wants a cease-fire with Hamas in case a bigger war breaks out in Lebanon, security officials say. It has also concluded that a truce would be the swiftest way to free hostages.
Media
How we have made local voices heard this election
… as we approach polling day this week, across BBC Local we see the General Election, not just as a national vote, but as 650 individual ballots across the country. We are working across every platform to tell these distinctive stories – supported by our 39 local news team across England.
Mastodon rolls out built-in bylines for journalists in the fediverse - The Verge
Mastodon will directly link to an author’s fediverse profile — whether it’s on Mastodon, Threads, or Flipboard.
CBC radio personality Rick Cluff dead at 74
Rick Cluff, one of B.C.'s most loved radio personalities, has died following a short battle with cancer days after marking his 74th birthday. The consummate broadcaster helped turn The Early Edition into the No. 1-rated morning show in the Metro Vancouver radio market.
Science and tech
“It Was Astonishing”: How NBC Convinced Al Michaels to Embrace His AI Voice for Olympics Coverage
The network will use an artificial clone of the legendary broadcaster’s voice to narrate its daily recaps of the summer event. “It was not only close,” he says of the technology, “it was almost 2% off perfect.”
Google Emissions Jump Nearly 50% in 5 Years Thanks to AI
Google says it's 'working to manage the environmental impact associated with [AI] responsibly.'
The Calendar
- 1000 ET: Saint-Félix-d ’Otis, QC - BQ Leader Yves-François Blanchet and BQ MPs Mario Simard and *Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe with forestry sector representatives.
- 1030 ET: Montreal - Innovation Min François-Philippe Champagne signs an agreement with the European Union.
- 1130 ET: Saint-Félix-d ’Otis, QC - BQ Leader Yves-François Blanchet and BQ MPs Mario Simard and *Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe meet with aluminum industry representatives.
- 1130 ET: Brantford, ON - LPC MP Lisa Hepfner makes a funding announcement.
- 1130 ET: Burlington, ON - Government House Leader Karina Gould and Treasury Board President Anita Anand make a funding announcement.
- 1230 ET: Wabamun, AB - PrairiesCAN Min Dan Vandal and Employment and Workforce Development Min Randy Boissonnault make a funding announcement.
- 1230 ET: Calgary - Energy and Natural Resources Min Jonathan Wilkinson makes a funding announcement.
- 1300 ET: Whitehorse - LPC MP Brendan Hanley makes a funding announcement.
- 1400 ET: Milton, ON - LPC MP Adam van Koeverden makes a funding announcement.
- 1700 ET: Vancouver - PACIFICCan Min Harjit Sajjan makes an infrastructure funding announcement.
- 1700 ET: Olds, AB - PrairiesCAN Min Dan Vandal makes a funding announcement.
- 1800 ET: Laval, QC - PM Trudeau speaks at an LPC fundraising event.
