Canada
Tip about Toronto ISIS plot came from France
French authorities alerted CSIS, which notified the RCMP, sources told Global News.
Canada's police chiefs call for more help to deal with increasing number of protests
Thomas Carrique, who is the Ontario Provincial Police commissioner and also the national association's president, said chiefs are increasingly concerned they have to pull officers away from their regular duties and dispatch them to control demonstrations.
RCMP has questioned Han Dong’s financial agent in 2019 GTA Liberal nomination race
RCMP questioned a veteran Liberal political operative who handled finances associated with Han Dong’s 2019 campaign for the federal Liberal Party nomination in Don Valley North.
New shirts and used socks: Senate, union at odds over uniform issues
Uniforms are one of two outstanding points preventing the Senate from signing a new agreement with PSAC after more than 18 months of bargaining.
Former Tory is launching a new political party
“We’re the no-nonsense party. We’re going to be here to talk about things that are real, not try and spin them, not have lots of hyperbole on either side, and actually offer concrete solutions around the problems that I think have been totally ignored by the Liberals and Conservatives particularly,” Dominic Cardy said ahead of an event in Ottawa on Wednesday to officially launch the party.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre visits Mount Pearl company on his second day in N.L.
'The country I grew up in was one where anyone from anywhere could do anything, and that's what I want to bring home': Poilievre
Poilievre Promises Greater Flexibility in Child Care Access
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says his party will bring in more flexibility when it comes to finding child care spaces, but won’t directly say if the current $10-a-day program will be maintained.
Le Parti conservateur du Canada au coude à coude avec le Bloc dans les intentions de vote au Québec
Les conservateurs obtiennent 31 % des intentions de vote, contre 30 % pour le Bloc, selon Abacus Data.
MP Williams named Shadow Minister for International Trade
As Shadow Minister for International Trade, MP Williams said he will prioritize fair trade deals to bring jobs to Canada. “Locally, we have manufacturing jobs that are threatened by the unfair trading practices of China,” he said. “If cheap EVs from China flood into Canada, those jobs will disappear, and the current government seems oblivious to this fact.”
The Federal Carbon Tax: An Axe To Grind
Scotiabank: If no replacement for pricing is implemented, Canadian exports could be at risk of higher costs as border carbon tariffs were adopted by major trading partners. If inaction leads to higher global emissions, it may also worsen damages from climate change.
The Provinces
B.C. United launches Hail Mary pass, promises large income-tax break
B.C. United announced Tuesday it will be raising the exemption on provincial income taxes from the current $12,580 income level to $50,000.
Nova Scotia launches take-home STI testing kit, a first in Atlantic Canada
Dr. Todd Hatchette, an infectious disease specialist who is the clinical director of Halifax's STI clinic, said the province is seeing an increase in rates of gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis, and that the best line of attack is to make it easier for people to get tested.
Elsewhere
Japan's Prime Minister Kishida to resign, paving way for new leader
The LDP will hold a contest in September to replace him as president of the party, and, by extension, as prime minister. Kishida's ratings dipped after he took office in 2021 following revelations about the LDP's ties to the controversial Unification Church.
Elon Musk is using X feed as megaphone for his far-right politics
If you followed Elon Musk on Twitter in November 2021, you would have been bombarded with posts about Tesla and SpaceX, his two most valuable companies…. Nearly three years later, with Musk at the helm of the site he renamed X, the billionaire’s feed often reads more like a right-wing activist account, with alarmist posts about immigration and missives against ‘woke’ ideology.”
Rep. Ilhan Omar wins Minnesota's 5th Congressional District primary in the 2024 election against Don Samuels
NBC News projects that Omar won her Democratic House primary in Minnesota, breaking a recent streak of progressive defeats.
Media
Union explains conditions of Postmedia’s acquisition of SaltWire newspaper chain
The CWA negotiated with Postmedia after the Toronto-based company had reached a tentative deal to buy SaltWire for $1-million.
‘This is about Newfoundland identity’: Buy & Sell, Newfoundland Quarterly concerned about future of N.L. printing press operations
The printing plant includes two presses that are the last of their kind in the province. Without the web press, for example, newspapers will no longer be able to be printed in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Reader Notes
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The stamp stuff here? That's all me. Scans from my collection of Canadian postage stamps.
Science and tech
I Paid $5 to Clone My Voice Using AI. It Was Pretty Trippy
A 60-second clip creates an audio doppelganger that can speak 32 languages. I paid $5 to do the same thing. 👇 Yes. Trippy is the word.
Every time Google dinged Apple during its Pixel 9 launch event
Google’s hardware event was all about the new Pixel 9 and AI — but it subtly drew some comparisons to Apple.
The Calendar
- 0730 ET: Digby, NS - Innovation Min François-Philippe Champagne speaks at the Congrés mondial acadien.
- 800 ET: Riverview, NB - Veterans Affairs Min Ginette Petitpas Taylor makes a funding announcement.
- 900 ET: Millbrook, NS - LPC MP Jenica Atwin makes a funding announcement.
- 900 ET: St-Gédéon, QC - BQ Leader Yves-François Blanchet and BQ MPs Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe and Mario Simard meet with Rio Tinto Alcan representatives.
- 900 ET: Church Point, NS - Immigration Min Marc Miller speaks about francophone immigration programs.
- 1100 ET: National Press Theatre, - Canadian Future Party representatives speak to reporters.
- 1100 ET: St-Gédéon, QC - BQ Leader Yves-François Blanchet and BQ MPs Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe and Mario Simard speak to reporters.
- 1200 ET: St John's, - Labour Min Steven MacKinnon and LPC MP Joanne Thompson makes a funding announcement.
- 1245 ET: Saskatoon, SK - LPC MP Patrick Weiler makes a funding announcement.
