World Report

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.

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.