World Report

Dangerously hot Canada Day weather threatens celebrations in Ontario and Quebec, with Ottawa near record heat.
Political leaders and U.S. officials mark Canada Day with messages focused on national unity, reconciliation, and strong cross-border ties.
Buckingham Palace guards mark Canada Day by playing a brass cover of The Weeknd after a British heatwave broke just in time for July 1st celebrations.
July first marks a sombre Memorial Day in Newfoundland and Labrador, honouring the heavy losses at Beaumont-Hamel.
Iranian state media reports a foreign container ship has run aground in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, just as delicate maritime peace talks begin in Doha.
Emergency vehicles rumble through Antwerp, Belgium, after a deadly apartment highrise fire leaves several dead and forces dramatic balcony rescues.
A traditionalist breakaway faction has defied a personal plea from Pope Leo, staging a forbidden ceremony in Switzerland that marks the first major crisis of his papacy.
Sens first-round pick Jaxon Cover takes the ice at development camp after an unlikely journey from the Cayman Islands.

The US Supreme court rules against the Trump Administration's order to end birthright citizenship, allows bans on transgender athletes on female sports teams.
Residents in Fort Simpson, N.W.T. have been told to shelter in place due to a wildfire burning outside the community.
Anti-immigration demonstrations are being held in Johannesburg, South Africa as deadline is set by protesters.
Aftershocks continue to send Venezuelans running for their lives nearly a week after deadly twin earthquakes.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Kuujjuaq, Quebec for meetings with Inuit leaders.

Anger grows among Venezuelans who say the government is not doing enough following last week's deadly earthquakes.
Six people are still missing in BC's Georgia Strait after a charter boat sank this weekend.
Residents of Fort Simpson in the Northwest Territories have been ordered to evacuate due to nearby wildfires.
U.S. Supreme Court rules President Donald Trump cannot immediately fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.
World Health Organization say more the 1300 deaths are linked to Europe's extreme heatwave.
Winnipeg doctors say Manitoba's healthcare system is in a dire state, call for hiring more physicians.
Team Canada turns attention to the World Cup's round of 16 and its next opponent -- either the Netherlands or Morocco.

The death toll from the twin earthquakes in Venezuela has crossed 1,400 — with thousands of survivors struggling to find shelter.
Iran halts peace talks and launches retaliatory strikes on Kuwait and Bahrain following new U.S. air attacks.
Archaeologists are backing the Innu Nation in a bitter dispute with the Newfoundland and Labrador government over the province's historical timeline.
Captain Alphonso Davies will return from a hamstring injury today as Canada faces South Africa in World Cup knockout match.
A rainy spring produces an exceptionally sweet strawberry bumper crop in Quebec — which could soon mean lower prices for consumers.
The grey whale population along the West Coast has cut in half due to starvation linked to warming waters.
Comedy legend Mel Brooks turns 100 years old today — marking a full century for the Oscar-winning mastermind behind Young Frankenstein and The Producers

Venezuelans race to find survivors in the rubble as frustration grows over a slow government response to the deadly earthquakes.
A week-old ceasefire is on the verge of collapse after direct U.S. airstrikes and fresh Iranian drone attacks in Bahrain.
Record-breaking killer heatwave chokes Europe as temperatures smash national records.
An unstable glacial lake has triggered an emergency evacuation order in southwestern B.C.
CUSMA review checkpoint brings zero certainty on future of North American trade deal.
Sherritt International is idling operations at its Alberta refinery because raw material supplies from Cuba have been cut off.
A rare, building-sized asteroid zooms safely past Earth today.