Poilievre says EV sales mandate will add ‘Carney tax’ to gas vehiclesGlobalnews Digital
The Conservative leader says his party will launch a national campaign to call on the Liberals to scrap their electric vehicle mandate.
EU sends wildfire help to Spain as death toll rises
Spain has activated an EU disaster assistance mechanism for the first time in response to the fires. BBC News
Spirit’s winning run ended by resurgent Rockets
Nat Sciver-Brunt’s unbeaten fifty sets up Trent Rockets’ first win of The Hundred 2025 as they beat defending champions London Spirit by 33 runs. BBC News
Burial ‘fat tax’ on wider plots at council cemetery criticised
Following a BBC investigation, the council has “decided not to proceed with the plans”. BBC News
DOJ charges five alleged Mexican cartel leaders, touts ‘extraordinary policework’ that led to indictments
The Department of Justice announced on Thursday it brought criminal charges against five fugitives who are allegedly senior leaders of the United Cartels, a designated foreign terrorist organization, and involved…
Priscilla Presley blasts lawsuit claiming she pulled plug on Lisa Marie to gain control of Elvis’ estate
Priscilla Presley is being accused of creating a multimillion-dollar scheme involving fraud, cover-ups and the exploitation of her own daughter’s death. In a $50 million lawsuit filed Monday in Los…
‘The culmination of a lot of hard work’: Joy, relief and worry as students get results
After a nerve-wracking wait, students react to their results and share what they plan to do next. BBC News
Carney doesn’t have a constituency office. PMO says search is onGlobalnews Digital
The PMO says that until the local office is set up, residents of Nepean can access federal services through Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office.
Gavin Newsom set to mount retaliation to counter Texas redistricting effortsRachel Goodman
Gavin Newsom wrote on X Thursday, ‘Donald Trump and Greg Abbott are going to have a very bad day today.’
Poland says it just foiled a major cyberattack aimed at water supplyGlobalnews Digital
An attempt to sabotage the water supply of a large Polish city via cyberattack was thwarted Wednesday, according to Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister.
2 arrested, charged in Aug. 5 Winnipeg homicide: policeSam Thompson
Two men are in custody in connection with the killing of a 26-year-old on Boyd Avenue earlier this month, Winnipeg police say.
Thousands of voters cast early ballots in Alberta federal byelectionKen MacGillivray
Elections Canada said more than 14,000 people voted in advance polls for the federal byelection in Battle River-Crowfoot, where Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is running.
Putin praises Trump’s ‘sincere’ peace efforts, signals possible US-Russia nuclear deal
Ahead of his highly anticipated talks with President Donald Trump in Alaska, Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that he could be ready to reach a nuclear deal with the…
Ontario civil servants will return to office full time, ending pandemic-era rulesIsaac Callan
The government said staff who are going to work three days a week will move to four days in October, moving toward a full return by Jan. 5, 2026. …
Hunter Biden delivers profanity-laced response to Melania Trump’s $1B notice for ‘defamatory’ Epstein remarks
Hunter Biden, in another profanity-laced interview, brushed off first lady Melania Trump’s recent $1 billion legal notice over what she claims are “false, defamatory, disparaging and inflammatory statements.” “F— that.…
Sharon Stone says she and her family ‘wouldn’t have survived’ without ‘middle American’ values
Legendary actress Sharon Stone says she owes her and her family’s survival to “wholesome, middle American values.” The “Basic Instinct” star joined NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” on Wednesday,…
Former docks site to become ‘lush urban oasis,’ Forks saysSam Thompson
The revamped site will feature gathering and recreational spaces, a new waterbus stop and a dock for canoes, kayaks and other watercraft.
‘Beautifully timed’ – Sciver-Brunt hits rapid 50 as Rockets score 149
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt hits an unbeaten 51 runs off 29 deliveries to help Trent Rockets set London Spirit 150 to win in the women’s Hundred. BBC News
Quebec’s language police tell Burgundy Lion pub its sign is breaking the lawPhil Carpenter
There’s a language storm brewing over the name Burgundy Lion, an English pub in the Little Burgundy neighbourhood of Montreal.