Slashing Development Fees Is Not a Cure-All for Housing Affordability: CMHC Slashing municipal development charges could help spur building in some of Canada’s most expensive markets but those cuts wouldn’t be enough to fix the affordability gap on their own, according to a new analysis from the federal housing agency. Development charges are fees cities impose on developers that are mainly used to pay for infrastructure […] View article →

Global Energy Show Kicking Off in Calgary Next Week Against Backdrop of Oil Shock Premiers, energy ministers, CEOs and a throng of international visitors are poised to descend on Calgary next week, when the annual Global Energy Show kicks off against a vastly different backdrop than the event last year. A year ago Alberta Premier Danielle Smith was just beginning to float the idea of a new West Coast oil pipeline, her government had yet to sign an energy accord with Ottawa setting out conditions for that plan and there was no war in the Middle East upending energy markets. Yet one theme remains consistent, said Nick Samain, senior vice-president of organizer DMG Events: the need for Canada to diversify its energy export markets and to build the infrastructure needed to make it happen. View article →

Norwegian Teen Hired by Iran-Linked Crime Network to Commit UK Murder, Say Prosecutors Prosecutor Alistair Richardson told a jury that Johannes Natland did not care whom he was supposed to kill and that 'it was purely and simply about the money.' View article →

EU Unveils Plan to Cut Reliance on Foreign Tech Suppliers The package targets semiconductors, cloud computing, AI, and open-source software as Brussels pushes for greater digital sovereignty. View article →

Households Yet to Complete Census to Receive Calls, Doorstep Visits From StatCan Canadians who have yet to complete the federal census questionnaire can look forward to receiving an in-person visit or a phone call from a Statistics Canada employee in the near future. Seventy-five percent of Canadians have been sent the short-form census and the remaining 25 percent, selected randomly, need to complete the long-form census. Both [...] View article →

US Tells NATO It Will Cut Force Contribution, Citing ‘Potential Reality’ of Multiple Conflicts USEUCOM Commander U.S. Air Force Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich said that there had been an ‘unhealthy co-dependence’ on American forces in the alliance. View article →

Ottawa Orders CRTC to Review Rule Tripling Tax on Online Streamers, Citing Affordability The federal government is directing the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to review its decision to triple the tax on major television streaming platforms. The heritage department announced on June 3 that Culture Minister Marc Miller will direct the commission to “review its recent decision to regulate online streamers and Canadian broadcasters.” The CRTC’s [...] View article →

US Proposes Additional 12.5 Percent Tariff on Some Countries After Forced Labor Probe 'The failure of our most important trading partners to address the importation of goods made with forced labor is unacceptable,' trade czar Jamieson Greer said. View article →

Trump Confirms He Berated Netanyahu Over Israeli Military Operations in Lebanon In an interview with the New York Post, Trump confirmed an earlier report that he shouted expletives at the Israeli Prime Minister. View article →

Hungary's New Leader Ready for Zelenskyy Meeting as EU Reset Continues The summit is contingent on talks over the Hungarian minority in Ukraine, said Peter Magyar, who is pivoting from predecessor Viktor Orban's policies. View article →

Overwhelming Majority of Canadians Calling for Health-Care Reform: Poll More than 90 percent of Canadians want to see immediate and extensive change within the country’s health-care system and 70 percent are “worried” or “frustrated” by the existing conditions, a new survey suggests. A recent poll conducted by Nanos Research for the consulting firm Santis Health found that 91 percent of respondents say Canada’s health-care [...] View article →

Ukrainian Drones Hit St. Petersburg Oil Terminal After Russian Attack Kills 22 Across Ukraine The strikes came a day after Russia launched missile and drone volleys against several Ukrainian cities. View article →

Paramount Seeks EU Approval for Warner Bros. Discovery Takeover The European Commission is expected to make an initial decision by July 7. View article →

UK Forces Google to Let Publishers Opt Out of AI Search Under New Rules The move is aimed at giving publishers more control over how their content is used by the California-based tech giant. View article →

Ottawa’s ‘Partnership’ With Beijing Undermines Work to Expose the China Threat: Former RCMP Intelligence Advisor RCMP and Canadian military intelligence veteran Scott McGregor says Ottawa’s new “strategic partnership” with Beijing undermines more than a decade of efforts by Canada’s intelligence and security community to raise awareness about the risks posed by the Chinese Communist Party. McGregor, who served for 20 years in the Canadian Armed Forces and later worked as … View article →

Trump Says Iran’s Top Leader Is Engaged in Peace Talks 'He’s involved, absolutely. Yeah, I think they have a lot of respect for him,' the president said of Mojtaba Khamenei. View article →

One-Time GST Payment Coming This Week Ahead of Grocery Benefit Launch Eligible Canadians will receive extra money in their bank accounts this week as Ottawa rolls out its one-time GST top-up before the program changes to a grocery benefit next month. The Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit (CGEB) will replace and increase the financial aid offered to families and individuals through the Goods and Services Tax […] View article →

Canadian Pancreatic Cancer Specialist Expects to Open Clinical Trials on Pill That Doubled Survival Time The head of pancreatic cancer at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre says she hopes clinical trials for a pill that could double survival time will soon be open to Canadian patients. Medical oncologist Dr. Jennifer Knox independently reviewed a U.S.-led study of the experimental drug daraxonrasib and calls the results “amazing.” The randomized Phase 3 clinical [...] View article →

Trump Disputes Media Reports Iran Negotiations Were Cut Off ‘The conversations between us have been going on continuously,’ including on Tuesday, the president said. View article →

Five Charged With Promoting Hatred Against Jewish Community During Toronto Protest Five people have been arrested and charged with wilful promotion of hatred after anti-Semitic signs were displayed during a protest in Toronto. Toronto police say five suspects attended a demonstration on March 15 at the intersection of Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue West, a predominantly Jewish neighbourhood, where protesters and counter-protesters clashed over support for Israel. View article →