Philippines Urges China to Remove Shoal Platform, Warns Against Artificial Island Manila released images and a timeline showing a small occupied platform, buoys, and other objects inside Scarborough Shoal. View article →

Day in Photos: Taiwanese Live-Fire Exercise, Bill Gates Epstein Hearing, and Indonesian Military Acid Attack Verdict A glimpse into the world through the lens of photography. View article →

US Forces Fire on Oil Tanker in Ongoing Blockade of Iran The Indian Foreign Ministry condemned the U.S. strike, saying three Indian nationals remain missing. View article →

Tourists Left $200M in Unpaid Medical Bills in British Columbia, Report Finds Foreign visitors have left more than $200 million in medical bills unpaid in British Columbia since 2020, a new report suggests. Analysis from SecondStreet.org found that B.C. health authorities are stuck with $200.6 million in unpaid medical bills from fiscal years 2020-21 to 2024-25. “The government should definitely be taking a look at this problem,” SecondStreet.org President Colin Craig said in a press release. “This is costing B.C. taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars while access to health care for residents continues to deteriorate. B.C.’s situation is the worst we’ve seen in Canada so far.” A detailed analysis revealed that the Fraser Health region has $94,595,000 in bills outstanding, Interior Health has $54,129,000, Island Health has $20,900,000, and Vancouver Coastal Health has $30,982,000, for a total of $200,606,000. Northern Health did not submit data.... View article →

Trump Says He Ordered Secret US Military Mission That Helped Move 100 Million Barrels of Oil Through Hormuz 'Their military is defeated, and their economy is lost,' the U.S. president said on Truth Social. View article →

Fatal Stabbing of UK Student Sparks Debate on Alleged Anti-White Bias in Policing ‘We cannot allow the color of someone’s skin to be a consideration in how the police ... treat people,’ British Conservative lawmaker Chris Philp said. View article →

Canada, Turkey Set to Restart Discussions on Free-Trade Agreement Canada and Turkey have agreed to restart initial discussions on a free-trade agreement. Global Affairs Canada says the decision reflects the ambition of both countries to unlock the full potential of their commercial partnership. A news release from the department says International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu and his Turkish counterpart also have agreed to explore opportunities in renewable and nuclear energy. View article →

Before Smartphones and Political Correctness: Why the 1990s Has Captivated the Web Beneath the nostalgic photos, grainy home videos, and soundtrack of a bygone era lies a deeper yearning for a time before smartphones. View article →

Lapu Lapu Festival Attack Suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo Gets Date for Judge-Only Trial The trial for Adam Kai-Ji Lo, who is facing 11 counts of second-degree murder in the 2025 Lapu Lapu festival attack in Vancouver, has been set to start on April 19, 2027. Lo has elected against facing a jury in favour of a judge-only trial in British Columbia’s Supreme Court. The details were set at a case management conference in the same court in Vancouver on Wednesday, with the trial period scheduled to last to Aug. 25 next year. Lo appeared at the conference via video, wearing a black short-sleeve shirt and remaining largely motionless, only responding with one-word responses and short phrases. He is also facing 31 attempted-murder charges stemming from the April 26, 2025 attack, in which an SUV drove through the crowd at the Vancouver festival hosted by the city’s Filipino community.... View article →

Conservative MP Généreux in Hospital After Heart Issue, Poilievre Says Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Quebec MP Bernard Généreux is in hospital after suffering a heart problem earlier today. Poilievre told MPs in the House of Commons an ambulance was called to the Quebec Conservative caucus meeting this morning. He says Généreux, 64, is in relatively stable condition. Government House leader Steven MacKinnon wished Généreux well on behalf of the Liberal government. The MP for Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata was first elected in a 2009 byelection. Généreux lost in the 2011 election but returned to Parliament after winning in 2015, and has been re-elected three times since. View article →

Suspects Using Glue-Like Substance to Scout Toronto-Area Homes for Break-In Opportunities: Police A police force in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) has issued a warning about thieves applying glue to condo and apartment doors as a method to identify units for break-and-enter crimes. A pair of unidentified suspects “surreptitiously” gained access to residential buildings in Markham and Richmond Hill, and then applied a glue-like substance to the doors of various units, York Regional Police said in an advisory this week. View article →

Ukraine, Latvia Sign Drone Deal, Expanding Defense Cooperation The Nordic–Baltic states said cooperation with ⁠Ukraine would focus on integrating Kyiv's battlefield experience, training, and information sharing. View article →

Carney Flags Possible Delay in Gordie Howe Bridge Opening, but Says There’s ‘No Big Drama’ Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Ontario and Michigan may open later than the end of this week, as he had previously indicated, but said there is no cause for concern. “Everyone is working hard to make sure the bridge is open as soon as possible,” Carney told reporters on … View article →

Billions of Public Money to Battery Companies Poorly Planned, Quebec Auditor Says Quebec’s auditor general says the provincial government showed poor planning in $2.2 billion of investments in various battery companies—many of which are now experiencing financial troubles. The report released Wednesday by Christine Roy found that the investments by the Coalition Avenir Québec government lacked clear objectives and timelines. Roy’s office analyzed 29 files related to 11 companies in the battery sector, representing approximately $2.2 billion in authorized financial assistance as of Sept. 30, 2025. About $1.9 billion of that money had been disbursed as of that time. “This initiative is based on a poorly planned approach,” Roy wrote. “Indeed, certain essential elements, such as objectives and timelines, which would have helped to achieve results, were omitted.” View article →

Sudanese Asylum Seeker Charged With Attempted Murder in Belfast Knife Attack Civil unrest erupted after a clip of the violent attack went viral. View article →

Japan’s Wholesale Inflation Accelerates to 3-Year Peak as Energy Costs Rise Rising price pressures could strengthen expectations of further Bank of Japan rate increases. View article →

Canada’s Regulations Make Proposed West-Coast Pipeline ‘Unfinanceable,’ Cenovus Chief Says Alberta’s proposed million barrel-per-day pipeline to British Columbia’s coast cannot secure financing from the private sector because of Canada’s existing regulatory framework, says Cenovus Energy CEO Jon McKenzie. The country’s industrial carbon pricing system makes Canadian oil uncompetitive and hampers the production growth needed for the proposed pipeline, McKenzie said at the Global Energy Show in Calgary this week. Existing regulations render the pipeline “unfinanceable” for the private sector, added McKenzie, who leads one of the largest oil sands firms in the country. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith finalized an agreement in May that outlines a timeline and regulatory pathway for the proposed West Coast oil pipeline, which they say will transport millions of barrels of oil from the oil sands to Asia. View article →

US Trade Rep Says Canada’s Retaliatory Tariffs a ‘Problem’ for CUSMA Talks U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on the United States are problematic for trade negotiations, as the review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) approaches in the coming weeks. Greer told Fox Business on June 9 that there are “a lot of flaws” in CUSMA that have led to a deficit with [...] View article →

7 People, 2 Companies Charged Over Hong Kong Fire That Killed 168 People Consultancy firm Will Power Architects Company, and the main contractor, Prestige Construction & Engineering Co., have been charged with manslaughter. View article →

Trump Says He’s ‘Not Looking to Renew’ Trade Deal With Canada, Mexico Ahead of July Review U.S. President Donald Trump says he is considering not renewing the North American free trade agreement, arguing the United States would be better off without goods produced in Canada and Mexico. Trump made the remarks in the Oval Office on June 10 when reporters asked how confident he was that the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) [...] View article →