Carney Chairs Virtual Meeting With the Premiers as CUSMA Talks Loom on Horizon Prime Minister Mark Carney chaired a virtual meeting with the premiers Wednesday afternoon as his government prepared for major trade talks with the U.S. and Mexico. A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said Carney updated the premiers on the status of engagement with the Trump administration on the future of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, better known as CUSMA. 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 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 →

Two-Thirds of Telecoms Fall Short of Complaint Awareness Requirements: Watchdog Canada’s telecom and television complaints watchdog says more than two-thirds of service providers it audited last year demonstrated at least some compliance issued with its public awareness requirements. The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-Television Services (CCTS) released its annual compliance report cards on Wednesday, measuring how well the providers have fulfilled their obligations around awareness, procedure and finances. View article →

18-Year-Old Faces First-Degree Murder Charge in Death of OPP Officer in Northern Ontario An 18-year-old man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder after an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was killed in the line of duty in a small northern community. Const. Tarun Bali was seriously injured on June 9 while conducting an investigation near the town of Hearst, Ont., 260 kilometres northwest of Timmins. The […] View article →

Rubio, EU President Discuss Ebola Response Efforts During Phone Call The secretary of state has said that U.S. authorities ‘cannot and will not allow any cases of Ebola to enter the United States.’ View article →

Auto Group Calls on Feds to Scrap Chinese EV Deal, Says No Canadian Auto Sector Without US Access to the U.S. automotive market is essential to Canada’s auto industry, while Ottawa’s agreement with Beijing on Chinese electric vehicles puts the North American auto supply chain at risk, a Canadian auto industry representative told MPs. Brian Kingston, president and CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association (CVMA), testified on June 9 before the House of Commons international trade committee, which is currently studying the upcoming Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) review and its implications for Canada. Kingston told MPs that more than 90 percent of Canadian auto production is destined for the United States, making U.S. market access and North American integration “the foundation of the auto industry.” View article →

UK Regulator Tightens Rules to Avert Future Cash Crunch The proposals would require money market funds to maintain greater liquidity to meet withdrawals during turbulent periods. View article →

7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Southern Philippines, Causing Some Damage and 1-meter Tsunami MANILA, Philippines—A magnitude 7.8 earthquake centered at sea shook part of the southern Philippines early Monday, causing damage in a key coastal city, knocking down power and setting off 1-meter (3-foot) tsunami waves along nearby coasts, officials said. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. asked people to immediately go to higher ground in Philippine areas vulnerable to […] View article →

Her Father Fought in World War II, She Travelled 12 Hours for Roberts-Smith 'My dad served in World War II, and he would be just so disgusted at the way that Ben is being treated,' said Tammy Hickey. View article →

US Won’t Unfreeze Iran’s Assets Before Peace Deal Is Reached, Trump Says An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader suggested that a peace deal hinges on the release of $24 billion in Iranian assets frozen by the United States. View article →

America in Brief Trump announces $700 million coal revival, Supreme Court sides with FCC over wireless carrier dispute, and Senate passes immigration enforcement bill. View article →

The EU’s Child-Safety Drive Is the Latest Front in a Widening War on Free Speech, Conservative MEPs Warn Age-checking measures, risk of VPN crackdowns, and the Digital Services Act are all part of an agenda that would endanger civil liberties, the lawmakers said. View article →

US Downs 4 Iranian Drones, Strikes Radar Sites Near Strait of Hormuz U.S. forces say the one-way attack drones posed an imminent threat to shipping in the strait. View article →

China Aims to Widen Influence on Korean Peninsula via Flight Deal With Seoul, Visit to Pyongyang Without adequate U.S. support, South Korea could become a weak link in the First Island Chain to contain the CCP and North Korea, experts said. View article →

Beijing’s Expulsion of Reporter Deepens Self-Censorship Among Foreign Press in China: Analysts The New York Times confirmed that its China-based correspondent was expelled in February. View article →

UK Must Boost Defense Spending to Be Ready for Greater Conflicts, Says Military Chief British Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton said that in his 35-year career, 'this is the most dangerous period that I have known.' View article →

Bessent Signals Bigger Boeing Sales to China Before Xi’s US Trip U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China may purchase additional Boeing jet orders ahead of the Chinese leader's September visit. View article →

3 Men Sought by Police Over Mock Execution of Quebec Labour Minister Montreal police are seeking three suspects after a video circulated online showing a mock beheading of an effigy of Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet during a May Day protest. A May Day demonstration was taking place at Montreal’s Place des Festivals when three men decapitated the effigy using a guillotine. Police are asking for the […] View article →

US Military Strikes Alleged Drug-Smuggling Vessel in Eastern Pacific, Killing 2 No American service members were injured in the operation, the U.S. Southern Command said. View article →