Good morning. Canada is laying the groundwork for USMCA talks while Trump rewrites trade policy one hazy deal at a time – more on that below, along with Victoria Mboko’s Cinderella run at the National Bank Open and a potential Air Canada strike. But first:

Today’s headlines

• Wildfires push thousands from their homes in Manitoba and Newfoundland, while areas of Nova Scotia are on high alert
• Former Israeli officials call for an end to the war in Gaza, as Netanyahu hints at its expansion
• The family of a hostage held by Hamas pleads for an international response after the release of videos
• An Afghan family seeking entry into Canada has been detained by ICE

The Ontario government, poised to allow private clinics to do publicly funded hip- and knee-replacement surgeries, is facing behind-the-scenes criticism from some of the people who hope to build the new facilities.

The long-delayed move is part of the Progressive Conservative government’s push to boost the involvement of the private sector in the public health care system, in an effort to move more procedures out of hospitals and reduce waiting times.

An Afghan family fleeing the Taliban and seeking to join relatives near Toronto are stuck in a “legal trap” after being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, their lawyers say.

The family was eligible to cross into Canada by land from the U.S. to claim asylum because a close relative – a 32-year-old woman who previously worked for a Western aid organization in Afghanistan – was granted refugee status in Canada last year.

« Autant dire mettre la clé sous la porte », a écrit la présidente de la Commission de la fonction publique.

La première bombe atomique de l’histoire, larguée le 6 août 1945 à Hiroshima, a tué plus de 140 000 personnes.

Une Canado-Américaine peine à faire changer le marqueur de sexe sur son passeport américain.

Sophie Fouron prendra la barre de l'émission mercredi soir, en remplacement de Jean-Sébastien Girard.

Une nouvelle analyse géospatiale souligne le lien entre les deux phénomènes.

Rapidly growing wildfires in several provinces forced thousands of people from their homes and prompted air-quality warnings in cities thousands of kilometres away, while hot and dry conditions had other areas on high alert, including Nova Scotia, where the government banned most summertime activities in wooded areas.

The deteriorating conditions have added up to a wildfire season that is on track to be one of Canada’s worst on record in terms of area burned, second only to 2023.

« C'était une vraie torture d’entendre l’accusé dire toutes sortes de choses sur notre fille. »

Ces vaccins sont source de nombreux espoirs dans la lutte contre les virus et le cancer.

La Japonaise a vaincu l'Ukrainienne Elina Svitolina (no 10) en deux manches de 6-2 et 6-2 en quart de finale.

Multiple wildfires are burning in Newfoundland, prompting more evacuation orders and destroying structures in a community in the eastern part of the province.

Newfoundland and Labrador’s premier said during a media briefing Tuesday the out-of-control wildfire near Small Point–Adam’s Cove–Blackhead–Broad Cove and Kingston grew significantly overnight.

Le Québécois a accepté un contrat d'un an avec les Celtics.

La fille de l’explorateur Paul-Henri Nargeolet témoigne après la publication du rapport d’enquête américain.

L’annonce survient après l’augmentation des droits antidumping à 20,56 % par les États-Unis.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake said Tuesday that it is looking at imposing tolls on the roads crossing its territory in response to looming federal budget cuts.

Grand Chief Cody Diabo told reporters the tolls could help offset the impact of cuts to federal departments, including Indigenous Services Canada.

Vancouver Island photographer Colby Rex O’Neill has had restless nights as a wildfire burns less than a kilometre from his home.

That’s a worry, but he also fears the Wesley Ridge fire could reach what he calls a “national treasure” – Cathedral Grove, a temperate rainforest containing trees that are about 800 years old.

Just 20, Adisa De Rosario has spent half his life in Toronto FC colours.

The young goalkeeper joined the TFC academy in 2015. Even then, he was no stranger to the club’s training centre, having been part of its pre-academy.

Les agents de bord pourront déposer un préavis de grève de 72 heures au plus tôt le 16 août.

Canada’s privacy commissioner has opened an investigation into a cyberattack on WestJet WJAFF which saw a “malicious actor” gain access to the airline’s systems.

The airline said in a statement last month that a “sophisticated, criminal” third party was able to gain access to some personal and travel-related data during the June cybersecurity incident.

The family of a Nova Scotia firefighter who died in training says the results of a scathing audit of the province’s main firefighters school is an important first step in ensuring future safety.

The $300,000 money-for-value audit by consultant 21FSP was released Tuesday by the provincial government. It was launched in June and stemmed from the death of firefighter Skyler Blackie during a training exercise at the Nova Scotia Firefighters School in March 2019.

Incursion dans les premiers moments du festival Innu Nikamu avec ses fondateurs.

Dans une publication LinkedIn, M. Malenfant s'en prend aux décisions récentes du commissaire Denis Gallant.

Les coupes effectuées par Ottawa dans certains ministères sont de « l'austérité raciale », selon Kahnawà:ke.

Four faculty groups at McGill University have launched a constitutional challenge of a Quebec bill that allows the provincial labour minister to terminate strikes.

The associations, which represent 500 academics, say the bill restricts the constitutional right to strike.

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A mysterious illness has killed billions of sea stars. Just yesterday, scientists shared how they’ve solved the case.

In the summer of 1910, 20-year-old Myra Ellison sent a letter home to her mother from the shores of Campbell Lake on Vancouver Island, where she was surrounded by a wilderness of old-growth forests and steep, snow-capped mountains.

“My boots are simply fine for walking,” she assured her mother.

Soon after Rachel Calvelli got married, she and her husband wanted to take six months off work and travel across North America.

At her job, Calvelli had two options for a sabbatical: two years of salary spread across 30 months and six months off, or four years of salary across five years and a year off.

OceanGate n'a pas respecté les protocoles de sécurité et de tests, selon le rapport de la garde côtière.

L’ombudsman de Radio-Canada était appelé à se prononcer au sujet d'un segment présenté le 25 janvier.

Le taux des tarifs a atteint 2,4 % en juin, contre 1,9 % en mai.

Canada’s merchandise trade deficit widened in June to $5.9-billion as imports grew faster than exports due to a one-time high-value oil equipment import, data showed on Tuesday.

The deficit observed in June is the second highest on record after the deficit dipped to its largest in history in April to $7.6-billion.

Air Canada flight attendants are entering the final day of voting on whether to give a strike mandate to their union.

The vote, which began July 28 and closes today, comes after the Air Canada component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees concluded the conciliation process with no deal reached.

The union represents more than 10,000 flight attendants who have been in contract talks since the start of the year.

A stretch of northern Ontario remains under a special air quality statement today amid smoke from wildfires burning in parts of the country.

The special statement for southern parts of the province, including the Toronto area, lifted this morning as conditions there improved.

Good morning. Canada has started to deliver aid in Gaza, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to agree to a ceasefire. More on that below, plus a look ahead on the trade file for the week and a look back at how science saved sick sea stars. Let’s get to it.

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Plusieurs Québécois tenteront de se qualifier pour les mondiaux d'athlétisme lors de la Classique de Montréal.

Des jeunes sans emploi peuvent louer un espace où ils font semblant de travailler toute la journée.

Après l'échec d'une ultime rencontre en Corée en 2024, les pays doivent trouver un terrain d'entente à Genève.

Linkin Park se produira mardi et mercredi au Centre Bell avec sa nouvelle chanteuse, Emily Armstrong.

La Canadienne de 18 ans a maintenant rendez-vous avec Elena Rybakina mercredi soir.

Au moins 3141 personnes ont été tuées en Haïti du 1er janvier au 30 juin.

Les parents de Jacob Gauthier, mort dans la tragédie de la garderie de Laval, avaient lancé un cri du cœur.

The Canada Border Services Agency says it has arrested and charged three alleged smugglers after police in southern Quebec intercepted a truck carrying 44 foreign nationals in conditions an RCMP officer described as “horrific.” 

The agency said RCMP and Quebec provincial police intercepted the vehicle with dozens of people aboard near Stanstead, Que., overnight between Saturday to Sunday.

La fumée des feux dans les Prairies entraîne une mauvaise qualité de l'air et une visibilité réduite.

The rats took over James Klein’s backyard this spring.

He’d never had a rat problem in the more than two decades he’s lived in Montreal’s Snowdon neighbourhood. But now, when he watches TV in his family room, he sees them out of the corner of his eye, scurrying around outside the glass door leading onto his back deck.