Canada condemns the Israeli government’s failure to prevent the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian disaster in Gaza.

Israel’s control of aid distribution must be replaced by comprehensive provision of humanitarian assistance led by international organizations. Many of these are…

— Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) July 25, 2025

Canada on Thursday condemned the Israeli government for failing to prevent what Prime Minister Mark Carney called a humanitarian disaster in Gaza.

Carney also accused Israel of violating international law over the blocking of Canadian-funded aid delivery to civilians in the war-torn Palestinian enclave.

The judge who acquitted the five men in the Hockey Canada sexual-assault case did not rely on two videos taken of the complainant on the night of her encounter with the accused players to determine whether the woman had consented to sex.

Instead, Justice Maria Carroccia used the videos to assess the woman’s relative sobriety and demeanour at the time they were shot. The judge did not make a major declaration on the the legal value of what are known as consent videos.

Two forensic psychiatrists have concluded their testimony at a hearing to determine if the man accused of killing 11 people at Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Day festival is fit to stand trial.

Adam Kai-Ji Lo faces 11 counts of second-degree murder and for allegedly driving an SUV through a crowded street at the Filipino festival on April 26.

The key issue in the sexual-assault trial of five former members of Canada’s national junior hockey team, which ended in an acquittal on Thursday for all five men, was whether the complainant voluntarily consented to the sexual activity.

The Crown had to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that E.M., as she was known to protect her identity, did not consent when she was with the five players in a hotel room in London, Ont., in June, 2018.

A man originally accused of the second-degree murder of a young woman from Abbotsford, B.C., has been found guilty of the lesser offence of manslaughter.

Twenty-two-year-old Chelsey Gauthier was reported missing to the Abbotsford Police Department in July 2017 and her body was found in August.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says Gary Losch appeared in a B.C. Supreme Court in Abbotsford this week, where Justice Dev Dley found him not guilty of second-degree murder, but guilty of manslaughter.

The five former Canadian world junior hockey players acquitted of sexual-assault charges may hope to return to their professional careers in North America after the conclusion of their criminal trial, but they still face some significant hurdles and the possibility of sanctions.

On Thursday, both the National Hockey League and Hockey Canada indicated that they were in no rush to welcome the players back into the fold.

An Alberta judge has found six people in contempt for not attending interviews as part of an investigation into alleged irregular political donations made to the United Conservative Party.

A Tuesday decision by Justice Peter Michalyshyn says for the past year the provincial elections commissioner has been investigating donations made to the party by people allegedly using money that wasn’t their own leading up to the 2023 provincial election.

The decision says the commissioner, Paula Hale, began investigating in the spring of last year after being made aware of the allegation, but it’s not clear if the individuals found in contempt were targets of the investigation.

At the fan festival leading up to WrestleMania X8, World Wrestling Federation chairman Vince McMahon wanted to get a sense of who the audience would be pulling for in the anticipated match between Hulk Hogan and Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson.

Hogan was still in his villainous “Hollywood” persona while The Rock was the promotion’s bankable baby face star heading into their March 17, 2002, showdown at Toronto’s SkyDome (now Rogers Centre).

Five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team have been acquitted of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room after a Hockey Canada gala.

Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dubé and Cal Foote were cleared of all charges by Justice Maria Carroccia on Thursday.

Read Justice Carroccia’s full ruling below.

Bruce Fairweather was in bed Wednesday night when he says his wife heard what sounded like gunshots.

He went outside his home in Maple Ridge, B.C., and saw two vehicles on fire.

A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the federal public service could shed almost 60,000 jobs over the next four years as Ottawa looks to cut costs.

Earlier this month, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne sent letters to multiple ministers asking them to cut program spending at their departments by 7.5 per cent next spring, 10 per cent the year after and 15 per cent in 2028-29.

Canada’s former measles hot spot is reporting no new cases for the first time since a spring surge.

Data released by Public Health Ontario shows no additional illnesses in the area covered by Southwestern Public Health, which in April accounted for 45 per cent of the province’s cases and the highest count in Canada.

The benchmark comes after the region reported just one new case for each of the previous three weeks, although there are nine new cases in the neighbouring health unit of Middlesex-London.

Five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team have been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room after a Hockey Canada gala.

Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dubé and Cal Foote were acquitted of all charges on Thursday by Justice Maria Carroccia, who concluded that the complainant, known publicly only as E.M., was not a credible witness and had consented to sexual activity. Justice Carroccia said the Crown had failed to prove the charges against any of the players.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is forecasting a recession in Canada this year.

A new report from CFIB, released Thursday, shows it’s forecasting that growth declined 0.8 per cent in the second quarter and will contract by a further 0.8 per cent in the third quarter. The report said the contraction is reflective of “persistently low business confidence” stemming from trade tensions and weakness in the manufacturing industry.

A remote-controlled scoop has begun the work of removing a pile of debris as tall as a two-storey building to gain access to three workers trapped at the Red Chris mine in northern British Columbia, a company statement says.

The debris is roughly the width of two semi-trailers and the workers, who have found shelter in underground refuge chambers, have been trapped since Tuesday without communications.

OTTAWA - A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the federal public service could shed almost 60,000 jobs over the next four years as Ottawa looks to cut costs.

Earlier this month, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne sent letters to multiple ministers asking them to cut program spending at their departments by 7.5 per cent next spring, 10 per cent the year after and 15 per cent in 2028-29.

The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected a constitutional challenge of the criminal law on sex work, upholding the convictions of two men who argued its provisions are overly broad.

Mikhail Kloubakov and Hicham Moustaine were convicted of criminal offences in an Alberta court as a result of their employment in 2018 as paid drivers for an escort business.

A remote-controlled scoop has begun the work of removing a pile of debris 20 to 30 meters long and seven to eight metres high to gain access to three workers trapped at the Red Chris mine in northern British Columbia, a company statement says.

Newmont Corp. says in the statement issued Thursday that specialized drones have been sent in to assess the geotechnical conditions underground.

Statistics Canada says retail sales decreased 1.1 per cent to $69.2-billion in May, driven by sales declines at motor vehicle and parts dealers.

However, the agency said its preliminary figures for June point to an increase of 1.6 per cent for that month.

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The upcoming federal by-election in Battle River-Crowfoot has Jennifer Fossen in unknown territory.

Fossen is the president of the Camrose & District Chamber of Commerce. In the April federal election, it held a candidate forum. Only one nominee showed up to speak to a half-empty room.

Professional interpreters are warning that the federal government’s plans to cut its procurement costs could compromise the public’s access to parliamentary, Supreme Court and other official proceedings in both official languages.

Jeremy Link, a spokesperson for Public Services and Procurement Canada, said the department recently began a process to replace the federal government’s existing freelance interpretation contracts.

Good morning. All eyes are on the verdict in the Hockey Canada trial today. More on that below, along with the conclusion of the premiers’ meeting and the rising risk of starvation in Gaza, but first:

Today’s headlines

• A report shows that a Canadian man who died in ICE custody was previously flagged for health concerns
• Algoma Steel is seeking up to $600-million from Ottawa in emergency trade war relief
• From the Mastering It series: How this miniaturist made it big with her tiny creations

Saskatchewan is set to get help from Ottawa as dozens of wildfires burn in the province.

Federal Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski says she has approved a request for federal assistance and that Armed Forces personnel and helicopters are being deployed.

Police say they are investigating the “suspicious” death of a patient who had been living in a care home in Abbotsford, B.C.

The Abbotsford Police Department says the local hospital called police about two patients who had been transferred from Menno Home while experiencing “medical emergencies that raised concerns due to their suspicious nature.”

A statement from police says they were called on July 6 and one of the patients died on July 10.

1/3 Israeli military operations against WHO staff and facilities, World Food Programme aid convoys, & the ongoing killing of Palestinians seeking urgently needed food and water are unacceptable. Civilians, incl. aid workers, must be protected.

— Foreign Policy CAN (@CanadaFP) July 23, 2025

The Canadian government said on Wednesday that Israeli military operations against civilians and aid workers in Gaza were unacceptable, and called for the immediate resumption of U.N.-led aid distribution in the war-torn enclave.

“Israeli military operations against WHO staff and facilities, World Food Programme aid convoys, & the ongoing killing of Palestinians seeking urgently needed food and water are unacceptable,” the Canadian foreign ministry said on X.

It was Jan. 11, 2024, and police in London, Ont., were preparing to lay sexual-assault charges against five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team.

The men – all of whom were now playing professional hockey, four of them in the NHL – were accused of attacking a woman in a hotel room in June, 2018, after a Hockey Canada gala.

On Thursday, the five former Canadian world junior hockey players charged with sexual assault after a 2018 celebratory gala in London, Ont., will learn their fates at the hands of the criminal justice system.

But that won’t be the final word: Both the National Hockey League and Hockey Canada still have matters to resolve with the men. Each organization conducted its own parallel investigation into the allegations, but when police laid charges in February, 2024, the league and national sport organization held off making any final determination until the end of the trial.

The girlfriend of a man shot and killed by Canada’s largest Indigenous police service in Northern Ontario says her partner couldn’t say no to assisting others.

Eric Nothing “was a good man, always helped when anyone needed it,” Roleine Meekis told The Globe and Mail on Wednesday.

Three workers are trapped more than 500 metres underground in a northern B.C. mine after multiple collapses blocked an access route.

The first ground collapse at Red Chris gold and copper mine – located near Dease Lake, close to the Alaska-British Columbia border – happened on Tuesday morning and forced the miners to escape to a designated refuge station.

A Calgary mother and father who pleaded guilty to manslaughter after leaving their toddler sitting in a diaper of scalding hot water have each been sentenced to six years in prison.

“Their actions indicate a wanton disregard for the safety of Gabriel,” Justice Glen Poelman of Court of King’s Bench said Wednesday at the sentencing of Michael Sinclair and Sonya Pasqua.

Park operators across eastern Canada have revoked and withheld permits for American musician Sean Feucht’s tour across the region this week, after a surge of local concerns about the Make America Great Again affiliate’s activism against the LGBTQ community, abortion rights and “woke ideology.”

Parks Canada on late Tuesday revoked Feucht’s permit for a kickoff concert scheduled for Wednesday night at the York Redoubt National Historic Site near Halifax, after criticism from Nova Scotia residents over his stances.

Premiers said they plan to take more control over immigration as Ontario Premier Doug Ford criticized the federal Immigration Minister and said he would be issuing his own work permits in the province.

At the conclusion of a three-day premiers’ meeting on Wednesday, provincial and territorial leaders called for an increase to economic immigration levels to meet their labour needs and said they would use powers under the Constitution to seize more control over immigration, including to issue work permits.

Five former members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team have been found not guilty in their high-profile sexual-assault trial. Justice Maria Carroccia delivered her verdict in London, Ont., on Thursday, after a mistrial and two dismissed juries.

Globe and Mail reporter Robyn Doolittle has been covering the case since London Police reopened the investigation in 2022. On July 28 at 1 p.m. ET, Doolittle will be answering reader questions about the case, the trial and the verdict.

Three workers trapped underground in a refuge area at the Red Chris mine in northwestern British Columbia have enough air, water and food for an “extended stay,” the mine’s majority owner said Wednesday.

The statement from Newmont Corp. said it was working to assemble specialist teams from nearby mine sites to respond to the accident that occurred Tuesday.

The Military Police Complaints Commission is investigating what happened during a botched active-shooter drill on a Canadian Forces base last fall that reportedly left an employee injured and traumatized.

The drill happened on Nov. 12 at CFB Longue-Pointe in Montreal.

Parks Canada has cancelled the permit for a concert by a Christian musician at a historic site in Halifax.

The agency says it received complaints about the event featuring Sean Feucht — who has described himself as a missionary, author and activist.

Scotiabank (BNS-T) says it expects its holdings in U.S. bank KeyCorp (KEY-N) to add about $61-million in income to its third-quarter results.

The bank says that adjusted profits should be about $68-million, after factoring in the amortization of acquired intangible assets.

British Columbia Premier David Eby says it’s not clear that Canada will end up striking a deal with the U.S. as the two countries negotiate a new trade and security pact under President Donald Trump’s Aug. 1 deadline.

Mr. Eby, who attended the summer gathering of Canada’s premiers in the Ontario community of Muskoka this week, said Prime Minister Mark Carney briefed the premiers on the status of negotiations with the U.S. on Tuesday.

Now that the British government has vowed to lower its voting age to 16 by the next general election, one Canadian senator says it’s past time for Canada to do the same.

The U.K. announced last week that it would lower its voting age from 18 to 16 in a bid to strengthen British democracy and restore trust in politics.

A judge has imposed a publication ban on a hearing to determine if the man accused of killing 11 people at the Vancouver Lapu-Lapu Day festival is fit to stand trial.

Adam Kai-Ji Lo faces 11 counts of second-degree murder and is accused of driving an SUV through a crowded street.

Residents of an upstate New York town gathered Tuesday night to shed tears and light candles for a nine-year-old Montreal girl whose body was found in their community over the weekend.

Scores of people in Ticonderoga gathered at a local park for an emotional tribute to nine-year-old Melina Frattolin.

University of Waterloo researchers have built a tool that can quickly remove watermarks identifying content as artificially generated – and they say it proves that global efforts to combat deepfakes are most likely on the wrong track.

Academia and industry have focused on watermarking as the best way to fight deepfakes and “basically abandoned all other approaches,” said Andre Kassis, a PhD candidate in computer science who led the research.

Good morning. The TikTok generation is trading sunblock for sunburns, using apps to optimize their summer glow — more on that below, along with the one-year anniversary of Jasper’s wildfire and Ozzy Osbourne’s musical legacy. But first:

Today’s headlines

• Carney signals that a U.S. trade deal could come later than Aug. 1
• In Kyiv, Canada’s ambassador shows solidarity by standing firm
• Ottawa’s hotel bill for asylum seekers reaches $1.1-billion, with tens of millions more earmarked this year

Kelly Johnston’s skin cancer journey began more than a decade ago, after a biopsy revealed that a red, scaly scab above her left eyebrow was basal cell carcinoma.

Since then, she’s had other cancerous spots appear elsewhere on her body, including on her back. In 2022, Ms. Johnston received more serious news: She had melanoma, considered the most fatal form of skin cancer, on her left inner thigh.