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London, Ont., hospital accuses former CEO of failing to act on evidence of alleged $50-million contract fraud
One of Ontario’s largest hospital corporations is taking the unusual step of suing its former chief executive and two senior administrators, alleging they failed to act properly when they were presented with evidence of a procurement fraud.
London Health Sciences Centre, which manages three hospitals and more than 15,000 employees, announced two lawsuits this week stemming from an investigation into an alleged $50-million fraud scheme. The hospital network alleges inflated contracts were steered to companies with ties to a former vice-president of London Health Sciences.
Residents of Quadeville, Ont., shocked to learn a human – and not an animal – may be behind injuries to eight-year-old girl
Up until two days ago, the residents of the tiny Ontario community of Quadeville had been on high alert. Some children were kept indoors, and parents were on the lookout for a possibly violent and unpredictable creature.
The fear stemmed from the discovery of a missing eight-year-old girl on June 24 who had been so savagely attacked, investigators warned residents that they believed it must have been an animal.
Trump threatens 35% tariffs on Canadian goods starting Aug. 1
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would impose 35-per-cent tariffs on imports from Canada starting Aug 1, upping pressure on Ottawa as it seeks to secure a deal with the White House over the next week.
In a letter posted on his website Truth Social on Thursday evening, Mr. Trump said he would increase the tariffs that were imposed on Canada in March and currently stand at 25 per cent. Mr. Trump justified the levies as an effort to force Canada to do more to address U.S complaints about fentanyl trafficking and illegal migration.
Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet becomes first woman to lead Canada’s air force

Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet made history Thursday by becoming the first woman to lead the Royal Canadian Air Force.
She took the reins from Lt.-Gen. Eric Kenny at a change-of-command ceremony at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum presided over by Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan.
Le Canada de nouveau dans le viseur douanier de Donald Trump
Le président américain a annoncé avant-hier une hausse de 50 % des droits de douane sur le cuivre.
Ten people hospitalized with measles in British Columbia as disease spreads

Ten people are hospitalized with measles in British Columbia, with one active, contagious case as of July 8, the province’s Health Ministry said.
It said the infections are among 102 confirmed cases this year, with most involving people who were not fully immunized.
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Le ministre de la Défense soutient que la culture militaire change au Canada
David McGuinty qualifie de « troublante » l'affaire de la milice antigouvernementale.
Les membres du NPD choisiront leur prochain chef en mars 2026
Justin Bieber teases long-awaited seventh album on billboards with word ‘Swag’

Justin Bieber is teasing his long-awaited seventh studio album – apparently called Swag – with a series of billboards and social media posts Thursday.
Billboards depicting Bieber were found by fans in Reykjavik, Iceland, and in Los Angeles with the word “Swag.” The singer also shared images of billboards on his official Instagram account that appeared to depict a track list that includes song names like All I Can Take, Walking Away, Dadz Love and Forgiveness.
La Cour d’appel autorise une plaignante à poursuivre Robert Miller au civil
La plaignante affirme avoir été victime d’un « système planifié d’exploitation sexuelle ».
Jeff Gorton prévoit un sursaut d’activité dans la LNH d’ici aux camps d’entraînement
Deux échanges un brin inattendus ont animé l'été du Canadien, qui reste ouvert à en faire plus.
Aquaculture debris along Newfoundland coast not harming fish, federal government says

The federal Fisheries Department says it found no evidence that fish-farming waste along Newfoundland’s south coast was harming fish or their habitat.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada says it reviewed reports that companies were allegedly dumping marine debris in the region.
Polaris Music Prize shortlist includes Mustafa, Nemahsis
Contemporary folk-poet Mustafa, alt-pop singer Nemahsis and electronic experimentalist Marie Davidson are among the 10 acts shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize, which carries a slimmed-down cash reward this year.
Organizers say the best Canadian album winner will receive $30,000, down from $50,000, as various sponsors scale back financial contributions.
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Government extends temporary tariff relief for businesses through employment insurance

The federal government is extending changes it made in March to the employment insurance program in response to the trade war with the U.S.
The changes were meant to help businesses retain workers by reducing their hours and compensating them through employment insurance for lost wages.
L’ayatollah Khamenei promet à Israël « une punition sévère »
Il a aussi procédé à la nomination des remplaçants des chefs de l’armée qui ont été tués vendredi.
Ontario sees gradual decline in new measles cases since May peak
Infectious-disease experts are cautiously optimistic that Ontario’s measles outbreak will continue to taper off after a gradual decline in new cases over the past two months.
Cases peaked in early May, show provincial data, with weekly case counts hovering around 200. They have since been declining with some variation.
Geneviève Guilbault rabroue à nouveau la SAAQ pour « un manque de jugement évident »
Une activité de karaoké organisée par la société d'État a fortement fait réagir la ministre.
Externats pour Autochtones : le fonds pour les survivants est disponible
Il est désormais possible de demander le financement de projets de guérison, de revitalisation linguistique.
Le chef du Nouveau Parti démocratique sera choisi en mars 2026
Certains membres affirment que cette course contribuera à couvrir la dette électorale du parti politique.
Hydro-Québec suspends work at planned Labrador hydroelectric station because of protests

Protesters have blockaded a Hydro-Québec work site at a proposed hydroelectric project in traditional Innu territory in Labrador, prompting the utility to suspend its operations in the area.
Jerome Jack was among the demonstrators gathered at the site at Gull Island on Thursday afternoon. Innu people in Labrador, he said, were not properly consulted by the Innu Nation nor Hydro-Québec about the proposed power plant.
Arctic shipping noise is silencing narwhals and shifting their movements, study finds
On the floe edge near Pond Inlet, in the northern part of Baffin Island, Nunavut, narwhal pods are migrating to open waters.
As landfast sea ice retreats and shifts to create passageways through open water, the ice-loving toothed whales journey into Eclipse Sound – the eastern Arctic entrance to the Northwest Passage – before venturing deeper into coastal inlets to forage for foods.
Cineplex reports $51.8-million in June box office revenue
Alberta to ban books deemed sexually explicit from school libraries
Alberta has issued a ministerial order to restrict books from school libraries that the province believes are sexually explicit, instructing authorities to remove the material by October and prohibit students from accessing it.
Demetrios Nicolaides, Alberta’s Education and Childcare Minister, said Premier Danielle Smith’s government will require all school boards to create or update policies to meet the province’s new safeguards. Until now, he stressed, schools had “zero standards” to select appropriate content for libraries.
Manitoba wildfires prompt second declaration of provincewide state of emergency
Wildfires have burned through more than a million hectares of forest in Manitoba this year, prompting Premier Wab Kinew to declare a second provincewide state of emergency and call upon the military to help once again with thousands of evacuations from fly-in communities.
The province, which was under a state of emergency until late last month, made the latest declaration Thursday. More than 12,600 people across the province are now being told to leave their homes, many for the second time.
Mort du jeune Abdoul Sarr : un adolescent accusé de meurtre prémédité
L'adolescent de 16 ans fait face à des accusations de meurtre au premier degré, selon les policiers.
Un transfert record en vue pour la Canadienne Olivia Smith
Arsenal paierait près de 2 M$ CA pour l’attaquante de 20 ans, du jamais vu en soccer féminin.
Motocycliste accusé d’avoir roulé à 300 km/h sur l’autoroute
Un homme fait face à plusieurs chefs d'accusation après avoir pris la fuite à grande vitesse sur l’autoroute.
Citoyenneté : un juge bloque le décret de Trump sur le droit du sol à l’échelle du pays
Un juge fédéral autorise un recours collectif contre le décret du président américain limitant la citoyenneté.
Cineplex reports $51.8-million in June box office revenue

Cineplex Inc. CGX-T says its box office revenue for June totalled $51.8-million, marking the first quarter since 2019 that it topped $50-million in each month.
The movie theatre company says a steady stream of blockbuster titles, combined with strong demand for its premium formats drove sustained attendance and revenue growth throughout the quarter.
PEI lobster fishers are passing tradition down the line
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(Nathan Rochford/The Globe and Mail)
Lock-out à la Tour CN : 10 jours plus tard, aucune négociation prévue
C'est toujours l'impasse entre la Tour CN à Toronto et Unifor, qui représente 250 employés en lock-out.
Hommage à Denys Arcand au Festival du film d’Angoulême
Le FFA rendra aussi hommage au cinéma québécois en général, avec une sélection de neuf longs métrages.
L’humoriste français Bun Hay Mean meurt la veille de son spectacle à Montréal
Il a chuté de 8 étages quelques heures avant son vol pour Montréal, où il devait se produire ce vendredi.
« J’aurais aimé qu’on me donne vraiment ma chance » - Jonathan Sénécal
Le quart québécois garde un goût amer de son passage au camp des Alouettes, duquel il a été retranché.
Des Premières Nations demandent la démission du ministre de l’Environnement de l’Ontario
Le différend porte sur un projet de loi fédéral sur l'eau potable auquel le ministre Todd McCarthy s'oppose.
Des Premières Nations demandent la démission du ministre de l’Environnement de l’Ontario
Le différend porte sur un projet de loi fédéral sur l'eau potable auquel le ministre Todd McCarthy s'oppose.
Newfoundland couple’s message in a bottle found in Ireland 13 years later
30 % à 70 % moins de travailleurs dans les centres-villes au Canada depuis la pandémie
Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver et Ottawa peinent à retrouver les niveaux d'avant la pandémie, dit Environics.
Paul McCartney en concert à Montréal en novembre
Sa tournée nord-américaine Got Back s’arrêtera aussi à Hamilton, en Ontario, le 21 novembre.
Passage remarqué d’un météore dans le ciel de Montréal hier soir
Une intense traînée lumineuse a été observée à Montréal et sur la Rive-Sud vers 21 h 43, mercredi.
From sea with love: Newfoundland couple’s message in a bottle found 13 years later on Irish shore

A romantic message in a bottle thrown from the cliffs of an island off Newfoundland nearly 13 years ago was found on a beach in Ireland this week – and the couple behind it are still in love.
Brad and Anita Squires had been dating for about a year when they decided to end a quiet September picnic on Bell Island in 2012 by casting a message out to sea.
Morning Update: Canada’s back-to-the-office push hits a wall
Good morning. Companies can’t seem to get the face time they want from their workers – more on that below, along with Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat and the generic Ozempic coming to Canada. But first:
Today’s headlines
- Border bill would create “in limbo” foreign residents who can’t be sent home or get an asylum hearing, refugee groups say
- U.S. Congress members press Canada to deal with the wildfire smoke ruining their summer
- Vancouver’s Lapu-Lapu attack inquiry urges B.C. to mandate risk assessments for all public events
- A memorial ceremony is held for those killed in the Texas floods, with more than 160 still missing
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Soldiers accused in Quebec extremist plot allegedly had night-vision gear prohibited for civilians

Some of the kinds of tactical gear that the RCMP alleges was in the hands of the soldiers arrested in Quebec is highly restricted and is generally inaccessible to individuals, experts say.
On Tuesday, the Mounties arrested and charged four men in connection with an alleged terrorist plot. Two are active non-commissioned army officers, one is a former soldier and the fourth a former cadet instructor.
Quel est l’avenir du nucléaire iranien?
Pour l’Iran, l’enrichissement de l’uranium est une question de principe.
Analyse | Quand l’IA d’Elon Musk s’inspire des néonazis
Des changements apportés à Grok seraient à l'origine du scandale de mardi.
<em>The Eastern Door</em> : le journal mohawk qui « éduque l’extérieur »
Kahnawake peut encore profiter, 33 ans plus tard, d'un journal dévoué à couvrir l'actualité de la communauté.
L’Impact en éliminatoires, ce n’est jamais ennuyant
Retour sur les moments folkloriques de chaque parcours éliminatoire des Montréalais.
Ontario teen charged with attempted murder, sexual assault after child attacked

A teen from eastern Ontario is accused of attempted murder and sex assault after a child was attacked last month.
Ontario Provincial Police say they responded to a report of a missing child on June 24 in Quadeville, about 170 kilometres west of Ottawa.