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Morning Update: Trade talks hit the road

Good morning. Canada’s trade officials take a road trip down south. More on that below, along with a closer look at Alberta’s recovery centres and a multimillion dollar bitcoin hack.

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Dominic LeBlanc and Janice Charette at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C., June 2.
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Morning Update: Canada’s next nickel mine

Good morning. Ottawa’s push for major projects just delivered a new deal. More on that below, along with a big day in soccer politics and a strike notice at WestJet.

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Canada Nickel is developing the Crawford nickel cobalt project near Timmins, Ont., which contains the world’s second-largest reserve of nickel.
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Morning Update: Alberta set to expand use of private health clinics

Good morning. Albertans will soon be able to self-refer and pay out-of-pocket for private diagnostic tests. More on that below, along with managing wildfires in France and Spain, and medals at the Commonwealth Games.

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith makes a health-care announcement in Calgary, Monday, July 27, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Morning Update: Burnout is pushing emergency room doctors to leave

Good morning. A new study highlights an epidemic of burnout among Canada’s emergency room physicians. More on that below, along with the deadly Berlin Pride festival attack and massive wildfire evacuations in France.

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Paramedics bring a patient to the emergency department at St. Michael’s Hospital in downtown Toronto on July 14, 2022.
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Morning Update: Canada considers tariff retaliation

Good morning. Trade flare-ups persist, forcing Canada to get its elbows ready. More on that below, along with renewed wildfire threats and protests in India.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Canada's premiers at the First Ministers Meetings in Charlottetown yesterday.
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Morning Update: Back at the tariff table, without USMCA

Good morning. We’re so back – to trade negotiations, this time without a USMCA exemption. More on that below, along with ‘cockroach’ protests and ‘skillcation’ vacations.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney takes questions from journalists after making a statement outside the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa, on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Morning Update: New tariffs risk new economic chaos

Good morning. After threatening tariffs because of wildfire smoke, the U.S. did impose levies, but for a different reason altogether. More on that below, along with fire strategy intentions and dark matter discoveries.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 working luncheon in Evian-les-Bains, France June 16.
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Morning Update: Wildfires continue to rage across Canada

Good morning. Smoke has eased in eastern Canada, but wildfires continue to rage all over the country. More on that below, along with reliving Spain’s World Cup win and reimagining the family home.

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Smoke rises from the Signal Hill wildfire in Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada July 18, 2026. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
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Morning Update: Canada’s Chief Justice and the decision of a lifetime

Good morning. Richard Wagner is the man leading Canada’s highest court in its deliberations on a country-shaping case, the landmark judgment on Quebec’s Bill 21. More on him and the case below, along with updates on the wildfire crisis.

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Richard Wagner, Chief Justice of Canada, poses for a portrait at the Supreme Court in Ottawa.
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