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‘Wear a polka-dot scarf:’ Canadian fashion designer Marilyn Brooks, 93, has died

Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: 8:19 PM CDT

A fashion designer who was among the first to popularize a clothing style in Canada that was famously worn by rebellious British youths and The Beatles in the 1960s has died.

Norma Meneguzzi Spall, a friend and spokesperson for Marilyn Brooks' family, said Brooks died Saturday of natural causes at the age of 93 in Toronto.

Jeanne Beker, an Ontario-based fashion journalist, said she remembers Brooks' boutique, The Unicorn, was the most hip place to shop when she was a teen in the 1960s.

Beker said the boutique was the first in Toronto to sell slick, colourful and polished mod-style clothing popularized by rock bands and youths partaking in the counterculture of the 1960s.

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World Cup leaves uncertain legacy in Toronto as experts question economic impact

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World Cup leaves uncertain legacy in Toronto as experts question economic impact

Kathryn Mannie, The Canadian Press 7 minute read 2:34 PM CDT

TORONTO - For soccer fan Marticia Fargiorgio, the atmosphere in Toronto has been unmatched since the World Cup began, watching neighbours come together to support the men’s team and connect with visitors from around the world.

It’s a sentiment shared by many fans who spoke of the energy that spilled out onto the street from matches, watch parties and sports bars as Toronto hosted six World Cup games.

"The connection, the togetherness, we really needed this," Fargiorgio said.

The tournament is far from over, but festivities in the city are winding down with Canada’s team eliminated and Toronto’s host duties completed.

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‘Minions & Monsters’ tops Fourth of July holiday box office, barely beating ‘Toy Story 5’

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‘Minions & Monsters’ tops Fourth of July holiday box office, barely beating ‘Toy Story 5’

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Minions have taken down “Toy Story 5" at the July Fourth weekend box office, but not by much.

“Minions & Monsters,” the seventh film in the “Despicable Me” franchise, earned $36.4 million at the holiday weekend box office, according to studio estimates for North America. “Toy Story 5,” a juggernaut that last week beat “Supergirl,” earned an estimated $31 million.

The Minions movie, which has the devious henchlings seeking movie glory in Hollywood's Golden Age, opened on Wednesday and earned an estimated $61.4 million in its first five days, according to studio estimates. The Minions are a popular franchise globally and “Minions & Monsters” has earned $160 million worldwide in its debut week.

Audiences looking for patriotic fare amid the United States' 250th birthday celebration had “Young Washington” to consider; it opened in third place with nearly $21 million. The movie focuses on George Washington's service during the French and Indian War.

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Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, right, and Chief Trade Negotiator Janice Charette take part in a press conference during the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

LeBlanc says Canada seeking clarity after U.S. opts for annual CUSMA review

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LeBlanc says Canada seeking clarity after U.S. opts for annual CUSMA review

Émilie Bergeron, The Canadian Press 5 minute read 10:11 AM CDT

OTTAWA - Days after the Trump administration decided to require annual reviews of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement instead of renewing it in its current form until 2042, the Canadian government says significant uncertainty remains over the next steps in trade negotiations.

"We don't have any more predictability about the annual review process because this is somewhat uncharted territory. It's not typical for this kind of agreement," Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said in a telephone interview Friday.

LeBlanc said he asked U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer how he intended to structure discussions as part of the annual review. He said the request was made jointly with Mexican Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard.

"There wasn't an answer at the meeting. ... It was agreed that we would continue the conversation over the coming weeks," the minister said of the July 1 meeting, when the United States confirmed it would pursue annual reviews of CUSMA.

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Cameco employees walk down a tunnel to a Jet Boring System (JBS) machine during a media tour of Cameco's Cigar Lake uranium mine in Cigar Lake, Sask., Monday, June 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESSLiam Richards

Inside Saskatchewan’s Cigar Lake mine, a ’boutique’ operation with abundant uranium

Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Preview

Inside Saskatchewan’s Cigar Lake mine, a ’boutique’ operation with abundant uranium

Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Updated: 1:12 PM CDT

CIGAR LAKE, SASK. - Cessa Fern's day begins with being squished into a metal cage with 19 others, and dropped to a depth greater than the height of New York’s Empire State Building into a dark world of rock walls, pipes and wires.

It's where uranium is mined and fears are faced.

The radiation student technician had reservations about the job before taking her first trip down the elevator.

"I was like, 'No way am I going to work in the mine,'" Fern recalled in an interview.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney participates in a joint news conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store following a tour of the site of NATO Exercise Cold Response in Bardufoss, Norway on Friday, March 13, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Carney to travel to Turkey, where NATO allies will focus on managing Trump

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Carney to travel to Turkey, where NATO allies will focus on managing Trump

Kyle Duggan and Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press 5 minute read 5:00 AM CDT

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to leave for Ankara on Monday to attend the annual NATO summit — the first visit by a Canadian prime minister to Turkey since 2015.

Turkey's capital will make up the first leg of Carney's week-long sojourn to the Middle East, which will conclude with a short stay in Saudi Arabia aimed at deepening trade and investment ties.

The July 7 and 8 NATO summit has been reduced in scale from the typical annual alliance gathering. What used to be two full days of meetings is now down to a dinner and one session where representatives of all member states will huddle.

Kerry Buck, Canada's former ambassador to NATO, said this year's gathering has been described as a "short, sweet summit to try avoid any drama," given U.S. President Donald Trump's propensity for disruption and insulting allies.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith arrive to announce a proposed pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast in Calgary on Thursday, July 02, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol

Who are the partners behind a proposed new West Coast oil pipeline?

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Who are the partners behind a proposed new West Coast oil pipeline?

Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Friday, Jul. 3, 2026

CALGARY - Alberta's pitch to the major projects office for a new oil pipeline to the West Coast is being billed as a public-private partnership, though its current structure skews almost entirely toward the public end of the spectrum.

Ninety per cent of the proposal would be in the hands of provincial and federal Crown corporations — at least in the beginning. Energy infrastructure company Pembina Pipeline Corp. would be a minority partner.

Here is a rundown of what each entity does and what they bring to the table:

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Anti-coal mining petition led by musician Corb Lund fails in Alberta

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Anti-coal mining petition led by musician Corb Lund fails in Alberta

Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Friday, Jul. 3, 2026

EDMONTON - A petition led by country musician Corb Lund to ban new coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rockies has failed.

Alberta's election agency announced Friday that Lund's petition didn't gain enough verified signatures to move it forward.

Lund, in a statement, said it appears roughly 35,000 signatures were rejected by Elections Alberta, and he has "grave concerns" about the fairness of the process.

"We are simultaneously shocked by this outcome, yet, unfortunately, not surprised, given the continual government rule changes and roadblocks we have faced throughout this campaign," he said.

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Quebec Hydro workers conduct maintenance on a residential hydro line in Montreal on Monday, May 4, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

35,000 hydro clients in Quebec, Ontario without power after severe storms

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35,000 hydro clients in Quebec, Ontario without power after severe storms

Charlotte Glorieux, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Friday, Jul. 3, 2026

MONTREAL - Roughly 35,000 clients were without power in Ontario and Quebec on Friday afternoon after severe thunderstorms swept across Central Canada, which was already dealing with sweltering temperatures.

At the peak of the outages more than 214,000 customers were knocked off the grid in Ontario and nearly 140,000 customers were without power in Quebec, Environment Canada said.

Hydro One, Ontario's power utility, said crews were working "as safely and quickly as possible" to fix service to over 17,000 customers after several rounds of thunderstorms since Canada Day.

While in Quebec, Audrey St-Pierre, spokesperson for Quebec's hydro utility, said about 200 teams of workers had been dispatched to restore service to more than 18,000 clients.

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Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu delivers an announcement in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle

Ottawa to weigh guardrails, alternatives to ‘contentious’ Labour Code tool: Hajdu

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Ottawa to weigh guardrails, alternatives to ‘contentious’ Labour Code tool: Hajdu

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Friday, Jul. 3, 2026

OTTAWA - The federal government is exploring possible guardrails or alternatives to using what she says is a "contentious" section of the Labour Code that allows Ottawa to intervene in bitter bargaining conflicts, Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said this week.

Hajdu's department launched broad consultations with employers, unions and other stakeholders this spring about changes they'd like to see to the Canada Labour Code.

In an interview Thursday, Hajdu said the initial feedback was fruitful but Ottawa has decided to do a second, more focused round of consultations over the summer to go deeper on certain questions.

The federal government wants to modernize the Labour Code to promote earlier engagement between parties and cut down on the number of times bargaining ends with a prolonged work stoppage warranting Ottawa's intervention, Hajdu said.

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Matty Alex, second from the left, is shown along with four other Canadian fans at LA Stadium, in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 28, 2026. Alex is flying to Houston for Canada's match in round 16 of the World Cup.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Matty Alex (Mandatory Credit)

‘Cheer for the boys’: Fans flying to Houston for Canada’s historic World Cup match

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‘Cheer for the boys’: Fans flying to Houston for Canada’s historic World Cup match

Sharif Hassan, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Friday, Jul. 3, 2026

Canada's record-breaking World Cup run has captivated the country and spawned legions of new soccer fans, but most of them have not been following the men's team around as loyally as Matty Alex.

He has witnessed the team’s magical journey throughout the tournament, from their opening match in Toronto to their 6-0 victory against Qatar in Vancouver and the historic win in Los Angeles, when Stephen Eustaquio’s goal in stoppage time against South Africa sent the team to the round of 16 for the first time.

Alex's next stop is Houston, Texas, where Canada is playing against Morocco on Saturday. He will fly there on Friday morning to “cheer for the boys."

Born in Brampton, Ont., the city that produced much of Canada’s mens soccer team, Alex said he became a soccer enthusiast and started playing when he was a kid.

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Hudson’s Bay closes auctions with sale of Norval Morrisseau paintings

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Hudson’s Bay closes auctions with sale of Norval Morrisseau paintings

Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Friday, Jul. 3, 2026

Hudson's Bay has completed the final auction in a series that found new owners for its trove of art — this one featuring six paintings with ties to Norval Morrisseau.

The sale was hosted online by Heffel Fine Art Auction House.

Three of the pieces sold in the auction were created by the late Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau and three came from his studio. Studio paintings are typically completed by assistants in an artist’s workshop.

The top Morrisseau painting was a vibrant acrylic on canvas attributed to his studio. It sold for $27,500.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney tours a FreshCo grocery store in Brampton, Ont., Friday, June 5, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Quarterly payments of Ottawa’s boosted grocery and essentials benefit start today

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Quarterly payments of Ottawa’s boosted grocery and essentials benefit start today

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press 1 minute read Friday, Jul. 3, 2026

OTTAWA - Eligible Canadians will find a bit more cash in their bank accounts starting today as quarterly payments begin for the federal Liberals' boosted affordability benefit.

The Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit is paid out to lower-income households every three months and was previously called the GST/HST credit.

Eligible households got a one-time payment worth 50 per cent of the benefit's annual value in early June.

The quarterly payments are also getting a 25 per cent boost for the next five years.

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Green light for Greenlight: Pembina, partners go ahead with gas plant for data centre

Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Thursday, Jul. 2, 2026

CALGARY - Pembina Pipeline Corp. and two partners have given the go-ahead to the Greenlight Electricity Centre, a natural gas plant serving a data centre customer.

Pembina, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and Kineticor Asset Management expect the cost of the project to come in at $4.6 billion. The 932-megawatt plant would be built in Sturgeon County, part of Alberta's Industrial Heartland region north of Edmonton, with startup targeted for the second half of 2030. The companies have permits that would allow them to double capacity down the line.

Data centres house the computer hardware required to power various tech applications, and their scale has ballooned with the boom in artificial intelligence and cloud computing. The province and companies did not identify the data centre customer they're serving.

Alberta has been actively trying to court so-called hyperscale developers, like Meta and Google, to set up shop in the province, but its electricity grid currently does not have enough capacity to accommodate several such projects. So Alberta is prioritizing projects that build or contract their own power generation.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., not seen, during an announcement in Vancouver, on Thursday, July 2, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

What people are saying about the B.C.-Ottawa ‘prosperity agreement’

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What people are saying about the B.C.-Ottawa ‘prosperity agreement’

The Canadian Press 3 minute read Thursday, Jul. 2, 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney and British Columbia Premier David Eby have signed a "prosperity agreement" they say will help unlock billions of dollars in new investment. The deal includes a promise by the federal government to not change the northern oil tanker ban and to accelerate construction of LNG projects.

It touches on multiple other projects, including plans for the North Coast Transmission Line and Newmont’s Red Chris mine expansion. Here is what some people are saying about the deal:

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"This agreement is comprehensive. It is ambitious. And it will help transform the entire Canadian economy and fund the public services on which all Canadians rely."

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, announces a new affordability measure in Calgary, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

More than 106K Albertans sign up for $100 affordability rebates as applications open

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More than 106K Albertans sign up for $100 affordability rebates as applications open

Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Thursday, Jul. 2, 2026

EDMONTON - The Alberta government says more than 106,000 residents applied for $100 relief cheques in just over 24 hours.

The direct deposits are meant to help Albertans deal with the high cost of living. But high traffic to the government's website left some frustrated by technological hurdles when it launched Wednesday.

Nearly 3.4 million adults — with annual household incomes of $225,000 or less — are eligible.

Jonathan Gauthier, spokesperson for Technology Minister Nate Glubish, said in a statement Thursday that the "performance issue" affecting sign-ins to the site was fixed.

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