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Canada opens international bridge without US as trade war deepens

Canada marked the opening of a bridge connecting Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan, on Friday (July 24) in a quiet celebration without U.S. officials after a dispute over toll-sharing. Gregor Robertson, Canada's Minister of Housing and Infrastructure, said the bridge ultimately "serves both countries so well." - REUTERS

Bangkok Post

Trump angrily responds as new US-Canada bridge opens and Americans are left out of the ceremony

The newly completed $4.7 billion bridge connects Michigan to Ontario

The Independent UK

Weather tracker: More than 900 wildfires rage across Canada

Fires remain out of control in Northwest Territories and Ontario, while Argentina endures record night-time heat

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Canada is ready to celebrate new bridge to US amid tariff troubles with Trump

Officials are gathering Friday in Ontario to take delight in a new U.S.-Canada bridge over the Detroit River

The Independent UK

World's biggest marine mammal rescue begins in Canada as 30 beluga whales are relocated from shuttered Marineland after euthanasia fears

One of the largest marine mammal rescue operations ever attempted is underway in Canada as experts begin relocating 30 beluga whales from the now-closed Marineland Canada in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The ambitious mission follows fears that the whales could eventually face euthanasia after funding for their care dwindled following the…

The Times of India

Canada: Ontario launches first phase of major immigration programme overhaul

Ontario has launched a new immigration program, replacing eight existing streams with one. This new system will reopen later this year, requiring fresh applications. Points will be awarded for Ontario work experience and Canadian income tax history. Job offers outside Toronto and health occupations will receive additional consideration. Applicants and…

The Economic Times

US-Canada bridge has been years in the making. But tension between countries is sapping the joy

The rocky relationship between the U.S. and Canada is spoiling the celebration of an extraordinary project between the two countries

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Canada’s aerial firefighting system is too slow, and front-line communities are paying the price

Recently, as hundreds of fires burned across Northern Ontario and smoke pushed Toronto’s air quality to among the worst on the planet, Canada’s minister of emergency management defended Ottawa’s response and said, in effect, that nothing went wrong.

The Conversation

Trump’s new tariffs give Ontario and Québec the perfect excuse to sell their unsold American booze

U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated his trade war with Canada, announcing 50 per cent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods, from wine and hockey sticks to cement and dairy products. The new rates will take effect in 30 days.

The Conversation

We received no alert, say leaders of First Nations communities razed by Canadian wildfires

Chiefs in Ontario say they were left to self-evacuate before homes burned to ground, after being told there was no imminent threat

The Guardian - UK

Mental health programs alone won’t fix psychological injury among public safety workers

A recent Ontario Coroner’s Review documented 34 deaths by suicide among correctional workers over the past 15 years, with 17 of those deaths occurring since 2020.

The Conversation

More smoke from Canadian wildfires set to blanket the US. Here’s how it compares to last week

More than 900 wildfires are burning across Ontario and other provinces ahead of peak fire season next month

The Independent UK

Canada's 2026 Wildfire Season Has Surged Far Beyond Historical Averages

Canada's 2026 wildfire season has surpassed the 25-year average with 2.78 million hectares burned and 900+ active fires. Latest data, evacuation updates, and what's driving the crisis.

Medical Daily

Gilmore Girls' original Ontario home is up for sale after 24 years and fans can own Lorelai and Rory's first TV house. Here's how much it costs

The house used as Lorelai and Rory Gilmore's home in the pilot episode is now for sale. This historic property is located in Unionville, Markham, Ontario, Canada. The asking price for this television memorabilia is CAD $3.88 million. The spacious Victorian home offers modern comforts and a detached heritage bakery…

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International Business Times

Ontario Fires Back at Trump: Drop Lumber Tariffs as Wildfire Smoke Hits 100M Americans

Canada wildfire smoke is choking more than 100 million Americans — and sparking a diplomatic standoff. Ontario Premier Ford countered Trump's tariff threat by demanding the U.S. drop softwood lumber duties, while the White House admits no legal mechanism exists to tariff smoke. Detroit hit a record AQI of 650;…

The Guardian - US

‘Profound, resigned hopelessness’: people across US and Canada share effects of wildfire smoke

Air quality in North America has plummeted, affecting the health of millions of people across the continent

The Times of India

'Find this white man ... ': Canadian journalist receives death threat from Indian-origin for Sikh man's kirpan gym dispute video

A Canadian independent journalist, Max Genest, has received a death threat after posting a video about Gurpartap Singh Khalsa, a Sikh content creator who was asked to leave a gym in Windsor, Ontario, for carrying a kirpan, a ceremonial blade worn as part of the Sikh faith.

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Canadian wildfire smoke prompts Trump tariff threat

US President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Canada for wildfire smoke spreading across the United States and said he would add the “incalculable cost” of dealing with the pollution to existing tariffs on Canadian goods.

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Medical Daily

Milwaukee's AQI Soared to 644 as Canadian Wildfire Smoke Pushes U.S. Air to Dangerous Levels

Milwaukee's AQI surged to a record 644 as Canadian wildfire smoke blanketed the U.S., creating hazardous air conditions and raising serious health concerns across the region.

Medical Daily

A First Nation Burned to the Ground Without Warning, Exposing Canada's Wildfire Response Failures

The destruction of Namaygoosisagagun First Nation has intensified scrutiny of Ontario's wildfire response, with Indigenous communities bearing a disproportionate share of evacuations during the 2026 wildfire season.

The Times of India

Indian immigrant Taranpreet Singh Sidhu found dead in Canada's Ontario

A 29-year-old truck driver who immigrated to Canada from India has been identified as the victim in a homicide investigation after his body was found inside a sewage culvert in Hamilton, Ontario.

The Guardian - US

More Canadian wildfire smoke shrouds US midwest, mid-Atlantic and north-east

109 million people face another day of poor air quality as smoke from blazes in Ontario drifts over the US

Medical Daily

Canada's Wildfire Crisis Escalates: 850 Fires Burn as Smoke Blankets 100 Million Americans

Northwestern Ontario erupted in fire on July 13, triggering mass evacuations of First Nations communities, destroying homes, and sending smoke plumes that have turned the skies over Toronto, Chicago, Boston, and New York City orange. Here is the full picture as of July 17, 2026.

International Business Times UK

Ontario Wildfire Creates Giant Smoke Plume Seen Thousands of Feet Above Ground

Wildfire smoke from northwestern Ontario has spread across Canada and the US Northeast, prompting air quality warnings and health alerts. Evacuations and health risks are compounded by an ongoing heatwave.

France 24

Canadian wildfire sends hazardous smoke spewing into US

FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade speaks with Jonathan Boucher, Researcher at the Canadian Forest Service, about the measures needed to manage and prevent wildfires and render forests more resilient to the ravages of climate change. Ontario requested federal assistance to evacuate people from remote northern Canadian communities ravaged by wildfires on…

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