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CBC.ca

Toys 'R' Us Canada gets court approval to split business among 3 buyers
One of the deals includes the rights to the Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us Canada names and logos. Another deal includes assets like inventory, leases and equipment, and the final transaction is for a lease at Vaughan Mills mall.

Olivia Rodrigo announces all-women music festival featuring Chappell Roan, Sarah McLachlan, Stevie Nicks
Nearly 30 years after Sarah McLachlan launched what would become the massively successful all-women touring festival, Lilith Fair, Rodrigo is starting a festival of her own. It's called Daisy Chain Fields, and it features an all-women lineup.

Human rights museum board member resigns over 'one-sided' exhibit on displaced Palestinians
A trustee for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights says he has resigned from the Winnipeg facility's board over an upcoming exhibit about displaced Palestinians.

Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to be drained for repairs in wake of peeling paint, algae issues
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Washington's National Mall is set to be drained again for repairs after algae and peeling paint appeared just weeks after a $14.7-million US renovation, while U.S President Donald Trump threatened prison time for anyone caught damaging the pool.

Canada's World Cup players relishing the support of loud, proud home crowd
For players and fans who have been around since Canada's men's soccer team's relative dark ages, the scenes and soundtrack in Toronto and Vancouver have been close to surreal. It wasn’t so long ago that home games felt like away games.

Uber board sued over alleged failure to address sexual abuse by drivers
A group of shareholders accused Uber Technologies management and directors of ignoring internal and external warnings about Uber's alleged failure to address sexual abuse by drivers. A spokesperson for Uber says the lawsuit ignores important facts.

Carey Price, Patrice Bergeron headline Hockey Hall of Fame's 2026 class
Montreal Canadiens goaltending great Carey Price was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday, alongside Pekka Rinne, Keith Tkachuk and Cindy Curley in the player category.

Tomatoes cost how much now? Why inflation has come for Canada's produce section
Tomato prices rose 45.2 per cent year-over-year in May, according to new inflation numbers released Monday. That's by far the highest price increase since May last year for any grocery item measured in the Consumer Price Index.

Jimmy Kimmel announces longtime Trump adversary Rosie O’Donnell to guest host during two-month hiatus
Jimmy Kimmel is taking a two-month break away from his late-night show and has tapped none other than comedian and Donald Trump’s longtime nemesis Rosie O’Donnell as one of several guest hosts taking the reins during his hiatus.
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Toronto Star
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Globe and Mail
Alan Greenspan, U.S. Federal Reserve 'maestro', dies at 100
Alan Greenspan, hailed as the greatest Federal Reserve chairman when he retired in 2006 but derided for a severe financial crisis that followed barely two years later, died on Monday aged 100, his wife said.
Music industry mogul Clive Davis dies at 94
Clive Davis, a former corporate lawyer who became one of the most influential figures in American rock and pop music as he fostered the careers of Bob Dylan, Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen and other stars, died on Monday at the age of 94.
Montreal police chief pays tribute to slain officer after shooting
A Montreal police officer is dead and another officer is injured following a shooting that prompted a major police response and multiple crime scenes Monday in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood, officials say.

U.S. military strike on boat in Caribbean kills two, leaves six survivors
Latest attack brings number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the U.S. military to more than 210
Bayeux Tapestry’s legacy collides with the realities of a post-Brexit world
The famous artifact heads to England – still grappling with the economic effects of its decade-old split from the EU – in an effort to renew relations

A look at the six prime ministers the UK has had in the past 10 years
This rapid turnover is out of the norm for the UK, with the preceding four decades only seeing six Prime Ministers

Clive Davis, music industry mogul, dies at 94
One of the industry’s most powerful figures, he helped launch the careers of Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, among others

Qatar says natural gas export terminal blast killed 13
18 people are missing and 54 hurt, Qatar’s Interior Ministry says

Temperatures to exceed 40C in European heat wave as casualties mount
Extreme heat in Europe causes multiple deaths, with high temperatures forecasted to last through the week

A Russian drone strike in Ukraine kills three from one family, including a 13-year-old boy
Number of civilian casualties in Russian attacks in May highest since April 2022
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Global News

Iran-U.S. talks have set ‘good foundation’ for ending war, Vance says
Vance left the ongoing talks in Switzerland progress after claiming progress on multiple fronts, including ensuring the Strait of Hormuz stays open.

Andy Burnham aims to replace Keir Starmer as U.K. PM. Who is he?
Burnham is an experienced politician whose career has taken him from high-level government jobs to the mayoralty of Greater Manchester, and now to the cusp of the PM’s office.

Canada commits to purchase Arctic radar system components from Australia
Canada and Australia have agreed on terms to allow Ottawa to buy components of the Arctic over-the-horizon radar system from BAE Systems Australia.

U.K.’s Keir Starmer announces he is resigning as prime minister
Starmer is the sixth prime minister in a decade to stand outside 10 Downing Street and announce a premature departure, two years after a landslide election victory.

Pressure mounts on U.K. PM Starmer to resign as Trump weighs in
Labour is losing liberal voters to the growing Green Party and facing a rising Reform UK, the Nigel Farage -led anti-immigration party.

The hard-fought race to build Canada’s next submarine fleet
The unusually short competition to build the Canadian navy’s next submarine fleet seemed to focus on everything but the boats themselves.

Expert warns U.S.-Iran deal faces major obstacles after latest Strait of Hormuz closure
Questions remain about whether a tentative U.S.-Iran agreement can hold amid ongoing regional tensions.

2 trains collide north of London, killing at least 1, U.K. police say
A video posted on social media showed what appeared to be the front of one train entangled with the back of another, with both still on the tracks.

Russian cybercriminals tied to global fake computer update scam: RCMP
SocGholish malware, linked to the Russian cybercriminal group Evil Corp, exploited thousands of WordPress sites to gain unauthorized access to computer systems and data.

2 men sentenced to prison for arson at property of UK’s Keir Starmer
The men targeted a car and two properties linked to Starmer over three nights in May 2025 on the orders of a Russian-speaking figure going by the name of “El Money."
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New York Times

Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, Architect of Cuba’s Surveillance State, Dies at 94
Considered the country’s most powerful leader after the Castro brothers, he was the first director of the Interior Ministry, keeping a close eye on dissent.

Cafe Tells Congressman He’s Not Welcome Because of His Stance on Israel
After Representative Dan Goldman visited a left-leaning coffee shop chain, the shop owner posted caustic remarks on Instagram that made it clear the congressman shouldn’t come back.

With Win in Washington, Socialists Have Momentum in Urban America
Democratic socialists, harnessing generational frustration over affordability, lead New York and Seattle and are knocking on the door in Los Angeles and Washington.

Why Older People Are Divorcing More Than They Used To
Rates of gray divorce have risen sharply over the past few decades — and experts have a few theories as to why.

U.S. Eases Sanctions on Iran’s Oil
Also, Alan Greenspan dies at 100. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

Federal Citizenship Data Tool Cannot Be Used to Screen Voters, Judge Rules
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s providing federal data to states to check and purge their voter rolls violated several laws prohibiting the disclosure.

Keir Starmer Resigns as UK Prime Minister
His departure in the coming weeks clears a path for Andy Burnham, a popular Labour Party mayor, to become the country’s seventh prime minister in a decade.

10 Years After Brexit, the Dismal Verdict Is In
Brexit was supposed to let Britain return to a time when it still counted as a global power. A decade later, the costs are blindingly apparent.

Doctors Thought It Was Asthma. A.I. Flagged a Serious Heart Problem.
Artificial intelligence programs can spot patterns in electrocardiograms that humans miss. Now, one program is going to be widely available — for free — to doctors.

Carlos Santana, Patti Smith and Other Celebs Pay Tribute to Clive Davis
Davis “treated me with the same respect and kindness as a 22-year-old nobody as he did after all my success,” Springsteen said after the music executive’s death on Monday.
CNBC

Beijing is summoning executives again, but here's why that's causing less worry than in 2021
Beijing is summoning tech executives for meetings as it did in 2021, but now it has less room to wield a heavy hand due to deflation and rivalry with the U.S.

'We'll see' — Trump hedges on guarantee Iran won't use oil profits to rebuild military
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent authorized the import of Iranian oil and refined products into the U.S. through at least August.

CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Tackling EV trucks after success with cars
Beijing's latest push into electric trucks has echoes of measures announced more than a decade ago to develop new energy passenger cars.

Senate advances housing bill to limit private equity purchases of single-family homes
The House is also expected to advance a sprawling housing package this week that's aimed at creating more supply and making homes more affordable.

Alphabet has its worst day in over a year on AI concerns after high-profile exits
Google parent Alphabet has seen consecutive high-profile artificial intelligence researchers leave.

SpaceX kicks off bond sale days after record IPO, discloses over $100 billion cash pile
SpaceX on Monday unveiled a senior unsecured notes offering and said it held about $100.8 billion in cash.

SpaceX stock tanks 16%, extending slump following post-IPO rally
A rally following the company's record breaking IPO on June 12 has cooled, with stock dropping the past three days of trading.

2-year Treasury note yield hits highest since February 2025
U.S. Treasury yields climbed on Monday, pushing the 2-year yield to its highest since early last year.

Oil prices fall after U.S. authorizes Iranian crude sales
The discussions at the Swiss resort of Bürgenstock marked the first negotiations since Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding last week.

Chevron to fuel massive Microsoft data center in Texas using natural gas
Microsoft's embrace of natural gas shows a willingness to invest in fossil fuels to meet the power demand needed in its data centers.
Washington Post

Who is Andy Burnham, U.K.’s ‘King of the North’ and likely next prime minister?
The runaway favorite to succeed Prime Minister Keir Starmer is a longtime mayor equally comfortable in the corridors of Westminster and in working-class northern England.

U.K. Prime Minister Starmer to resign as Labour Party seeks reboot
The party’s crushing losses in local elections had triggered a mutiny against Starmer. Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, emerged as a heavy favorite to be the next PM.

Read Keir Starmer’s resignation speech
Here is the text of the British prime minister's resignation speech outside 10 Downing Street on Monday. It set the stage for a new Labour Party leader to become government leader by September.

High-level U.S.-Iran talks conclude with a road map for peace, mediators say
The negotiations were shaken by President Donald Trump’s threats of fresh attacks, but Pakistan and Qatar hailed “encouraging progress.”

For cash-strapped farmers, deal to end Iran fighting comes too late
Some of the president’s strongest supporters are hurting as midterm elections approach.
BBC

The Papers: 'Keir's tears... Andy's crown' and 'Messiah without a mandate'
Sir Keir Starmer's resignation and Andy Burnham's "coronation" lead Tuesday's papers.

Is watching England in the World Cup bad for your health?
Watching football is an emotional rollercoaster - but is it good or bad for your health?

US eases oil sanctions as Iran denies Vance claim on nuclear inspectors
Iran's foreign ministry says it made "no new commitments" on nuclear inspections after talks in Switzerland.

UK set for hottest June day on record as searing heat continues
Heatwave conditions intensify across parts of England and Wales as the Met Office issues a rare red warning for extreme heat.

All the angles of Messi's record-breaking goal
Watch all the angles of Lionel Messi's record-breaking opening goal against Austria in Argentina's 2-0 victory.

Chris Mason: Questions multiply for the man tipped to replace Starmer
Andy Burnham will have to set out his stall to show how he will deliver on his promises, the BBC's political editor writes.

Starmer quits as Labour leader and paves way for contest for new prime minister
Sir Keir delivered a statement to announce his planned departure from Downing Street.

Clive Davis, music mogul behind Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen, dies aged 94
The record company executive also worked with Billy Joel, Pink Floyd, Alicia Keys and Aerosmith.

Peter Murrell to be sentenced for embezzling SNP funds
The former party chief executive has admitted embezzling more than £400,000 over a 12-year period.

What does Trump want from a new UK prime minister?
The US president was once considered to have a close friendship with Keir Starmer, but that quickly fell apart with the war in Iran.
The Independent

10 songs to memorialize Clive Davis, the larger-than-life music executive
No music executive has ever been so powerful as to become synonymous with the whole of the music industry itself

Top auto regulator opens special probe after a Tesla slams into a Texas home, killing a 76-year-old
The top U.S. auto regulator has opened an investigation after a Tesla using an automated driving feature slammed into a Texas home at high speed and killed a 76-year-old woman standing inside

UPS plans to invest $48m in temperature-controlled facilities to accommodate shipping weight-loss drugs
UPS says the 27 facilities will help with growing demand for medications that need to be kept at ertain temperature, such as GLP-1 drugs

Iran war could affect UK energy supply over winter months as warning issued over ‘tight days’
Gas prices for winter are more volatile than in recent years following the conflict in the Middle East and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz

Scotland’s foreign investment attractiveness at record levels, study finds
A third of the firms planning UK investment say they will choose Scotland, up from 27% last year and an all-time high, EY said.

Facial recognition cameras heading to London’s West End in bid to cut crime
The Met Police hailed a six-month pilot programme in Croydon as a success

North-east Scotland approaching ‘Goldilocks zone’ for energy transition – expert
Professor Paul de Leeuw, of Robert Gordon University, spoke as a report warned that up to 18,000 jobs could be lost in the next decade.
More than a quarter of UK families set to miss out on summer holiday amid cost of living crisis
A new survey has revealed that 27 per cent of UK families do not have a summer holiday booked

George Washington letter accepting British surrender to go on display for the first time
The letter set in motion the negotiations that led to the 1783 Treaty of Paris, when Britain formally recognised the independence of the United States

Britain to have surplus of energy for winter despite Iran war, forecasts show
The National Energy System Operator (Neso) nonetheless cautioned over ‘tight days’ during potential cold snaps this winter.
























