Gordie Howe bridge cost still $6.4B despite delays, federal authority says

The cost of the new Gordie Howe bridge connecting Windsor and Detroit is still $6.4 billion despite multiple delays, according to the federal authority that oversees the bridge.
Angry note left at scene of double murder of sons insisted father was the victim

In the house where police found two dead brothers — both boys believed to have been murdered by their father Mohammed Al-Lami before he died by suicide — investigators found a note left on the desk of Al-Lami's office, CBC News has learned.
Health Canada permits temporary import of Chinese-authorized chemo injection drug amid critical shortage

A chemotherapy ingredient that's in short supply in Canada can temporarily be imported and sold from a Chinese-authorized source instead, Health Canada says.
Calgary Stampede parade kicks off 10 days of western fun

A pair of Winter Olympians traded their skis and skates for hats and boots Friday as the Calgary Stampede parade kicked off 10 days of western-themed festivities.
New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and B.C. assist Quebec in battling wildfires

Three provinces are lending a helping hand to Quebec's wildfire prevention and suppression agency in its efforts to combat fires.
Celebrities descend on Manhattan as Taylor Swift wedding frenzy continues

The Big Apple has been sparkling a little brighter these past few days with celebrity friends and family of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce spotted in the city — presumably for the superstar couple’s expected wedding today at Madison Square Garden.
America is turning 250. Some people are grappling with how — and what — to celebrate

With political divisions heightened in the U.S., Yale historian Beverly Gage says the country's 250th anniversary is a moment of both celebration and reckoning.
Elections Alberta rejects Corb Lund's 'Water Not Coal' petition

Elections Alberta has rejected musician Corb Lund's 'Water Not Coal' petition, saying it failed to meet the requirements for a citizen initiative petition.
More than 2,000 Quebec households stranded without a lease after July 1

More than 2,000 Quebec households are still without a home following the province's July 1 moving day. Housing advocates say the increase compared to last year shows that building more apartments isn't enough to solve the affordability crisis.
Iran begins week of funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

The body of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lay in state in a vast hall in Tehran on Friday as clerics, officials, foreign dignitaries and other mourners paid their respects to Iran's late Supreme Leader, killed in a U.S.-Israeli airstrike earlier this year.