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Feds received more than 21,000 emails on proposed changes to major project reviews

Citynews | July 25, 2026, 6 a.m. | Original

OTTAWA — The federal government says it received more than 21,000 emails on proposed changes to how major projects are reviewed and will spend the coming weeks combing over those submissions.

The government has two definitions of disability. Advocates say it leaves people out.

Citynews | July 25, 2026, 6 a.m. | Original

OTTAWA — Advocates for people with episodic disabilities say they don't understand why the federal government has two different definitions of disability in law — and uses the narrower version to decide who gets benefits.

Iran reports no US strikes overnight as tensions remain high

Citynews | July 25, 2026, 5:53 a.m. | Original

CAIRO (AP) — Iran reported no strikes overnight in an apparent break of nearly two weeks of consecutive nights of U.S. attacks, though tension remains high following a recent escalation over control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

Russian and Ukrainian officials report 11 dead in latest attacks

Citynews | July 25, 2026, 4:28 a.m. | Original

Moscow-installed officials said Saturday Ukrainian forces attacked holiday camps in the partly Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia region, killing eight people, while authorities in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region said a Russian drone strike killed three people.

Residents of Clinton, B.C., wait to discover fate of village after fleeing wildfire

Citynews | July 25, 2026, 4 a.m. | Original

CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Residents of the B.C. Interior village of Clinton are facing an anxious wait to discover the fate of their community after an advancing wildfire forced them to flee.

More than 250,000 people flee their homes in France and Spain as wildfires burn

Citynews | July 25, 2026, 3:21 a.m. | Original

LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) — France was preparing to use a massive specially adapted cargo aircraft to dump flame retardants Saturday on a wildfire that has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people, including from some suburbs of the wine region city of Bordeaux.

Japan’s monkey sensation Punch gets thousands of birthday messages as he turns 1 on Sunday

Citynews | July 25, 2026, 3 a.m. | Original

ICHIKAWA, Japan (AP) — Punch, the orphaned monkey at a Japanese zoo that stole many people's hearts by clinging to an orangutan plushie, is marking his first birthday with a flood of well-wishing messages from his fans around the world — even though he now has friends and is no longer holding on to the toy.

Ukraine is still fortifying its border with Belarus years after Russia invaded from there

Citynews | July 25, 2026, 12:06 a.m. | Original

ALONG THE UKRAINE-BELARUS BORDER (AP) — More than four years after Russia launched its assault on Kyiv from Belarus, Ukraine is still fortifying the border it shares with Moscow's ally. What was once a busy crossing between the two countries is now a quiet, mine-laden stretch of land closed off to civilians.

Federal government rejects Ford’s Billy Bishop airport expansion plan

Citynews | July 24, 2026, 8:40 p.m. | Original

The federal government has rejected a plan to expand Billy Bishop City Airport in Toronto.

Transportation Minister Steven MacKinnon issued a statement on Friday saying that he would not proceed with the expansion plan suggested by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, which would have allowed the airport to accommodate larger and nosier jets.

“We will always work collaboratively with our partners in studying the region’s connectivity needs and protecting the interests of local residents,” MacKinnon wrote.

“However, we will not pursue any plans that infringe on treasured public spaces like

Italy seeks extradition of Vaughan man for mafia-related charges

Citynews | July 24, 2026, 7:47 p.m. | Original

Italian authorities are seeking the extradition of a man from Vaughan, Ont. who was convicted in absentia of belonging to a mafia-style group more than a decade ago.

In a statement to CityNews, the Toronto Police Service (TPS) confirmed the arrest of 41-year-old Carlo Bruzzese.

Authorities say he was taken into custody on April 22 by the TPS Fugitive Squad in Woodbridge, Ont.

“The arrest was conducted on the strength of an arrest warrant issued under the Canadian Extradition Act as he

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