
Good morning. The Canadian men’s soccer team will face its toughest challenge so far at the World Cup when it plays Morocco on Saturday. More on that below, along with EV range busters and extreme weather in parts of Canada. But first:
July 3, 2026 - 06:06 | Angela Pacienza | The Globe and Mail
As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary of declaring independence of our common mother country, Canadians remain uneasy siblings with Americans, a new poll suggests. A new Postmedia-Leger poll shows 64 per cent of us think we’re nicer than Americans; another 54 per cent think we’re more cultured. Two-thirds find Americans more arrogant, while 82 per cent think we’re more admired in the world. “From the data I would say we have a sense of superiority over Americans in a number of areas — Canadians believe they are more humble, cultured and generally nicer,” said Andrew...
July 3, 2026 - 06:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post
North America’s busiest international trade corridor, linking Windsor, Ont. to Detroit, Mich., has a shiny new bridge for tourists and commercial traffic. Only, none of them can use it right now. The Gordie Howe Bridge, with its six lanes and modern technology, promises to ease cross-border bottlenecks. The idea is no more border holdups, except, there is one big holdup: Donald Trump. The U.S. president has blocked the bridge’s grand opening, which had been scheduled for last month. He is demanding trade concessions, including ownership of a bridge that is already jointly owned by...
July 3, 2026 - 06:00 | Tracy Moran | National Post
July 3, 2026 - 05:44 | Bill Graveland | The Globe and Mail
A Quebec couple returned home from a fishing trip to discover they had won a $40-million Lotto Max jackpot.
July 3, 2026 - 05:00 | Alessia Simona Maratta | Global News - Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador's Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Minister Lela Evans says the provincial government is dedicated to "true reconciliation" with Innu people, but stopped short of any endorsement of Innu history in the region extending beyond 300 years.
July 3, 2026 - 04:46 | | CBC News - Canada

