Morning Update: The ins and outs of the 2025 federal budget

Good morning. The new federal budget offers a leaner public service, a louder military and a much bigger deficit – more on that below, along with Montreal’s transit strike and People’s Sexiest Man Alive. But first:

• Zohran Mamdani wins the New York mayoral race
• In Syria, the race to rebuild from civil war frustrates efforts to unearth the truth
• Conservative MP Chris d’Entremont crosses the floor to the Liberals