CTV National News with Lisa LaFlamme

Experts say U.S. President Trump's threat of imposing 35 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports is part of his trade negotiation strategy; and, job creation in Canada was up in June, the first substantial bump the country has seen since the start of 2025.

U.S. President Trump announced a 35 per cent on Canadian imports starting Aug. 1 in an open letter to PM Carney on social media; and, a shooting targeting a restaurant in B.C. is believed to be politically motivated.

Three people are in hospital with life-threatening injuries following a targeted stabbing attack on the midway of the Calgary Stampede; and, U.S. President Trump says a 50 per cent tariff on imported copper will come into effect as of Aug. 1, citing national security concerns.

Two active members of the Canadian Armed Forces have been arrested and charged with trying to start an anti-government militia; and, as the death toll rises above 100 following flash flooding in Texas, questions grow over who is to blame for the scale of the tragedy.

As Alberta and Ontario sign a memorandum to boost trade, a new report is casting doubt on the economic benefits of falling interprovincial trade barriers; and, criticisms are growing over the lack of warnings for a flash flood that has killed at least 90 people in central Texas.

Thousands took to the streets to mark the Fourth of July, with some taking in parades while others took part in protests; and, Canada's military has launched an investigation into a Facebook group where members posted racist, misogynistic and homophobic content.

Bomb threats grounded dozens of flights at airports in Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver; and, U.S. President Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' has passed in Congress despite its unpopularity among voters.

A jury found Sean 'Diddy' Combs not guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking, but guilty on lesser prostitution charges; and, Canada's auto industry says Canada's EV mandate is a massive liability amid uncertainty over U.S. President Trump's trade war.

Canadians from coast-to-coast-to-coast came together to celebrate national pride on the 158th Canada Day; and, here’s what federal and provincial governments will have to do to realize the full economic benefits of inter-provincial trade.

Canada and the U.S. confirmed trade talks have resumed after Ottawa dropped its digital service tax over the weekend; and, PM Mark Carney has declared a byelection in August for a rural Alberta riding vacated to allow Pierre Poilievre to run for a seat.

U.S. President Trump calls Canada digital service tax a 'direct and blatant attack on America' while terminating trade talks; the father of Johnny Noviello says he doesn't know why his son was in an ICE detention centre in Miami before he died while in custody.

A new Statistics Canada report found wages in the information, cultural, finance and real estate sectors are outpacing inflation; and, a group of Canadian professors say there are roughly 70 Palestinian students still waiting on their visas from the government.

NATO's secretary general thanked U.S. President Trump for driving the alliance's new defence-spending target of 5 per cent of GDP; and, the CBSA is investigating the ease with which Iranian officials with links to the Iranian regime appear to be able to enter Canada.

An angry U.S. President Trump used profanity to lash out at Israel and Iran after both sides violated his first ceasefire announcement; and, as NATO prepares to set a new defence-spending target of five per cent of GDP, PM Mark Carney was asked about how Canada will meet it.

U.S. President Trump's social media announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran caught his top officials by surprise; and, PM Mark Carney and top ministers are in Belgium for a Canada-EU summit focused on joint security and defence.

Rescuers have recovered a second body following a rockslide at Bow Glacier Falls that sent three other hikers to hospital; and, the Liberal government's contentious 'One Canadian Economy' bill cleared the House of Commons thanks to votes from Conservatives.

A rockslide at Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park has killed at least one person and seriously injured several hikers; PM Carney says if Canada doesn't get a trade deal with the U.S. in 30 days, it will impose a new wave of counter tariffs.

A three-year-old girl was found along a highway in Ontario after being reported missing on Sunday in Quebec; and, Iran is warning Donald Trump he will risk an all-out war if the U.S. gets involved in the conflict with Israel.

Here's on what Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters following two days of meetings in the Kananaskis for the G7 Summit; and, U.S. President Donald Trump's is demanding for Iran's unconditional surrender has he weighs America's involvement in Israel's war.

U.S. President Donald Trump left this year's G7 Summit in Alberta the same day he arrived as the conflict between Iran and Israel intensifies; and, Massachusetts' governor hosted several Canadian premiers and New England state governors in an effort to show unity amid bilateral tensions.

Iran retaliated with missile strikes on Tel Aviv after Israel launched brazen attacks targeting the nation’s nuclear capabilities; meanwhile, Investigations continue into what caused wildfires in B.C.

Israel is bracing for a counter-attack after launching a series of airstrikes on Iran in a dramatic escalation of violence in the Middle East; and, a dentist from Toronto is the sole Canadian victim of a Boeing plane crash in India that killed more than 200 passengers.

Steel and aluminum tariffs are what is presently holding up a possible economic and security agreement between Canada and the U.S.; and, the unrest that flared in Los Angeles, prompting U.S. President Trump to deploy active military, is spreading to other U.S. cities.

Squamish, B.C., a community 60 km north of Vancouver is under an evacuation alert as a wildfire threatens the region; and, Donald Trump has deployed more U.S. troops to Los Angeles than those currently serving in Iraq and Syria.

California is suing the Trump administration, arguing the deployment of Marines and the National Guard is unconstitutional; and, Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will hit the NATO defence spending target of 2 per cent this fiscal year.

The federal government's 'One Canadian Economy' bill aims to fast-track nation-building projects and reduce interprovincial trade barriers; and, U.S. President Trump is telling media Elon Musk has 'lost his mind' in response to their war of words on social media.

The government confirmed it is having, but is keeping tight-lipped about, high-level trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S.; and, a war of words is beginning to emerge between U.S. President Trump and Elon Musk following the billionaire's White House exit.

Marc Garneau death at 76 following a short illness has left the Canadian aerospace and political circles in shock and mourning; and, intensive discussions are underway in Ottawa over how to respond to U.S. President Trump's doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs.

Prime Minister Carney is calling U.S. President Trump's doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs 'unlawful and unjustified'; and, the federal government has introduced sweeping legislation to tighten security at all its border crossings.

From pipelines to critical minerals, Canadian provinces and territories presented arguments for championing different nation-building projects; thousands of Saskatchewan's wildfire evacuees are battling with the uncertainty of what they may find when they return home.

Canada's steel industry is speaking out after U.S. President Trump announced he will double tariffs on imported steel and aluminum to 50 per cent; Dry winds, flames and smoke are hampering efforts to contain wildfires raging in multiple western provinces.

A U.S. federal appeals court has overturned a trade court's ruling deeming U.S. President Trump's tariffs via emergency powers as unlawful; states of emergencies in two prairie provinces over wildfires has prompted Canada to request assistance from international partners.

Manitoba has declared a state of emergency, with Canadian Armed Forces on the way to assist the province in its wildfire fight; the RCMP in Nova Scotia has uncovered video evidence of two missing children the day before their disappearance.

Former prime ministers were among the dignitaries gathered as King Charles delivered Canada's speech from the throne; U.S. President Trump made a 51st state comment on social media when referencing the cost on Canada to participate in his 'Golden Dome' plan after King Charles' visit.

King Charles and Queen Camilla were welcomed by Canadian leaders; plus, Parliament resumed with several new senators being sworn in alongside the election of a new house speaker.

Four Democratic and one Republican U.S. senator met with Prime Minister Mark Carney as U.S. President Trump's tariffs loom large; Canada Post is warning of delays as postal workers initiated an overtime ban as a strike deadline passed with no deal.

Canada Post workers will remain on the job for now with an overtime ban in place as its strike deadline came and went without a deal; Israeli embassy workers Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were to be engaged when a man yelling 'Free Palestine' fatally shot them.

A Hamilton man arrested in connection to a W5 investigation has connections with a New Brunswick man convicted of sexually assaulting former girlfriends; there are few details about what Canada's involvement in U.S. President Trump's 'Golden Dome' plan would entail.

A Hamilton man was arrested in connection to a W5 investigation into men sharing video allegedly drugging and assaulting women; Canada, the U.K. and France have called the level of human suffering in Gaza 'intolerable' amid an 11-week aid blockade by Israel.

U.S. President Trump has separate ceasefire calls with Vladmir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky; plus, more Canadians are spending their vacations within the country.

The trial against five former World Junior hockey players will be presided over by a judge alone after a second jury was discharged; a new report is recommending phasing out daily door-to-door mail delivery amid ongoing labour disputes at Canada Post.

Residents of Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba where the couple killed by wildfires resided are calling their deaths a tragedy; consumers in Canada and the U.S. are being told to brace for higher prices because of U.S. President Trump's trade war.

At least two people were found dead after being stranded and unable to evacuate from wildfires raging in Manitoba; PM Mark Carney signed a directive to enact legislation for a middle-class tax cut as his cabinet met for the first time.

PM Mark Carney's new cabinet is made up of 28 portfolios, with 15 rookie ministers; U.S. President Donald Trump announced he is lifting sanctions on Syria while in Saudi Arabia.

PM Mark Carney's new cabinet is expected to stay under 30 people using a two-tier system with a core cabinet leading on big files; Markets surged on news China and the U.S. agreed to slash mutual tariffs by 115 per cent in a major de-escalation in the trade war.

A new jobs report revealed the toll Trump's tariffs are having on the Canadian labour market, with manufacturing taking a big hit; Canada's cardinals who sat in conclave say Pope Leo XIV has the qualities needed to unite the Catholic Church.