Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
As the Canada–US trade war enters news territory today with a 35 per cent tariff on Canadian goods, the BBC has looked at what items have become more expensive. Among the products to see price hikes are washing machines, cars, peanut butter and shoes.
Five things more expensive in Canada due to tariffs https://t.co/1fTjAmIF8O
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 1, 2025
Some summer camps for kids that brand themselves as LGBT-focused are struggling to meet demand after losing funding from the US, according to a new report. One man who runs such a camp in Ontario said: "[Sponsorships have] stopped because they're being monitored on the whole DEI issue in the States."
On the shores of Lake Huron, Harry Stewart and his husband Chris Southin sway back and forth in their rocking chairs on a wooden deck, watching dozens of youth play and laugh around them at Rainbow Camp.https://t.co/R4Axg6iuX5
— CHCH News (@CHCHNews) August 1, 2025
The devastating hunger crisis in Sudan continues to cost the lives of children, the Sudan Doctors Network has said, as the African country endures a bitter civil war now into its third year. The non-profit group has called on the "international community and humanitarian organizations" to act "immediately" to help innocents, particularly children and pregnant women.
#Sudan: @UNOCHA warns of worsening humanitarian situation across the war-torn country amid continued fighting, food shortages, cholera outbreak, torrential rains and extreme heat.https://t.co/URlMMTaQiQ
— UN News (@UN_News_Centre) July 30, 2025
What could possibly be worse than a wasps' nest? A radioactive wasps' nest, of course. Just such a nest has been found at a facility in the US that once produced nuclear weapons parts, according to the US Department of Energy.
Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the U.S. have found a radioactive wasp nest — but officials say there is no danger to the public. https://t.co/px1Ou81DDp pic.twitter.com/9wPj5ouJGU
— ABC News (@ABC) July 30, 2025
Today is the deadline for union workers at Canada Post to vote on the latest contract offer put forward by the Crown corporation. The deal includes wage increases of 13 per cent over four years.
Unionized workers at Canada Post are entering their final day to vote on the Crown corporation’s latest contract offer.
— 980 CJME (@CJMENews) August 1, 2025
Voting is set to wrap up today at 5 p.m., with results expected to be shared shortly after.#canadapost https://t.co/OT2G1FT6Rn
