- The US economy has so far taken surprisingly little damage from the tariffs imposed on other countries. Economists are attributing this to the unwillingness of other countries to retaliate, as well as the unwillingness of American companies to pass on the costs of tariffs to their customers for fear of enraging Trump. Whether this pattern will hold, or whether the impact is merely delayed rather than avoided, remains to be seen.
- MAGA musician Sean Feucht has a concert planned for Winnipeg's Central Park in August. The city has not yet issued a permit for the show, however; one hopes the city will follow the lead of other public bodies across the country and deny it.
- There are now over 200 candidates on the ballot for the byelection in Alberta that Pierre Poilievre hopes to use to reenter Parliament.
- A new map of potential growth zones indicates that it may be possible to grow some citrus trees in parts of Vancouver Island and the lower mainland.
- In the latest illustration of how fierce the competition in southern Ontario's tow truck business is, seven tow trucks showed up at the scene of an accident in Cambridge, despite the fact that it's illegal for them to show up unless called by one of the people involved. By the time police arrived, two of the drivers had gotten into a fistfight.
- Neighbours say that the dispute in Maple Ridge, BC that left three people and a dog dead had been simmering for years.
- Tom Lehrer has died at the age of 97.
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