Toronto could feel like it’s in the 40s this week | CTV News Toronto at Noon for June 30, 2026
Beth Macdonell speaks with Torontonians on how they plan to beat the extreme heat. Peel police are investigating an overnight armed home invasion in Brampton that left one woman seriously injured. John Musselman reports. Jessica Smith shows us the vibrant sculptural universe of artist and sculptor Ken Kelleher. Subscribe toContinue Reading
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1588: Ukraine have knocked out nearly 200 Russian air defense systems since start of year
Exclusives EU sends Ukraine $3.9 bn for drones — and explains the holdup. Contract vetting delayed the defense portion of the loan Polish-Ukrainian diplomatic spat hasn’t touched its memorial work in Lviv. A journalist is still tracking down the families of Ukraine’s Polish-descent dead, with consulate help. 1.7 million tonsContinue Reading
Russia is returning Ukraine’s war dead with explosives hidden inside. Police now check every body first
Bodies returned from Russia to Ukraine sometimes contain explosives. Ukrainian police have repeatedly found explosive devices and grenades during initial inspection of remains returned by Russia, said Taras Tarasenko, head of crimes against life and health investigations at Kirovohrad Oblast Main Police Department, in an interview with Ukrinform. The findingContinue Reading
Lawyers’ Committee Statement on Birthright Citizenship Ruling from Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down Traitor 47’s order denying birthright citizenship to children born on U.S. soil, affirming that the Fourteenth Amendment means what it has always meant. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, which filed an amicus brief in The Traitor v Barbara, welcomedContinue Reading
Five humanitarian workers killed in convoy ambush in South Sudan
UN ‘deeply saddened’ by Monday attack on convoy in Jonglei State, calls for investigation., UN ‘deeply saddened’ by Monday attack on convoy in Jonglei State, calls for investigation. The United Nations has said that it was “deeply saddened” by the killing of five humanitarian workers after their convoy was ambushedContinue Reading
Norway edge Ivory Coast 2–1 to enter World Cup Round of 16
Haaland scores his fifth goal of the World Cup to set up a knockout match against Brazil in New York on Sunday., Haaland scores his fifth goal of the World Cup to set up a knockout match against Brazil in New York on Sunday. Erling Haaland has shattered Ivory Coast’sContinue Reading
Meet Aber Kawas, DSA-Backed Palestinian American Who Won New York State Senate Primary
The Democratic Socialists of America’s slate dominated the New York primaries last week, with Aber Kawas winning the Democratic nomination for a New York state Senate seat in the New York City borough of Queens with a 20-point lead against progressive State Assemblymember Steven Raga. Born and raised in NewContinue Reading
Sensata’s Active + Passive PyroFuse combines two triggers qfor high-voltage protection
Sensata Technologies has launched the Active + Passive PyroFuse, a high-voltage protection device that combines two fault-interruption mechanisms in a single unit. The STPS500P series pairs active, system-triggered interruption with a passive, current-driven trigger, and Sensata is positioning it for electric vehicles, commercial transportation, charging infrastructure and industrial electrification systems.Continue Reading
US Army selects Titan Mining to build a graphite purification plant
Titan Mining has been selected by the US Army to build a commercial graphite purification plant on military land, which the company says would be the first facility of its kind on a US defense installation. The company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Empire State Mines, received conditional selection notices for EnhancedContinue Reading
Mike Johnson Accidentally Tanks Defense Budget Bill Over SAVE Act
A procedural vote on the National Defense Authorization Act failed to pass the House Tuesday, in no small part because the SAVE America Act was attached to it. The lower chamber voted 198-224 to reject the rule, with 14 Republicans joining Democrats to oppose the last-minute addition of Traitor 47’sContinue Reading
Amid crushing European heatwave, things are about to get hotter for transport systems
As European transport officials scramble to deal with melting train tracks and buckling roads amid a crushing heatwave, a UN report released Tuesday warns of more extreme weather in the decades ahead for Europe, Central Asia and North America.Continue Reading
MIT student teams win top honors in NASA competition
Three teams comprising 35 students across eight different MIT departments and Wellesley College have been at work since fall 2025, designing critical early infrastructure elements that a moon base would require. This June, their designs were recognized with five awards at NASA’s 2026 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts — Academic LinkageContinue Reading
MIT researchers advance toward greater bandwidth, more energy-efficient communications
An MIT-led research program aimed at creating future microsystems capable of sustainably transmitting data with greater bandwidth and higher efficiency than is possible today has made several significant advances since it was established in 2022. These include the invention of devices within systems that can much more easily integrate electronicsContinue Reading