Affordability Push: Liberals’ Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit top-up starts landing in eligible Canadians’ accounts today, with about 12 million people set to receive one-time payments (up to $267 for singles, $533 for some families) and higher quarterly GST/HST credit payouts from July. Streaming Fight: Ottawa has told the CRTC to back off a plan to triple required contributions from U.S. streamers like Netflix for Canadian content, pivoting to hundreds of millions in sector investment instead, amid U.S. pressure and CUSMA renewal talks. AI Rollout: Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled Canada’s long-delayed national AI strategy, aiming for large-scale adoption, 250,000 jobs, and major funding for Canadian AI firms and data-centre capacity. Foreign Interference: Five Eyes warned that Chinese military intelligence is using job platforms (including LinkedIn) to recruit targets and extract non-public information. Hate and Safety: A new poll finds 70% of Canadians think antisemitism is rising, but support is “soft” for full solidarity—while Carney is also moving to combat hate crimes. Quebec Health Bill: Quebec’s health minister plans to table a bill to protect teens from energy drinks, but one Conservative MNA says she may delay action until after the fall election. World Cup Unity Theme: Canada, the U.S., and Mexico are staging star-studded opening ceremonies built around a shared, “peaceful” message despite political controversy. Trade Certainty: Business groups are urging a workable U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal review, warning that certainty matters—though compromises may come with tariffs.