U.S. President Donald Trump is set to deliver a combative address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, where he is expected to criticize allies—including Canada—for recognizing a Palestinian state. Canada joined several nations, including the U.K., Australia, and Portugal, in backing Palestinian statehood ahead of the UN’s 80th session. France and a string of European countries followed suit, while Prime Minister Mark Carney accused Israel of working “methodically” to block the possibility of a Palestinian state.
Back home, gun-control advocates are pushing Ottawa to ban the semi-automatic SKS rifle, warning the federal gun buyback will be a waste of taxpayer dollars without it. The group PolySeSouvient says leaving the SKS in circulation amounts to a “public safety failure,” pointing to its use in high-profile shootings. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is expected to announce the latest phase of the buyback, including a Nova Scotia pilot, later Tuesday.
In Ottawa, privacy commissioners will release the results of a long-awaited investigation into TikTok. The probe, launched in 2023, examined whether the platform complies with Canadian law, particularly in how it handles the data of children and youth. The findings come after the federal government ordered the dissolution of TikTok’s Canadian operations last year over national security concerns.
On defence, Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee says the Royal Canadian Navy could operate new submarines from two suppliers, though he acknowledged the simpler option would be a fleet from just one. Ottawa has narrowed its multibillion-dollar procurement to South Korea’s Hanwha and Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. Experts caution that splitting the contract could complicate operations and blunt industrial benefits at home.
In British Columbia, ostrich farmers at Universal Ostrich Farms have been told to vacate their property or face arrest after resisting a Canadian Food Inspection Agency order to cull their flock following a deadly avian influenza outbreak. RCMP and CFIA officials served a warrant Monday, warning that “consequences” await if the farmers refuse to comply.
And in New Brunswick, reporters toured the scorched landscape of the province’s largest wildfire of the season. The Oilfield Road fire destroyed more than 14 square kilometres near Miramichi before being brought under control earlier this month. Forest rangers described the massive operation involving ground crews, bulldozers, excavators, and aircraft to beat back the flames.