Canada
SHAPIRO: U.S. Secretary of State makes case for a stronger West (Toronto Sun)
One of a kind: STM unveils unique tunnel-boring machine for métro's Blue Line (Montreal Gazette)
Alberta to boost doctor spending by 22 per cent as detail of new budget shared (Winnipeg Free Press)
2 more recall petitions against Alberta politicians fail as 10 reach the deadline (Global News)
'Big vibes, bold colours': Calgary Stampeders reveal initial plans for Grey Cup Festival (Calgary Herald)
B.C. police release photo of now-deported extortion suspect in appeal for information (CityNews)
Surrey police release photo of recently deported extortion suspect (Vancouver Sun)
Treaty 7 G4 Nations opposed to Alberta separation, province's Bill 14 (Calgary Herald)
Tentative contract reached for 25,000 B.C. health-science workers (Winnipeg Free Press)
B.C. man charged in fatal vehicle crash near Fort St. John (CBC)
Sarnia, Ont., teacher charged with sexual offences against multiple students: police (Winnipeg Free Press)
Edmonton police seize $109,400 in weapons, drugs, and designer goods (Edmonton Journal)
A bumper berry harvest has New Zealand’s weird flightless parrot in a rare mood for romance (Winnipeg Free Press)
Pelicans’ Dejounte Murray wasn’t going to be a ‘chump’ and asserts he’s ready to play (Winnipeg Free Press)
Mississauga man, 39, wanted in connection with multiple break-ins (CityNews)
Lennox Island woman with impaired driving history pleads guilty for crash killing 2 (CBC)
OPCC decision finds VPD officers neglected duties investigating Indigenous woman’s disappearance (CityNews)
Nathan MacKinnon hit by onslaught of mockery after Olympics flub (Toronto Sun)
'Russia will never bring us to our knees' (Winnipeg Free Press)
Two more recall petitions against Alberta politicians fail as 10 reach the deadline (CBC)
United States
France moves to bar U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner from direct government access (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Michelle Wie West returning to golf with new WTGL platform after 2023 retirement (New York Post)
Man kills 2 relatives, shoots third in Victorville, authorities say (Los Angeles Times)
Courthouse brawl: Three arrested, charged with assaulting women at Durham Co. court hearing (WRAL Raleigh)
San Francisco neighborhood trashed after huge Red Bull racing event, wild videos show (New York Post)
Chiefs announce release of defensive end Mike Danna, freeing up significant cap space (KMBC Kansas City)
Lake Shore Central School District begins Phase 2 of $20.3M capital project (WGRZ Buffalo)
Fact-check: Do chronic illnesses account for 90% of U.S. health care spending? (WRAL Raleigh)
Sicko tied to online network of creeps sexually abused girl, 13, in motel room, repeatedly cut her: feds (New York Post)
San Francisco lawmakers announce plan to 'break up' with PG&E (Los Angeles Times)
Tennis star Sebastian Korda laughs off interviewer’s ‘sex’ slip-up in post-match exchange (New York Post)
Jersey City wasted $20m on museum which has never been built (New York Post)
Heidi Klum and her model children pose together for first family magazine cover (New York Post)
Winter Olympics, but make it Manhattan: This necessary balaclava is 40% off (New York Post)
Floyd Mayweather Jr. to fight Manny Pacquiao in September at the Sphere on Netflix (New York Post)
Trump Iran airstrikes decision to be guided by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff's advice (The Guardian)
Democratic candidates for insurance commissioner fail to win party backing (Los Angeles Times)
The multimillion-dollar squatter! Court battle as wealthy widow sues dead husband’s girlfriend — who won’t leave his NYC mansion (New York Post)
Travel alert: State Department issues warnings, guidance for Mexico travel amid cartel violence (KMBC Kansas City)
Bourbon and Beyond announces 2026 lineup: See Mumford and Sons, Foo Fighters (New York Post)