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And here’s the latest on Canada Post job action, a billionaire’s vision for the “New Bay,� and Ontario’s plans to require AEDs on construction sites.

DON’T MISS

Canada Post workers will stay on the job

Instead of striking, workers will refuse overtime. Here’s what this means for your mail.

• Canada Post presents new offer to union, including 13 per cent wage hike and weekend delivery
• Canada Post strike looms as business braces for more economic devastation — on top of Trump tariffs

This B.C. billionaire still plans to take over the Bay’s leases

Weihong Liu didn’t get the Bay’s IP. She wants to operate the “New Bay� anyway.

• Canadian Tire to pay $30M for Hudson’s Bay name, brands and stripes: ‘Some things are just meant to stay Canadian’

Ontario will require AEDs on construction sites

Here’s why Ontario is proposing legislation to require automatic external defibrillators on some construction sites.

• Thousands of WSIB workers on strike as union cites ‘dangerously high’ workloads

WHAT ELSE

• These U.S. senators will be in Ottawa today to meet with Mark Carney.
• Meanwhile, the White House confirmed Donald Trump will attend the G7 summit in Alberta.
• Trump’s visa threat could wipe out some of Harvard’s sports teams. Here’s how it affects Canadians.
• The Liberals’ approval rating hit its highest levels since the early pandemic, a poll suggests.
• Indigenous leaders told Doug Ford his legislation to speed up mining projects violates First Nation treaty rights.
• Statistics Canada data shows travel to and from Canada has taken a nosedive.
• This NHL player broke down at Hockey Canada sex assault trial yesterday. Here’s what else happened in court.
• º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøcity council approved a “bubble zoneâ€� bylaw. Here’s what it entails.
• Edward Keenan: Why has city council taken the slow boat to better º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøIslands access?
• Shinan Govani: Catching up with 125 years of art — and º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍø— history at the AGO.
• The Star’s film critic has compiled his Top 10 list from Cannes. Take a look.
• Damien Cox: The Maple Leafs set the bar with the dismissal of Brendan Shanahan.

POV

Here’s what King Charles — and Canadians — need to remember about this country’s history.

CLOSE UP

WOODBINE BEACH: Have you dried off yet? Well I have bad news — the damp and chilly weather will continue today and Saturday. But there is some light at the end of the (wet) tunnel. Here’s your full weekend forecast.

Thank you for reading. You can reach me and the First Up team at firstup@thestar.ca. I will see you back here tomorrow.

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