Public Safety & Community: Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada renewed calls for stricter gun control after a deadly Côte-des-Neiges shooting, pointing to how past attacks like École Polytechnique still shape the urgency for prevention. Local Culture & Canada Day: Thorold’s Canada Day run blends family movie night, live music and fireworks, while Penticton’s celebrations culminate with a July 1 fireworks show over Okanagan Lake Park. Music Spotlight: Blue Rodeo and William Prince are set for a Greater Sudbury summer concert, and Doug and the Slugs’ story gets a fresh spotlight in Real Enough, a new book revisiting the band’s ’80s rise. Arts & Inclusion at City Level: Estevan council debates flag policy after a Progress Pride flag-raising, and Hespeler’s Jumpstart multi-sport court reopens following hate-motivated graffiti. Health & Policy: A new federal push aims to connect hospital data through VITAL, while another debate simmers over whether politicians can overrule science-based environmental risk assessments in pesticide rules. Indigenous & Treaty Commemoration: Treaty 6’s 150th anniversary was marked at Fort Battleford with ceremonies and community gatherings.