By Canadian Press

In the news today: Trump announces ceasefire in Iran-Israel war

Jun 24, 2025 | 1:16 AM

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…

Trump announces a ceasefire in Iran-Israel war

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” soon after Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites. But the status of a possible ceasefire remained tentative after an Iranian missile barrage struck Israel after a first deadline for the proposal.

A senior White House official said Trump communicated directly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to secure the ceasefire. The official, who insisted on anonymity to discuss the Monday talks, said Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff communicated with the Iranians through direct and indirect channels.

The exact terms of the ceasefire other than the timeline provided by the Trump administration remained to be seen.

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This comes as Ottawa has started offering buses to Canadians looking to leave Israel and the West Bank, along with those who manage to flee Iran.

In a Monday afternoon media briefing, Global Affairs Canada said 6,000 Canadians have registered in Israel using the department’s database, while slightly more than 400 have registered in the West Bank and around 5,500 have registered in Iran.

Here’s what else we’re watching…

Carney travels to The Hague today for NATO summit

Prime Minister Mark Carney begins a two-day stop Tuesday in the Netherlands, where NATO alliance members are prepared to decide whether to more than double the defence spending target.

The main talks in The Hague won’t happen until Wednesday, with Carney first set to take part in several bilateral meetings.

Carney will meet with the President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs and the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dick Schoof. He will also meet with leaders of Nordic countries for talks focused on Arctic and transatlantic security.

The prime minister will also meet with King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte have both said they expect alliance members to commit to a new target to spend the equivalent of five per cent of GDP on defence, up from the current two per cent target set in 2014.

Punishing heat returns to Central Canada

A heat wave is set to deliver another day of punishing heat and humidity to parts of Ontario and Quebec.

Heat warnings are in place from Windsor through to Quebec City as record-breaking temperatures hit Central Canada.

Toronto set a new June 22 temperature record when the mercury topped out at over 34 degrees.

Environment Canada says today’s temperatures will rival those seen yesterday, with the humidity expected to make it feel like upwards of 40 degrees in many cities under heat warnings.

Forecasters warn a heat dome this early in the season can be particularly dangerous since people are not acclimatized to the high heat and humidex values, which are well above normal.

Statistics Canada to publish May inflation data

Statistics Canada is set to publish inflation data for May this morning.

A poll of economists provided by LSEG Data & Analytics expects the annual pace of inflation held steady at 1.7 per cent last month.

Bank of Montreal, however, is calling for inflation to slow further to 1.5 per cent.

BMO expects cooling in shelter inflation from easing rent and mortgage costs helped bring price pressures down.

The central bank held its policy rate steady at 2.75 per cent for the second time in a row earlier this month as it waits to see how Canada’s tariff dispute with the United States will affect inflation and the wider economy.

New beach cleaning robot hitting Ontario’s shores

Don’t be alarmed if you see a Zamboni-like rover roaming Ontario’s shores this summer – it’s a beach cleaning robot being tested in some provincial parks.

The robot, called a BeBot, is a remotely operated and fully electric machine that removes plastic, glass, metal, paper and other debris from beaches with sand-sifting technology.

“This technology allows us to capture some of the larger pieces of plastic before they actually enter the water,” said Melissa DeYoung, CEO of environmental organization Pollution Probe, which launched the BeBot in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.

DeYoung said it is “critically important” to remove litter and plastic before they enters lakes since they commonly break down into microplastics that can impact wildlife in the water.

The BeBot can clean up to 3,000 square metres per hour for up to eight hours and can remove the equivalent of around 19 bowling balls worth of plastic in one use, said DeYoung. The robot is battery-powered with a solar panel on the back and has a top speed of just below three kilometres per hour.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 24, 2025.

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