Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Joe Friesen
Publication Date: July 30, 2025 - 07:02
Morning Update: The competitive world of university admissions
July 30, 2025
Good morning. University admissions are more competitive than ever thanks to an avalanche of applications, a relatively small number of seats, and rising grade inflation. More on that below, plus Canada’s top court prepares for Quebec’s Bill 21 hearing, and Mexico’s trade struggles. But first:
Today’s headlines- Canada is weighing whether to follow the U.K. on recognizing Palestinian statehood if Israel does not agree to a ceasefire
- A powerful 8.8 earthquake shakes Russia’s Far East, triggering a tsunami advisory in B.C.
- Developers press for easing of foreign ownership rules to avoid a crash in the construction industry
- Elections Canada says a write-in ballot for an Alberta by-election ensures accessibility and integrity of the vote
Unpublished Newswire
The unanimous consent provision in Ontario's Bill 9, the proposed municipal accountability legislation triggered by allegations of sexual assault against former Ottawa Coun. Rick Chiarelli, must be removed if the law if going to mean anything. Read More
July 31, 2025 - 04:00 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
In the end, the tsunami that washed onto Tofino, B.C.’s shores was only about half the height of a school ruler, gently raising the tide and delighting the roughly 300 tourists watching just before midnight Tuesday on Mackenzie Beach.About seven hours earlier, J. J. Belanger, general manager of the nearby Crystal Cove Beach Resort, went into high alert after news that an underwater earthquake had hit Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula with a preliminary magnitude of 8.8, one of the strongest ever recorded.
July 30, 2025 - 22:05 | Mike Hager | The Globe and Mail
A national Muslim advocacy group called Wednesday a “historic day” after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada would formally recognize Palestinian statehood.But a national Jewish organization said the decision was “deeply concerning” and would embolden the terrorist group Hamas.
July 30, 2025 - 22:00 | Andrea Woo | The Globe and Mail
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