 | | | | | | Good evening, these are your top stories for Friday, July 18, 2025.
Get up-to-date news any time on our website. | | |  | | | | July 17 , 2025 at 11:29:13 a.m. EDT • : | | A Swiss national has pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman at an anti-war, pro-Palestinian demonstration in Ottawa during the 2024 CANSEC conference, a defence industry showcase. He's expected to be sentenced in November. | | Read more | |  | | | | July 17 , 2025 at 05:31:12 p.m. EDT • : | | A provincial bill drafted in response to a sexual harassment scandal in Ottawa would not have protected the victims involved, one of former city councillor Rick Chiarelli's accusers has told a committee. | | Read more | |  | | | | July 17 , 2025 at 10:34:23 a.m. EDT • : | | The impending closure of a Cornwall, Ont., furniture manufacturer will leave 300 staff without jobs, with the city's mayor warning the lay-offs are an early sign of the turmoil threatened U.S. tariffs could inflict on the local economy. | | Read more | | |  | | | | July 17 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • : | | A new report by the John Howard Society of Ontario says thousands of people in the province went from jail straight into homelessness over the course of one year. | | Read more | |  | | | | July 17 , 2025 at 09:41:08 a.m. EDT • : | | Thursday's third batch of severe storm warnings has ended. A severe thunderstorm watch remains for most of eastern Ontario and western Quebec. | | Read more | | | |  | | | July 17 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • : | | | Read more | | | | |  | | | July 17 , 2025 at 11:20:15 a.m. EDT • : | | | Read more | | | | |  | | | July 17 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • : | | | Read more | | | | |  | | | July 16 , 2025 at 09:47:56 a.m. EDT • : | | | Read more | | | | |  | | | July 15 , 2025 at 01:44:39 p.m. EDT • : | | | Watch | | | | Enjoying this newsletter? You may also like CBC News Morning Brief, the news you need to know to start the day. Delivered weekday mornings. Sign up here | | |  | That's all for now. Check cbc.ca/news throughout the day for the most recent headlines. | | | | | | |
