News of the day: LILLEY: Does Pierre Poilievre actually want to be prime minister?

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Published Jul 07, 2026  •  2 minute read

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre. Photo by Robert Lee /Postmedia Network

It’s Tuesday, July 7. Here are the top stories we’re following today:

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LILLEY: Does Pierre Poilievre actually want to be prime minister?

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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre continues to go out of his way to alienate different factions of the conservative movement and pick unnecessary fights with people who should be his allies.

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Romelu Lukaku of Belgium celebrates by dancing with teammates after scoring his team’s fourth goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 16 match against the U.S. Getty Images

Belgium mocks Donald Trump’s dance, trolls U.S. team after FIFA World Cup loss

The U.S. team at the FIFA World Cup suffered an “embarrassing” loss to Belgium in the round of 16 on Monday night – and it seems nobody is going to let them forget about. Team USA, which had entered the game under a firestorm of controversy, was easily dismantled by the Belgians during knockout-stage match in Seattle by a score of 4-1.

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Former Ottawa Senators captain and assistant coach Daniel Alfredsson during a practice session in 2024. Tony Caldwell/Postmedia Network

Senators legend Daniel Alfredsson joins Maple Leafs coaching staff

The very notion of any high-profile figure changing sides in the Battle of Ontario is incredulous, let alone Daniel Alfredsson. But the player who got booed every time he touched the puck in Toronto after on-ice incidents with Darcy Tucker and Mats Sundin is joining Toronto as associate coach.

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Kawhi Leonard (left) greets Toronto Raptors legend Kyle Lowry who announced his retirement from the NBA. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun

Kawhi Leonard makes surprise appearance at Kyle Lowry’s Raptors retirement party

Kyle Lowry is going to have many former teammates on hand the day the Toronto Raptors retire his No. 7 jersey next season, but only one was in the building Tuesday to see Lowry sign a one-day contract to retire as a Raptor. Perhaps his most famous teammate of all, Kawhi Leonard.

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A bullet remains in Dora Belen Rivera’s head, per doctor’s orders. Photo by GoFundMe

Doctors unable to remove bullet after girl, 11, was shot in head

A girl remains hospitalized after she and her father were shot at in the parking lot of a Florida McDonald’s. Dora Belen Rivera, 11, and her dad Oscar Roman Miron were sitting in a vehicle outside the restaurant in Hallandale Beach on June 27 when their car was struck by gunfire. Oscar was shot in the leg while Dora sustained more critical injuries after taking a bullet to the head.

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