News of the day: Mark Carney’s spin on Gordie Howe bridge deal starting to unravel

Catch up on the stories we’re following today

Published Jul 20, 2026  •  1 minute read

The Gordie Howe International Bridge is shown from Windsor on Monday, July 13, 2026. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star

It’s Monday, July 20. Here are the top stories we’re following today:

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LILLEY: Carney’s spin on Gordie Howe bridge deal starting to unravel

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It’s starting to look like Prime Minister Mark Carney is dancing around the edges of the truth as he tries to defend the Gordie Howe bridge deal. What Carney has told the media in Canada doesn’t match reputable reporting from Bloomberg and The Globe and Mail.

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Gurpartap Singh Khalsa, wearing his ceremonial kirpan, works out in a gym. Photo by dreambodygurp /TikTok

Ontario gym stands by staffer after Sikh man ordered to leave for wearing kirpan

In a statement, GoodLife Fitness confirmed to the Toronto Sun that the employee who challenged TikToker Gurpartap Singh Khalsa’s decision to wear his ceremonial dagger at the gym wasn’t fired, as some social media chatter had suggested.

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Premier Doug Ford speaks during a press conference to provide an update on the evacuations and forest fires at the Emergency Management HQ in Toronto on Monday, July 20, 2026. Photo by Peter Power /Postmedia

Ford fires back at Trump over tariff threat during wildfires crisis

“Disappointing, to say the least.” That’s how Ontario Premier Doug Ford reacted to calls from U.S. President Donald Trump for more tariffs in Canada, as smoke from wildfires in northern Ontario continues to drift south of the border.

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Brooke Henderson with Ricky Castro in image from Instagram announcing their engagement.

Brooke Henderson announces engagement to baseball player Ricky Castro

Canada’s winningest golfer in history, Brooke Henderson, is getting hitched. The 14-time winner on the LPGA and two-time major champion is engaged to professional baseball player Ricky Castro. The couple announced the news together on Instagram on Sunday night.

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Then-Ontario Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie makes a campaign stop in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 24 2025. Crombie is trying to win back her previous job as mayor of Mississauga. She filed her official paperwork on July 14. Photo by Bryan Passifiume/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Gloves comes off on social media for Mississauga mayoral hopefuls

That was then, and this is now. When incumbent Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish won a June 2024 byelection, replacing Bonnie Crombie as mayor of Canada’s seventh largest city, there seemed to be respect and admiration between them. Heck, maybe even a sense of tradition and kinship. That doesn’t seem to be the case anymore.

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