Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
Mark Carney has been enjoying a family research vacation in Ireland, with the prime minister visiting his ancestors' home in County Mayo on Sunday. “I have a lot more cousins than I realized,” Carney said. While visiting Dublin, the prime minister also agreed with Irish leader Micheál Martin to cooperate on AI, pharmaceuticals and food security.
Businesses hung Canadian flags outside their buildings, and groups of people held up signs on the side of the road as Prime Minister Mark Carney with greeted with open arms on Sunday by the people of County Mayo.
— CityNews Toronto (@CityNewsTO) June 14, 2026
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Carney's government, meanwhile, quietly announced on Friday that $100 million of Canadian taxpayers' cash will be going to the West Bank and Gaza Strip via the UN and Red Cross. It brings the total sum of taxpayer cash the Liberals have given to Palestine to $500 million.
Canada pledges $100M for Palestinians facing settler violence, humanitarian crisis https://t.co/LM7paoNZKc #nationlnewswatch via @natnewswatch
— National Newswatch (@natnewswatch) June 12, 2026
A deal has been agreed between Iran and the US to end hostilities between the two countries and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Pakistan, the mediator in the deal, said a formal agreement will be signed on Friday in Switzerland. Iran has framed the deal as a victory for the Islamic Republic, while Donald Trump said it was a "Great Deal [that] will bring Peace and Security to the whole Region."
What the US and Iran say they have agreed in the memorandum to end the war https://t.co/85UWiB9og4 https://t.co/85UWiB9og4
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 15, 2026
Five children have died in a catastrophic crash near Guelph in Ontario. “Tragically, five children lost their lives. I can confirm that the victims are all related," Ontario Provincial Police said, adding that the deaths represent an "unimaginable loss." The children – four girls and one boy – were aged between four and 12.
#NEW: OPP to launch safety blitz after crash that killed 5 children in rural Ontario https://t.co/vf7U7kb1Qi pic.twitter.com/oq5hqcXdbL
— CP24 (@CP24) June 14, 2026
Two men have been found guilty of arson attacks on property owned by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The BBC, meanwhile, has published an investigation into the Ukrainian perpetrators. It found that the men were suborned by operatives working for, or alongside, the Russian state with the objective of sowing discord in the UK, with their other activities including posting both anti-Islamic and pro-Islamic content.
Russia was behind arson attacks targeting PM, BBC reveals https://t.co/gNgD9uSfQ5
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 15, 2026
