In the news today: Carney visits New York, Human trafficking risk, CPKC strike notice

Mexican and American officials are meeting this week for negotiations on CUSMA, but the United States hasn’t yet launched talks with Canada.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Tuesday there are significant trade issues with Canada, but he has been in regular contact with his Canadian counterparts.

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As World Cup nears, intelligence agency warns of increased human trafficking risk

As Canada prepares to host World Cup soccer this summer, the federal financial intelligence agency warns that major sporting events can heighten the risk of vulnerable people being exploited by human traffickers.

A bulletin from the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, or Fintrac, advises businesses to look out for signs of money dealings that may be linked to trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation or forced labour.

Fintrac says it generated 316 disclosures of actionable financial intelligence in 2024-25 to law enforcement agencies in support of their human trafficking investigations.

The agency says these disclosures identified 538 subjects of interest and supported 26 project-level investigations.

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Little has changed since Kenneth Law’s arrest, says father whose son died by suicide

Years after Kenneth Law’s arrest, a father who holds the Ontario man responsible for his son’s death by suicide says little has been done to rein in the online trade of lethal substances that continues to claim lives in Canada and abroad.

David Parfett, whose 22-year-old son Tom took his own life in 2021, says he is concerned authorities have not learned from the case that has cast an international spotlight on deadly gaps in online regulation.

The 14 murder charges against Law are expected to be withdrawn Friday as he instead pleads guilty to the lesser charges of aiding suicide, after being accused of selling lethal substances online to people who used them to take their own lives.

Parfett, who lives in the United Kingdom and is not part of the Canadian legal case, says people are still able to access harmful internet platforms like the one his son consulted.

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CPKC given strike notice by union for signals and communications workers

A union representing roughly 300 signals and communications workers at Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. says they will walk off the job Sunday morning unless a deal is reached.

Jason Sommer with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers says the workers, from Vancouver to Montreal, are largely concerned about wages, work-life balance and retention issues.

CPKC spokesman Terry Cunha says railway operations will continue in the event of a strike and that the company has made “fair and balanced” offers, with wage and benefit increases in line with those of other unions across Canada.

Both sides say they are committed to good-faith bargaining, with Cunha saying talks will continue into the weekend.

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‘Letting it rip’: Beyblade fanatics are giving childhood craze another spin

The spinning battle-top toys that whirled through playgrounds around the world in the early 2000s are seeing a resurgence in Canada.

Adults who grew up with Beyblades about 25 years ago are now leading the wave of fandom, with Hasbro spokeswoman Marisa Pedetella saying the resurgence is driven largely by nostalgia and innovation.

Jack Lee from Vancouver started hosting tournaments in the area in 2022 and says there used to be 100 events a year in North America, but there are now 100 events a month.

Lee says many players in B.C. used to play with Beyblades as children in Hong Kong and the Philippines, and have retained their childhood hobby after moving to Canada.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 28, 2026.

The Canadian Press

by The Canadian Press

In the news today: Carney visits New York, Human trafficking risk, CPKC strike notice

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