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In the news today: Carney at NATO, Trump labour tariffs, cancer blood tests
Carney said allies are increasing defense budgets as NATO reviews its 5% spending target by 2035, while Trump keeps pressing for higher contributions.
- On Wednesday, July 8, 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney attended the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, addressing defense spending shifts amid pressure from President Donald Trump to increase allied contributions.
- President Donald Trump has long argued allies do not contribute enough to defense, and NATO countries are currently bolstering forces as Trump threatens to exit the alliance.
- Submitting a case to the United States Trade Representative, the Government of Canada argued new legislation combating forced labor should shield the country from latest duties, one of more than 1,500 submissions.
- Defending the appointment of principal secretary Tom Pitfield to the Senate on Tuesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed he dropped non-partisan criteria for four new appointments.
- Researchers at Toronto's Princess Margaret Cancer Centre are enrolling 7,000 patients in a large-scale trial to determine if blood tests can detect microscopic quantities of tumor DNA after cancer treatment.
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President Trump wants to see a 'shift in burden' on NATO spending: Canada's Carney
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney takes questions from CNBC's Steve Sedgwick at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey on how President Donald Trump is viewing the alliance and the division of defense spending across the group of nations.
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Total News Sources21
Leaning Left13Leaning Right0Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution65% Left
Bias Distribution
- 65% of the sources lean Left
65% Left
L 65%
C 35%
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