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The World This Hour

B2July 12, 20264 min
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Updated: 2026/07/12 at 02:00 EDT

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You can use it on shopify.com. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Mike Miles. At least two people are dead and four others in hospital with serious injuries after a shooting at a street festival in Toronto Saturday night,

creating chaos, stirring up fear and anger. Mayor Olivia Chow. I'm deeply disturbed and angry about this reckless, irresponsible act of violence. Right in the middle of a festival attended by families, children, seniors,

and just beyond words how disturbed I am. Witnesses say two people shot at each other. Two firearms have been recovered. But so far, no word whether any suspects are in custody.

Toronto Deputy Police Chief Frank Barito. We have now established about three crime scenes and homicide investigators and gun and gang crime investigators are on the scene as well, conducting what is a very complex investigation.

Plenty of phones record at the scene. Police are asking for people to volunteer those videos. CBC Toronto reporter Lorinda Redekop was enjoying the festival when the gunfire erupted. There were multiple shots that were fired.

I was very close to it, of course, as we always hear when there are shootings. Some people thought it was just fireworks. works. Initially, where I was, people didn't move in the first few seconds. And then everyone just started running, jumping over where we, there were, you know, people selling food on the side

of the road. I ran into a convenience store. A lot of people were in there. There is this yellow police tape they have up now. That is a closed off scene that has actually been expanded. And so after I was in that convenience store, I came out when it was clear that those, the shots were finished. Some people were just saying, don't take video, encouraging everyone not to take video.

And actually, people started praying. It was, you know, it was clear what had happened. And so there were a lot of people. The CBC's Lorena Redikop in Toronto. Iran has been launching missiles on other Gulf states, hitting Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. That in response to a U.S. attack on Iran early Sunday, retaliation for an Iranian strike on a

container ship in the Strait of Hormuz. That water weighs a key sticking point in negotiations between the U.S. and Iran to end the war. This week, Donald Trump declared a shaky ceasefire over, while Iran declared the Strait closed. The World Cup's final four contenders have been decided, with two of them, England and Argentina, set to renew a decades-long rivalry.

Steve Futterman has more on the matchups. The semifinals are all set, and the four teams generally considered the best in the world are all in it. France will face off against Spain, while England will match up against Argentina. In the third quarterfinal match, England advanced, beating Norway 2-1 in extra time. The star for England was Jude Bellingham. For the second

straight match, he scored two goals. Norway's great Erling Haaland was kept scoreless. In the fourth and final quarterfinal match, Argentina was again not impressive, but was still able to win, defeating Switzerland 3-1, also an extra time. Julian Alvarez scored the winning goal in the 112th minute. Argentina added another goal just before the final whistle. Switzerland played the

final 18 minutes of regulation and the entire extra time with only 10 men. Argentina, the defending champion, still has a chance to become only the third nation ever to win back-to-back World Cups. Steve Futterman, CBC News, Los Angeles. Prime Minister Ark Carney is bringing his energy message to Alberta as he returns to the Calgary Stampede Sunday. Carney says Canada

must work together to strengthen energy security while responding to economic and climate challenges. He acknowledged Alberta's concerns over past federal policies and called for a new approach focused on national cooperation. Carney's visit includes meetings with First Nations leaders before taking part in Stampede events. That is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles.

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