Look at key news events in July 2026

July 2026’s key developments in Canada ranged from weather-driven cancellations to major energy and transit decisions. Prime Minister Mark Carney marked Canada Day in Ottawa, but thunderstorms cut celebrations short, and his planned evening speech in Edmonton was canceled after weather prevented his plane from taking off. Trade negotiations continued under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement framework; the U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Washington would not renew CUSMA “in its current form,” triggering a rolling annual review for up to a decade. Alberta advanced an Alberta-to-B.C. pipeline plan and announced a $4.6 billion, 932-megawatt natural gas power plant for data centers, slated for 2030.