{"result":"update_story","description":"<p>Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.<\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\"><u><strong>Five things you need to know<\/strong><\/u><\/p> <h3 dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>1. Ottawa&#39;s Women and Gender Equality department could be cut by 81%<\/strong><\/h3> <p dir=\"ltr\">The federal department named &quot;Women and Gender Equality Canada&quot; is expecting to see its spending cut by 81 per cent by 2027&ndash;28, according to its latest plan. Should Prime Minister Mark Carney go ahead with the cuts, the department would go from 444 full-time staff to 254 as its budget falls from $407 million to $76.3 million.<\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\"> <\/p> <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"> <p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Carney government is expected to cut Women and Gender Equality Canada&rsquo;s budget by 81%. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dDmQGB1pbZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/dDmQGB1pbZ<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1515615292703-0\" class=\"dfp-ad dfp-in-content\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px;\">\n\t\t<script>\n\t\t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(\"div-gpt-ad-1515615292703-0\"); });\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t &mdash; Riley Donovan (@valdombre) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/valdombre\/status\/1949853352365633891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <hr \/> <h3 dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>2. NYC mayor says man who killed 4 was angry with NFL<\/strong><\/h3> <p dir=\"ltr\">Four people were shot dead in New York on Monday after officials said a former football player angry with the NFL went on a rampage in America&#39;s biggest city. New York Mayor Eric Adams said Shane Tamura, 27, appears to have suffered from a brain injury.<\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\"> <\/p> <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"> <p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tuesday&#39;s front cover of the New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1TjbdaHhZM\">https:\/\/t.co\/1TjbdaHhZM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tTQyWXp3wS\">pic.twitter.com\/tTQyWXp3wS<\/a><\/p> &mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1950139161744117811?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <hr \/> <h3 dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>3. Liberals pledge another $30M in aid to Palestine, give backing to statehood<\/strong><\/h3> <p dir=\"ltr\">The Carney Liberals have pledged to give another $30 million of taxpayers&#39; cash to aid Palestinians on top of the over $300 million given since Hamas, which governs Gaza, started a war with Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand also said Canadian taxpayers would contribute $10 million to help Palestinians prepare for statehood.<\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\"> <\/p> <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"> <p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Canada pledges $30M in Gaza aid, $10M for Palestinian Authority work toward statehood <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H17eWEBez8\">https:\/\/t.co\/H17eWEBez8<\/a><\/p> &mdash; CTV News (@CTVNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CTVNews\/status\/1949949872062292386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <hr \/> <h3 dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>4. Lack of action on Gaza &#39;damaging the sense of belonging&#39; Muslims feel in Canada: representative<\/strong><\/h3> <p dir=\"ltr\">In more Palestine news, a woman with the job title of &quot;federal special representative on combating Islamophobia&quot; has said the Liberal government&#39;s approach to the war in Gaza is &quot;damaging the sense of belonging&quot; that Muslims feel in Canada. Amira Elghawaby said Muslims in Canada are feeling grief because of the situation in Gaza, which is being worsened by what she says is a lack of action from Ottawa.<\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\"> <\/p> <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"> <p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lack of action on Gaza erodes Muslims&rsquo; sense of belonging in Canada: envoy<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CnS5uG52ax\">https:\/\/t.co\/CnS5uG52ax<\/a><\/p> &mdash; CP24 (@CP24) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CP24\/status\/1949990757856670001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <hr \/> <h3 dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>5. Christian musician&#39;s rights violated during Canada tour, civil liberties activists say<\/strong><\/h3> <p dir=\"ltr\">A Christian musician described by the Canadian Press news agency as a &quot;MAGA singer&quot; has been censored and mistreated during his tour of Canada, according to religious groups and civil liberties activists. Six of Sean Feucht&#39;s concerts were cancelled last week and a church in which he performed fined $2,500, prompting a representative of the Canadian Constitution Foundation to say &quot;his freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and freedom of religion rights have all been violated.&quot;<\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\"> <\/p> <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"> <p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MAGA singer&rsquo;s rights violated in Canada: Free speech experts, religious group <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J9fc6ygXL8\">https:\/\/t.co\/J9fc6ygXL8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z2OmCVBorm\">pic.twitter.com\/z2OmCVBorm<\/a><\/p> &mdash; Toronto Sun (@TheTorontoSun) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTorontoSun\/status\/1950000866460672303?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>","title":"5 things you need to know this morning: July 29, 2025"}