Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
Two senior ministers – Anita Anand and François-Philippe Champagne – are in Mexico today to meet with President Claudia Sheinbaum. The foreign affairs and finance ministers are expected to discuss trade and security with Sheinbaum.
Ministers Anand and Champagne to travel to Mexico to deepen Canada-Mexico tieshttps://t.co/jomzz64RxK
— GC Newsroom (@NewsroomGC) August 4, 2025
The Canadian Armed Forces dropped close to 10,000 kilograms of aid into Gaza on Monday, according to the federal government. It comes as Mark Carney has spoken of a "humanitarian disaster" in the Palestinian territory.
Early this morning, the Canadian Armed Forces airdropped life-saving aid into Gaza.
— Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) August 4, 2025
The humanitarian disaster in Gaza is rapidly deteriorating. Canada is intensifying our efforts with international partners to develop a credible peace plan and will ensure aid moves forward at… pic.twitter.com/jyahhKHqjK
A Canadian driver has spoken of his beloved Toyota Tercel, which was built in 1985 and has 1,253,070 kilometres on the clock. Andy Campbell, from Nova Scotia, said his car is still going strong, though he's not sure whether any of the original parts remain in the vehicle – no doubt prompting questions about whether the Tercel, like the Ship of Theseus, is really the same object at all.
Andy Campbell's 1985 Toyota Tercel has travelled the equivalent of 1.5 round trips to the moon. https://t.co/LlQHmwriMy
— CBCbrief - CBC News headlines (@CBCbrief) August 5, 2025
After union workers voted against what Canada Post said was the Crown corporation's final offer of a new deal, what is likely to happen next? Larry Savage from the department of labour studies at Brock University said Canada Post's managers "still hold cards." They could unilaterally impose new terms, Savage said, and "dare the union to strike." They could also start laying off workers as the business fails, he added.
After unionized Canada Post workers reject ‘final offers,’ what happens next? https://t.co/js3DGn6XKg
— CP24 (@CP24) August 5, 2025
NASA is planning to build a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030, according to media reports. It's part of the US agency's intention to build a permanent base for humans on the satellite.
Acting NASA chief Sean Duffy to announce plans for building nuclear reactor on the moon https://t.co/WAqU7INcD8 pic.twitter.com/1UopMs90pJ
— New York Post (@nypost) August 4, 2025
