5 Things posted Jul 10, 2025 @ 08:00am by Iain Burns

5 things you need to know this morning: July 10, 2025

Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.

Five things you need to know

1. Canada to align with US after TSA drops shoe-checking policy

Canada's federal government has said it will work to align with the US after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said this week that air passengers would no longer need to remove their shoes during pre-flight security checks. Passengers are already allowed to keep their shoes on for domestic flights in Canada, as well as to non-US destinations.

Canada to ‘align’ with U.S. airport screening rules as TSA drops shoes-off policy https://t.co/7VhrRy9E95
— CP24 (@CP24) July 10, 2025

2. Police said child was likely attacked by an animal. Now they've charged a teen with attempted murder

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with the attempted murder and sexual assault of an eight-year-old girl weeks after police said they believed the child had been attacked by an animal. Ontario Provincial Police initially advised parents to keep their kids indoors after the incident came to light in Quadeville, near Ottawa, but now say they were mistaken to suspect an aggressive animal.

A beyond chilling update tonight about the young girl attacked two weeks ago in Quadeville, Ont. once believed to be from an animal.

OPP have now charged a 17-year-old boy with attempted assault, sexual assault.@CTVNews @ctvottawa https://t.co/UZFoPG1D8c
— William Eltherington (@WillCTV) July 10, 2025

3. Canada still a long way off hitting EV charging station targets: researchers

Canada remains behind when it comes to building electric vehicle charging stations, according to the latest data. There are a little more than 35,000 charging points in Canada, according to a report from Dunsky Energy and Climate, just over a third of the 100,520 thought to be needed if Ottawa is to meet its policy goals on EVs. The vast majority of charging stations (88 per cent) are in BC, Ontario and Quebec, a trio of provinces that accounted for 92 per cent of EV sales in 2024.

Canada continues to fall behind on building up EV charging network: experts https://t.co/6SzdkOvP2k
— insauga (@insauga) July 10, 2025

4. Less than half of Canadians would fight for their country: poll

Less than half of Canadians would volunteer to fight for their country, according to a new poll from the Angus Reid Institute. A plurality (36 per cent) of fighting-age men – those aged 18–34 – said they wouldn't take up arms for Canada, while a majority (58 per cent) of fighting-age women said the same. The study also found declining pride among Canadians in their country's armed forces.

Half say they’d go to war for Canada, but young people far less willing to enlisthttps://t.co/vodAXcmiwc pic.twitter.com/B4gu6HlDjh
— Angus Reid Institute (@angusreidorg) July 10, 2025

5. John Kerry says 'Trump was right' was about US-Mexico border

A Democratic Party heavyweight has said "Trump was right" about the US-Mexico border, adding that under Joe Biden it was "under siege." John Kerry, who ran for president in 2004 and served as secretary of state under Barack Obama, also said that "without a border protected, you don't have a nation."