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“People don’t understand what it’s like to have all of your hope, like, you’re holding all of hope around you like the tightest hug possible, trying to walk head first into a hurricane wind, trying to cross the finish line, and you’re almost there, and they move the finish line on you and you’re left alone, cold and scared,” Thomson says. He squeezes his eyes shut behind black rimmed glasses.

United States' Folarin Balogun (20) reacts to a red card during the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between the United States and Bosnia in Santa Clara, Calif., near San Francisco, Wednesday, July 1, 2026.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Deadly clashes broke out inside a prison in the outskirts of Sri Lanka’s capital, officials said on Monday. Unrest broke out at the prison in Negombo, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) north of the capital Colombo, on Sunday and continued on Monday, according to the local media and police. Local television station Hiru reported that 25 people have been killed in the clashes and more than 100 others were injured.

OTTAWA — Thousands of federal public servants are starting a new work schedule Monday that will see them on-site in the office four days a week, though a lack of office space is delaying the return for some departments. The Treasury Board announced the change to remote work rules in February. Executive public servants returned to the office full-time in May.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … ‘Cost of drama is too high’: NATO leaders meet in Turkey for annual summit Prime Minister Mark Carney is jetting off to Turkey today for the NATO summit in the capital city of Ankara, where world leaders will seek to avoid diplomatic friction with U.S. President Donald Trump.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is jetting off Monday to the two-day NATO summit in Turkey’s capital city Ankara, where world leaders will seek to avoid diplomatic friction with U.S. President Donald Trump. Massive hikes to military budgets are expected to feature prominently as NATO members remain under heavy U.S. pressure to spend much more on defence. But in the background, divisions remain over how much of a threat Russia poses and the chaotic foreign policy of the Trump administration.

BEIJING (AP) — China’s military test-launched a ballistic missile Monday from a submarine in the Pacific, state media reported. The missile carried a dummy warhead, according to the one-line announcement by the official Xinhua News Agency.

England's Jude Bellingham (10) celebrates with teammates after scoring his second goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Mexico and England in Mexico City, Sunday, July 5, 2026.

Mourners chant slogans while gathered in Islamic Revolution Square for the funeral procession of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei beneath a billboard depicting Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) By Jul 5, 2026 | 9:04 PM TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran began a procession Monday through its capital, Tehran, for the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Khamenei’s flag-draped coffin, and those of his family killed Feb.

HAMILTON — Sergio Castillo’s 23-yard field goal with 21 seconds left in the final quarter earned the Winnipeg Blue Bombers a 14-13 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in a battle of backup quarterbacks Sunday night. Winnipeg’s Taylor Elgersma and Hamilton’s Trey Ford — both Hec Crighton Trophy winners — both played in the contest after starters Zach Collaros and Bo Levi Mitchell were knocked out with injuries.