Global National: July 9

Canada’s men’s soccer team has already proved its critics wrong. Their Cinderella run at this year’s Copa America has defied the odds, making them the only North American team left in the semifinals of the tournament. Almost two weeks after the U.S. debate debacle, President Joe Biden remains defiant about staying in the presidential race, despite growing division among Democrats. Plus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting fellow NATO leaders in Washington, D.C., for the 75th anniversary of the annual meeting. Across North America, a heat wave is creating risky conditions for those in its path of extreme temperatures, and scientists are analyzing data to determine if weather events like these are influenced by climate change. In Manitoba, RCMP have arrested seven adults in connection with a child sex trafficking ring involving at least three teenage girls in Portage la Prairie, a community of just 13,000 near Winnipeg. And finally, finding a summer job has been particularly challenging for students this year, and analysts say it’s a sign of the economic times.