Global National: June 10

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland paid a surprise visit to Ukraine on Saturday, touching down for top-level talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. His visit comes as Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive officially begins. Meanwhile, a small bit of relief for evacuated residents of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., where a wildfire is just kilometres from the town, as officials are “optimistic” amid a shift in wind direction. And the fallout continues in Ottawa after David Johnston’s bombshell announcement. Johnston is stepping down as the government’s special rapporteur investigating foreign interference. And finally, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith appoints her new cabinet. What it tells us about the type of policy we might expect when her government returns in the fall.