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| | | Hello. It's been another busy day for King Charles and Queen Camilla as their state visit to the US draws to a close. We'll fill you in. We also report from the town known as the 'Polar Bear Capital of the World' that's seeking to reinvent itself as an important Arctic port. And if you think you've had a bad day at work, take solace in the fact that it was likely not as bad as this trainee bus driver in France. | | | | | | |
| TOP OF THE AGENDA | | 'The greatest king in my book' - Trump bids farewell to King Charles and Queen Camilla | | | | | Shortly after the royals left, Trump told the press: 'We need more people like that in our country.' Credit: Getty Images | | The King and Queen's final day in the US has seen them back at the White House for a formal farewell, with US President Donald Trump declaring Charles "the greatest king in my book". He later announced a lifting of some tariffs and restrictions on whisky imports "in honour" of the visit. "There was surely a sigh of relief from the King and Queen as they departed," writes senior royal correspondent Daniela Relph. Their state visit "played out just as Buckingham Palace and the UK government had hoped". The royal couple then headed to Arlington National Cemetery to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and afterwards to a block party to celebrate the US's 250th birthday. Take a look at the best pictures from the visit here. | | | | | | | | |
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| | | The 'Polar Bear Capital' with Arctic gateway ambitions | | | Churchill Mayor Mike Spence is hoping his town's port could serve as a hub for shorter shipping from Canada to Europe. Credit: Eloise Alanna/BBC News | | The Port of Churchill in Canada's sub-Arctic is only operational for up to five months in the summer, but where weather is a hindrance, it has geography on its side, with a route out into the north Atlantic Ocean. For decades, ambitions of expanding the port have fallen short, but now Canada is hoping to change this by capitalising on the inevitability of climate change, US tariffs, and Europe's energy shortage. | | | | | | Nadine Yousif, senior Canada reporter | | | | | | Churchill is known as the Polar Bear Capital of the World. Its economy has long relied on seasonal tourism, with visitors flocking to the town in the late summer to catch a glimpse of the northern lights and wildlife. For the remote town of 1,000 residents, developing the port is seen as an opportunity to create hundreds of jobs and improve quality of life.
But "from a standard maritime shipping perspective, it doesn't make much sense unfortunately", says Jean-Paul Rodrigue, a maritime business expert. Yet Mike Spence, the town's mayor, says interest from Europe is a sign of the geopolitical shifts that have been spurred by Trump's return to the White House. The last year, Spence says, has woken Canada up to start looking at the rest of the world. | | | | | | | | | - Hockey row: Windsor, a small town in Nova Scotia, claims to be the birthplace of modern ice hockey, but historians aren't so sure. Here's why.
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