US-Canada trade agreement may not happen by Aug 1, Japan agrees to 15% US tariffs, Canada spent $1.1B for asylum seeker hotels.

In today's News Takeaway, Vijay Saini and Vasu Kumar break down the top national and international headlines. The US-Canada trade agreement faces uncertainty as the August 1 deadline looms. Meanwhile, Japan has agreed to impose 15% tariffs on US goods, signaling shifting global trade alliances. Back home, Ottawa spent over $1.1 billion housing asylum seekers in hotels—raising questions about the cost and strategy of the federal immigration system.