Global National: July 4, 2024 | Brits kick Conservatives to the curb, Labour set to win majority

As expected, the British Labour Party and its leader, Sir Keir Starmer, are heading for a landslide majority victory in the country's parliamentary election, according to exit polls, ending the incumbent Conservatives' 14 years in power. Crystal Goomansingh looks at how Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives lost voters.
Hurricane Beryl has left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean, including Jamaica, where at least two people have been killed. Dan Spector reports on how thousands of Jamaicans have been left with nothing; how the storm crashed a Canadian couple's honeymoon and how Mexico is now bracing itself for the worst.

The federal government has enacted a digital services tax, aimed at getting tech giants to pay their fair share of taxes on revenue they earn without having a physical presence in Canada. Mackenzie Gray explains how the levy works, how it could affect consumers and how the U.S. is threatening to retaliate.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland hosted a meeting with some Toronto-area Liberal MPs to discuss their party's surprise byelection loss in Toronto-St.Paul's, a riding it held for nearly 31 years. Mackenzie Gray reports on what Freeland said about the meeting and on what else caucus members might be considering to send a new message about the cost of living crisis.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is putting in early work to win over voters before the next federal election, including campaign-style visits to evangelical Christian churches in Liberal ridings. As David Akin explains, while evangelicals don't play as active a role in politics in Canada compared to the U.S., the Tories are courting their votes.

Recovery efforts are underway in Nova Scotia, where a humpback whale has died after becoming stranded on a sandbar in Shubenacadie River. Heidi Petracek explains what could have brought the whale upstream and what could happen if crews can't get the remains out.

Plus, after decades of searching, a Holocaust survivor's daughter has finally found the family she never knew existed. Caryn Lieberman explains how Elana Milman successfully retraced her roots.

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