Friday's top stories in 10 minutes

Three Scottish men have pleaded guilty in Canada to the 2003 death of Sharif Rahman, a beloved Owen Sound restaurateur who died after chasing down patrons who skipped their bill. The case, which spanned two decades and involved extradition from Edinburgh, underscores the long shadow of unresolved violence and the community’s enduring grief. Meanwhile, Canada’s economy surged with an unexpected 88,000 new jobs in May, slashing the unemployment rate to 6.6%—a sharp reversal from four months of job losses. The gains, driven by full-time private sector work in Ontario, BC, and Alberta, offer a rare economic bright spot amid weak GDP growth. On the environmental front, scientists are cautiously celebrating the end of a record-breaking two-year global coral bleaching event, but warn that El Niño’s return could trigger annual bleaching, threatening reef recovery. In Albania, protests rage over a $2 billion luxury resort linked to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, with activists warning of ecological destruction in a sensitive wetland. As global attention turns to climate resilience, the episode reveals how justice, economic momentum, and environmental survival are all in motion—each story a thread in a complex, interconnected world.