U.S. housing and mortgage-related stocks rose after President Trump said representatives would buy US$200 billion in mortgage bonds to lower mortgage rates; the Federal Housing Finance Agency said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will execute the purchase.
Warner Bros. confirmed a kawaii/chibi-styled Scooby‑Doo shorts series titled Scooby‑Doo! Gokko, announced in November 2025 and slated for a 2027 release. Details about the project remain scarce.
Evgeni Malkin returned after a month, played 18 minutes and scored in a 4-1 win, and said he is willing to play wing or other positions as the Penguins test new lineups.
U.S. Marines and Navy boarded the tanker Olina in a pre-dawn operation in the Caribbean, U.S. Southern Command said; the Olina is the fifth tanker seized in a campaign targeting sanctioned shipments linked to Venezuela.
Vice President Vance said corporate media misreported an incident in Minneapolis in which an ICE officer shot a U.S. citizen, calling the coverage a lie and describing the event as an attack; he also said the officer had been wounded previously. Undetermined at this time.
Vice President Vance announced a new Assistant Attorney General position to coordinate nationwide fraud prosecutions and publicly defended an ICE officer involved in a recent Minneapolis shooting.
Canada's OSIRIS instrument on Sweden's Odin satellite has collected upper-atmosphere measurements since 2001, observing ozone, aerosols and nitrogen dioxide between about 7 and 90 km altitude.
Syria's Defense Ministry said a ceasefire began at 3 a.m. in three Aleppo neighborhoods and gave armed groups six hours to leave; the fighting has displaced about 142,000 people.
Global markets were cautiously higher as investors awaited Canadian and U.S. jobs reports and a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the legality of President Trump’s global tariffs.
Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for Waterloo region, Guelph and Wellington County calling for wind gusts near 70–80 km/h on Friday; a cold front in the afternoon was reported as possibly increasing gusts to 80–90 km/h. Rain and winds are expected to ease late Friday afternoon or early evening.
