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On tonight’s top story: U.S. President Joe Biden is trying to turn the page after what many are calling a “disastrous” debate performance. In the first debate of the 2024 presidential race, Biden had hoped to make the case that his opponent Trump was “unfit” to return to the White House. Instead, he reignited questions about his own fitness for a second term in office. Jackson Proskow reports.

Back in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is dodging questions about the embarrassing loss of a Liberal stronghold to the Conservatives. At least one Liberal backbencher is now saying he’s had enough – penning an open letter to the Liberal caucus calling for Trudeau’s resignation. David Akin looks at who else is calling for Trudeau to stand aside and who is standing by him.

Meanwhile, Iranians headed to the polls Friday in a snap election after the sudden death of the former president Ebrahim Raisi. What makes this election different is that a little-known reformist candidate, who is calling for closer relations with the West, actually has a chance at winning. But that doesn’t mean the hardline Iranian regime is going anywhere. Redmond Shannon explains.

Tonight marks the start of the Canada Day long weekend. But a new poll done exclusively for Global News shows many Canadians are not in the mood for celebrating as national pride has plummeted. Touria Izri breaks down the numbers and looks at what’s behind the low morale.

A British teenager has made medical history. Oran Knowlson was once plagued by three hundred seizures a day, but that number has dropped dramatically thanks to a revolutionary brain implant. Neetu Garcha reports.

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