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Poilievre says costed platform is coming 'soon,' becoming last leader to release a plan. Zelensky says Russian attacks on going despite despite Putin's 'Easter truce' pledge. Uganda struggles with influx of refugees. Gambling addiction among senior citizens is a growing problem in Hong Kong. Increasing number of unhoused people relocating encampments to small communities.
Liberal Leader Mark Carney unveils party's platform that includes $130-billion in new spending over next 4 years. Iran and US hold talks in Rome in pursuit of deal over Tehran's nuclear program. US Supreme Court temporarily blocks planned deportations of Venezuelans detained in Texas. The first round of the NHL playoffs gets underway today with Eastern Conference play.
As Canadians prepare to head to the ballot box, the integrity of this vote matters more than ever. From foreign agents to fake influencers... How serious are the risks to Canada's democracy? Can Elon Musk be considered a hostile state actor? And what are officials doing about these threats? Parliamentary reporter Janyce McGregor will tell you where we're most vulnerable, why meddling keeps happening, and what you need to know in this season of spin. Featuring: Gloria Fung, the Canadian Coalition...
Federal Leaders went face-to-face in the one and only English debate last night. U.S. officials send mixed messages regarding ceasefire in Ukraine. Airlines shifting plans as more Canadians abandon plans for US travel.
Mark Carney, Pierre Poilievre, Jagmeet Singh and Yves-François Blanchet gear up for their second major showdown of this election campaign. Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault releases full, costed platform. A key infrastructure project to divert energy to Nunavut is taking a step forward U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio and U.S. special envoy, Steve Witkoff, are in Paris to hold talks about Ukraine, Iran. Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, seen as a key broker between E.U., U...
Bank of Canada overnight interest rate remains unchanged at 2.75 percent. Green Party dropped from federal leaders' debates for not running enough candidates. Some Quebec employers are worried reduced immigration will compound labour shortages. Malaysia is latest stop in Chinese president Xi Jinping's regional trade tour. Bank of Canada to set its latest interest rate in midst of global economic chaos. UK Supreme Court defines 'woman' as biological, but adds trans people have legal protect...
Canada's inflation rate dipped in March to 2.3%. Japanese news outlet reports Honda considering moving some of its production out of Canada after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a 25 per cent auto tariff. Canada Votes 2025: Tariffs and international trade are the top priority for some Alberta farmers. On second anniversary of Sudan's civil war, Sudanese-Canadians want Ottawa to do more. More permanent residents tell CBC News about being stranded abroad. Swedish livestream airs wildly popular...
Housing a key issue for voters in Nunavut. Election promise round up: Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says he will give judges the power to sentence mass murderers to consecutive prison sentences. Liberal leader Mark Carney introduces a "made-in-Canda" defence procurement strategy. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh unveils national strategy to tackle the nursing shortage. Global markets are on the uptick, despite the ongoing confusion over US tariffs. Incumbent Conservative President Dan...
Rosemary Barton looks at the campaign as it passes the halfway point, and what to expect in this week's debates. Ukraine's emergency service says at least 34 people are dead after a Russian missile strike on a northern city. Israel attacks the last operating hospital in Gaza City. Officials in the Dominican Republic say a woman rescued from the rubble of a roof collapse has died, bringing death toll to 226. China's president is looking to deepen his country's ties with some Southeast Asian natio...
China takes its complaint about US tariffs to World Trade Organization. The Trump Administration is exempting smartphones and computers from the punishing tariffs facing China. High level talks between Iran and the United States have concluded in Oman. US tariffs fuel calls for new Canadian pipeline. Voters in Gabon are heading to the polls for the first time since 2023. Canada shuts out Switzerland, 4-0, in Group A play at the women's ice hockey world championships in Czech Republic. Big ...
More than 100 mayors and municipal leaders push to get the environment back on the election agenda. Prime Minister Mark Carney convenes cabinet committee to discuss Donald Trump's tariffs. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre promises his government will not pass any laws to restrict abortion. China raises its counter measures on the US. Asian stock markets slide further growing fears of China-US trade war. US Supreme Court rules unanimously against the Trump Administration on controversia...
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says Mark Carney is not the right person to enter trade talks with the United States. Liberal and NDP leaders campaign in the same Saskatoon riding. U.S.-Russian dual citizen and ballerina Ksenia Karelina released in prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington. Ukraine's president accused Russia of recruiting more than 150 Chinese nationals online to join its war effort. Death toll on Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse rises to...
China ups tariffs on U.S. imports to 84%, starting at midnight. Canada's retaliatory 25% tariff on US-made vehicles that do not comply with new NAFTA rules goes into effect. Israeli airstrike kills at least 29 Palestinians in Gaza City. Some Muslim and Arab-Canadian voters want to hear more from Canada's leaders on the war in Gaza. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre pitches a new tough on crime law. Longtime Ottawa resident stranded in the United Kingdom after her walle...
North American markets looking up on opening, after a chaotic Monday. Thousands of Conservative supporters show up to Pierre Poilievre rally, featuring former prime minister Stephen Harper. Liberal leader Mark Carney says Canada is fighting US tariffs on every front. High-level indirect talks between the US and Iran expected this weekend. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his troops have captured 2 Chinese fighters working with Russia in eastern Ukraine. At lea...
A volitile day on the global stock market, following US President's Donald Trump's sweeping tariff plan. European Union trade ministers meet to discuss how the 27-country block will respond to new tariffs. Palestinian medics say 1 reporter killed, 9 more injured in Israeli strike on media tent in Khan Younis. Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney make very different pitched to voters in British Columbia. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh meets with laid off Hudson's Bay workers. Some customers acc...
We're approaching the halfway mark of the federal election campaign. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh announces affordable housing plan. One man is under arrest after an hours-long lockdown on Parliament Hill. Ukraine says at least one person is dead after overnight drone and missile strikes in Kyiv. Pope Francis makes his first public appearance since being discharged from hospital two weeks ago. Some of President Donald Trump's new policies have some Canadian sports teams choosing to stay put. B...
Liberal Leader Mark Carney has announced more help for Canada's skilled trades workers. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is in Newfoundland where he's unveiling more of the party's health platform. Could the results of the next election damage Canadian unity? Ukraine accuses Russia of lying about deadly airstrike on Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown. As US tariffs begin rolling out around the world - global economies are preparing their responses. Canada's tourism industry is hoping for a boost as vacatione...
Global financial markets continue to fall in the wake of Donald Trump's worldwide tariffs. China imposes 34% tariff on US goods. Liberal leader Mark Carney promises to boost funding for CBC Radio-Canada as a way to protect the Canadian identity. Tariffs emerge as key issue on Radio-Canada "Cinq Chefs" program. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh unveils plan to stop what he calls tax haven cheats. South Korean constitutional court upholds Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment. Jasmine Mooney says she feels luc...
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President Donald Trump pits US economy against the world. Canada wakes up to new auto sector tariffs. Stellantis assembly plant in Windsor, Ontario goes down for 2 weeks. North American markets take a nose dive, the morning after US President Donald Trump's tariff annoucements. China is facing a 54 per cent tariff - total - and is vowing to retaliate. European Union laments the end of the postwar trading system.
Global leaders bracing for US President Donald Trump's to unveil tariff plan. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre outlines plan to respond to new US tariffs. Mark Carney pauses campaigning to return to Ottawa for tariff annoucement. Jagmeet Singh and federal NDP may be looking for a boost from provincial New Democrats in Western Canada. US federal judge dismisses corruption case against New York City mayor Eric Adams. Canadian gun license applications are hitting record highs....
New US tariffs poised to hit Canada tomorrow. The United States objects to Canada's French language requirements in its annual list of trade complaints. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he will fulfill a list of demands put forward by Canada's oil and gas industry. Liberal candidate Paul Chiang bows out of Markham-Unionville race, after RCMP confirms it is investigating comments he made to Chinese-language media. 3 people killed in Israeli airstrikes targetting Hezbollah member in Beiru...
Liberal leader Mark Carney refuses to expel candidate Paul Chiang from the Markham-Unionville race, after he says Conservative candidate should be sent to China. Carney promises to double the pace of construction and build 500,000 new homes each year. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promises to create a Canada First National Energy Corridor. Sikh voters watch for signs of India meddling in election in Brampton, Ontario ridings. US president Donald Trump's tariff threat on Russia...
Myanmar struggles to get emergency and medical supplies to earthquake zone while Bangkok searches rubble of collapsed high-rise. Discontent and infighting within the Conservative campaign -- according to insiders. NDP voters consider strategic voting in upcoming federal election.
This Canadian election will be a sprint, not a marathon. Only 30 days remain! And so, World Report wants to help you find the best election podcast to keep you informed. Today, we present The House with Catherine Cullen, a weekend digest dedicated to making politics make sense. This wide-ranging show talks to people across the political spectrum. And they like to mix it up — with in-depth interviews, immersive audio docs, special series and good old fashioned road trips. New episodes every Satur...
More than 1,600 killed by Myanmar's earthquake as rescue efforts continue there and in Thailand. Russian drone attack on Dnipro kills 4 and injures at least 21 others. Prime Minister Mark Carney says call with US President Donald Trump was productive. NDP announces plan for emergency cap on grocery prices. Pierre Poilievre promises tax relief for trade workers. The makers of alcoholic products in Europe feel especially vulnerable to Trump's threats of tariffs as high as 200%....
This election campaign is a sprint, not a marathon. Only 31 days remain! And so, World Report wants to help you find the best election podcast to keep you informed. Today, we present At Issue, a weekly panel powered by four of Canada’s top political journalists: host Rosie Barton (CBC’s chief political correspondent) and three heavyweight political columnists Chantal Hébert (L’actualité), Andrew Coyne (Globe and Mail) and Althia Raj (Toronto Star). These are the folks who can connect the dots, a...
Mark Carney may speak to US President Donald Trump this morning, as he fights back on auto tariffs. Statistics Canada reports GDP grew by 0.4% in January. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is trying to change the narrative around his campaign. Powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake kills more than 140 people Myanmar and 8 people in Thailand. Israel launches airstrikes on a Beirut suburb for the first time since Israel and Hezbollah reached a ceasefire in November. Danes boycott US goods as VP JD V...
Canada's government may need to respond to new US tariffs as early as next week, but the leaders are on the campaign trail. Trump Administration auto tariffs prompt mixed reaction in US. French president Emmanuel Macron says Trump's tariffs are a waste of time. Japan says it will consider all options to respond to Washington's auto tariffs. South Korea's wildfire crisis is getting worse. Amid fears of renewed civil war, South Sudan's main opposition party says its leader Riek M...
This Canadian election will be a sprint, not a marathon. Only 33 days remain! And so, World Report wants to help you find the best election podcast to keep you informed. Today we present House Party, a lively new election chat from the makers of The House. They promise their watch party is not (only) for political nerds. House Party brings you three hosts (Catherine Cullen, Jason Markusoff, and Daniel Thibeault) in three locations (Ottawa, Alberta and Quebec) who get together on Wednesdays to ta...
