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Wake up to what's going on in Canada and the world. We'll give you a 10-minute dose of the biggest news stories happening now, updated multiple times each morning. Our CBC News reporters will tell you about the political actors trying to make change, the movements catching fire, and the cultural moments going viral. Hosted by Marcia Young Monday through Thursday and John Northcott Friday through Sunday, we have new episodes seven days a week, dropping by 6 am ET on weekdays, 7 am ET on weekends. Start your day with the very latest.
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NATO defence chiefs select German General Carsten Breuer to head the alliance's top military committee over Canada’s General Jennie Carignan. U.S. President Donald Trump says he has reached a deal giving America permanent control of Greenland’s security. Donald Trump bans news outlets CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House. U.S. President Donald Trump prepares for high-stakes talks next week with the leaders of Japan and China. Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting French President Emmanuel Macron tomorrow in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon to broaden trade ties. Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu insists upcoming labour code changes won't compromise the right to strike, despite union concerns over new special mediator powers. Former Alberta M-L-A Drew Barnes is launching a new federal party to push for greater provincial autonomy. The family of a 22-year-old Indian student killed in a Saskatchewan crash speaks out about their tragic loss.
Liberal MPs hold their national caucus retreat ahead of Parliament's return on Monday. New polls suggest economic stability will trump sovereignty in next month's Quebec provincial election. A beluga whale relocated from Marineland to Spain dies just weeks after her transfer. At least three people are dead after a high school shooting in the southern Philippines. Malaysia's king grants a conditional pardon to jailed former prime minister Najib Razak overnight. The U.S. approves visas to select Iranian officials, including the president, for next week's UN summit. Russia holds its first parliamentary election since launching its war on Ukraine. Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high of 1.25 per cent overnight.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is welcoming closer ties with Europe. U.S. President Donald Trump is raising the stakes in his trade war with Canada by targeting European allies. UN report accuses Iran of crimes against humanity for protest crackdowns and cites probable U.S. war crimes in deadly airstrikes. Carney government spend millions to develop guardrails for artificial intelligence. Newly obtained documents by the CBC, reveal just how extraordinary freak fish event was at Ontario's Bruce Nuclear Generating Station.
European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen says EU wants to make Canada "associate member" as Prime Minister Mark Carney attends State of EU address in France. A building collapse overnight in Gaza City has killed at least 20 people. Yemen’s Houthis claim to have shot down a Saudi fighter jet northeast of the capital, Sanaa. The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to increase interest rates today. Apparent suicide of Haitian college student in Ohio raising concern after federal protections stripped away, earlier this year.
The federal government is making it cheaper to invest in Canada. U.S. president Donald Trump is criticizing the U.S. Supreme Court decision rejecting his attempt to restrict the use of mail-in ballots. Growing military ties between U.S. and Australia generating concern over Australian independence. A NATO fighter jet has shot down a drone in Lithuania. For the first time, the number of centenarians in Japan has surpassed 100,000. Comedy-horror series Widow's Bay sweeps the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards.
The annual pace of inflation held steady at 3% in the month of August. Business leaders from around the world are in Toronto for the first ever Canada Investment Summit. Former conscripts to Iran's Revolutionary Guards face possible inadmissibility to Canada. A multiple vehicle accident in South Africa has killed at least 21 people. First ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland sign declaration that their countries have a right to seek independence from U.K. Sweden's centre left opposition is closer to sealing an election win.
Canadian boxing legend George Chuvalo dies at 89, remembered for his iron chin and anti-drug advocacy. Donald Trump tells Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop hitting Russian oil infrastructure, claiming strikes drive up global fuel prices. Tensions flare along Middle East shipping routes as a strike on an Iranian ship in the Strait of Hormuz coincides with heavy fighting near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Emerging powers at BRICS summit push for Middle East peace and greater say in global governance. Prime Minister Mark Carney lands in Toronto to pitch global CEOs on a trillion-dollar investment plan for Canada. Hollywood stars and Prime Minister Mark Carney gather in Toronto tonight for the TIFF Tribute Awards gala. Canadian stars at TIFF push back as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens tariffs on film production north of the border. Rapid deforestation in the Democratic Republic of Congo is threatening traditional medicinal plants relied on for basic healthcare.
Global oil prices surge past 100 dollars after Houthi offensive and Saudi pipeline attack. BRICS leaders unanimously adopt the New Delhi Declaration on opening day of summit. Uganda prepares to bury King Oyo amid a bitter royal succession dispute. Pelt of the now-extinct woolly dog returns to British Columbia on loan from a U.S. museum. Paris celebrates as Céline Dion launches her historic 26-date comeback residency.
America is marking 25 years since the September 11th terrorist attacks, with solemn memorial ceremonies taking place in New York, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon. Prime Minister Mark Carney paid tribute to 9/11 victims today, praising the generosity of Canadians who opened their doors to American neighbours. Americans stranded in Gander on 9/11 return to Newfoundland 25 years later to thank the community that took them in. Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet has wrapped up its Banff retreat under the shadow of a looming U.S. trade war and Alberta’s upcoming secession referendum. British lawmakers reject a bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults in a narrow 286 to 270 vote. Congo’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record spreads to a seventh province as the death toll tops 3,300. A Hong Kong court sentences two pro—democracy activists to seven years in prison for organising Tiananmen Square vigils. Donald Trump leads Republicans in a pledge of allegiance to himself and his allies at a midterm convention in Dallas.
US president Donald Trumps promises $5,000 "dividend to every American if Republicans control Congress after midterm elections. A new breakthrough could help identify more 9/11 victims. At least 17 people have died in a school fire in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Russia and Ukraine exchange attacks overnight killing at least seven people and injuring others. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in Calgary. Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting with his cabinet in Banff, Alberta this afternoon. Alberta First Nation defies provincial government's restrictions on medical treatments for transgender youth.
US President Donald Trump is intensifying his administration's trade war with Canada, banning several Canadian imports. Canadian defence companies hoping to crack European market at major Polish trade show. Four people have been killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia. Global oil prices hover near $100 U.S. a barrel as fighting between U.S. and Iran flares up. Documents obtained by the CBC reveal the federal government was preparing to possibly back the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. CBC News and Radio-Canada investigation into A.I. "slop" tracks network of accounts to company in Vietnam.
Canada's new retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of US products are now in effect. Britain's government is introducing new sanctions against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Gadi Eisenkot, former military Chief of Staff launches a new party to compete in the upcoming national elections in Israel. Australia has announced new rules that would allow users to "opt out" of social media algorithms. Paintings stolen from the Renoir Museum, officials say.
Deadline for Canada's countertariffs on US draws near. Quebec Premier to pause provincial election campaign over US tariffs. Power restored to majority of customers on Cape Breton Island after weekend storm, as region braces for more rain. German far-right political party Alternative for Germany wins election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. Nepal holds day of mourning for those killed in last month's flash floods. Rescuers narrow search area for missing Canadian athlete Kalie McCrystal. BC Indigenous-led company works up a pulpy alternative to plastic packaging. Former Canadian federal minister Otto Jelinek dies at 86.
Nova Scotia is mourning a woman who died in floodwaters near Cleveland, N.S., as heavy rain and high winds wash out roads across Cape Breton. U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are in Kyiv today following talks in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Voting is underway in the eastern German state of Saxony—Anhalt, where the far—right Alternative for Germany party leads in the polls. Iran claims it has targeted an unmanned U.S. vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, following American military strikes that disabled two Iranian oil tankers and sank a third. Israel has launched fresh airstrikes in southern Lebanon, killing at least four people in response to a Hezbollah drone attack. Canadian businesses are adjusting supply chains to survive growing cross—border trade friction with the U.S. Thousands of Quebec students with disabilities are returning to class after experiencing a "break in service" due to a lack of specialized resources. Uganda's lion population has dropped over 40 percent since 2011 to under 300 animals.
U.S. special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrive in Moscow to push a new peace plan, before heading to Kyiv amid escalating air strikes. U.S. forces strike three Iranian crude oil tankers in retaliation after Iran targeted American Navy warships. U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee demands consequences for Israeli settler violence in West Bank. Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte posts bail following an arrest warrant over alleged assassination threats against the president. At least 10 people are dead and dozens injured following a massive explosion at a military base in Bolivia. Nepali soldiers pull two survivors from the mud and floodwaters ten days after catastrophic glacial flooding. A missing hiker in British Columbia walks out of the wilderness alive after spending six days lost in the mountains above Squamish. CBC's The House visits U.S. border towns hit by Donald Trump's trade war with Canada. Yukon fossil discovery reveals ancient ice age cheetah lived in Canada's North and survived on salmon.
Two workers pulled alive from a Nepal tunnel nine days after deadly flash flooding. Michigan Democratic candidate puts Canada–U.S. trade war at the center of his Senate campaign. Canadian artists halt U.S. sales as new 50 per cent tariffs target original artwork. At least 37 people in southern Nigeria are dead after inhaling toxic fumes while siphoning oil from a vessel. Helicopter searches suspended for missing B.C. runner Kalie McCrystal on Italy's Matterhorn. Fox News fires longtime anchor Maria Bartiromo, cutting ties with one of Donald Trump's most prominent media allies.
Heavy monsoon rains hamper flood recovery efforts in Nepal, where thousands remain missing and downstream communities in India face rising danger. Israel says it's prepared to relocate Palestinians from Gaza, if the US agrees. Feminist icon and Ms. magazine co-founder Gloria Steinem dies at age 92. Border businesses are feeling the pinch amid renewed calls for Canadians to boycott US travel. The Carney government is spending $4.7 billion in more than 300 VIA Rail passenger cars. The Conservative Party of B.C. has lost two more MLAs.
The Bank of Canada will announce its latest decision on interest rates. Lawyers represLawyers representing families from the Tumbler Tumbler Ridge shooting survivors are filing 30 new lawsuits against OpenAI. The European Union's foreign policy chief is accusing Russia of state-sponsored terrorism. Iran is attacking US military bases in the Middle East after several US strikes on Iran. Quebec farmers are worried about the route of the proposed Alto high speed rail project. Yellowknife family urges Ottawa to continue funding program that helps Canadians with autism and intellectual disabilities find jobs.
Carney Liberals sweep byelections in BC, Ontario, and Quebec. Alberta's dual practice system launches today. First Nation leaders across Ontario are demanding answers from the Parole Board of Canada. Deaths from flash flood along Nepal-Tibet border hit exceed 1,000. At least 12 killed, 17 wounded in Russian attacks on Ukraine. The jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial are struggling to come to a unanimous verdict. Las Vegas jury finds former gang leader, Duane Davis, guilty of the murder of Tupac Shakur.
The US-Canada trade war looms over three federal by-elections in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec. NATO's eastern flank is on high alert as intelligence warns of Russian provocations. Fresh US-Iran strikes break a month-long lull as oil prices surge past $90. More than 900 people dead, more than 4,500 missing after last week's flash-flooding along Nepal-Tibet border. At least one person is dead after flash floods tore through parts of the Grand Canyon over the weekend. A new report warns global coral loss is accelerating due to rising ocean heat. Canada opens applications today for its first-ever Eurovision performer.
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