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CBC News has learned Ottawa and Alberta are close to a deal on industrial carbon pricing. Alberta's effective carbon price would increase to $130 a tonne by 2040. That doesn’t match the national carbon price that was meant to apply to all provinces and territories. And: An Alberta judge rules the separation petition in Alberta should never have been issued. Also: Ottawa pushes back on claims Canad...

Tensions between the US and China are high, and expectations are low as President Donald Trump heads for Beijing for two days of diplomacy and, possibly, deals. Both sides are hoping to ease the economic fallout from their tit-for-tat trade war, and to stabilize their tense relationship. And: Canada will be home to the headquarters for a new, multi-national defence bank for NATO allies. But the ex...

They’re off the ship, and into isolation. A total of ten people are now being monitored in Canada for symptoms of hantavirus. Most — although not all — were on the MV Hondius cruise where an outbreak began. And: The U.S. president says the ceasefire with Iran is on life support. Donald Trump calls Iran’s latest offer a “piece of garbage.” But there’s no real sign of what’s next from either side. A...

The MV Hondius, the cruise ship at the centre of a Hantavirus outbreak, has anchored off the coast of Spain's Canary Islands. Dozens of passengers and crew have disembarked from the ship. That includes four Canadians - who are being flown to British Columbia where they'll self isolate. Meanwhile, health authorities from two dozen countries are now working to repatriate the rest of the ship's passe...

In less than 24 hours, passengers aboard the cruise ship at the centre of a hantavirus outbreak will finally be back on terra firma. But their confinement has yet to end as health officials race to contain further spread of the respiratory virus. You'll hear how health officials are preparing, and how the four Canadians still onboard will be brought home. Also: Nova Scotia is rolling out a new dig...

Thousands of schools around the world have been hit by a cyber attack. Student data — including names, email addresses, ID numbers, and messages — may all have been compromised. And: Environmental groups are warning about Ottawa’s latest plan to cut the red tape and get natural resource projects moving more quickly. Also: The Pentagon releases files on UFOs, also known as UAPs. There are no clear...

Public health officials around the world are working to trace passengers of a cruise ship where hantavirus was detected. Three people in Canada are isolating. Two of them were on the cruise ship before the outbreak was identified. And: Manitoba declares the spread of HIV a public health emergency. The province has some of the highest HIV rates in Canada. Also: After years of searching, testing, an...

Canada’s privacy czar says OpenAI did not respect privacy laws when it trained its immensely popular ChatGPT tool. And that left adults and children dangerously exposed. And: Medical officials have identified another suspected case of hantavirus on a cruise ship. Three people have already died since the ship set sail a month ago. More than a hundred people are still onboard, and the ship is on the...

Louise Arbour will be Canada's next Governor General. She is an accomplished jurist – having served as a Supreme Court Justice, and as chief prosecutor of the International War Crimes Tribunal in the Hague. We have more on her career, and on how she plans to tackle her new duties. And: An Ontario couple has been found guilty in the first-degree murder of a 12-year-old boy who was in their care. Th...

The U.S. and Iran are once again trading shots. Neither side has declared an end to the ceasefire, but there has been new fighting in some parts of the Gulf Region. The trigger appears to be U.S. attempts to escort ships out of the Strait of Hormuz. And: About 150 people, including four Canadians, have been stuck on a cruise ship amid a suspected hantavirus outbreak. Three people are dead, and oth...

Today is World Press Freedom Day, and a new study is exposing troubling trends eroding journalists work around the world. More and more journalists have become targets of kidnapping, arbitrary detention and killings. And the troubles are not just in authoritarian or war-torn countries. Also: They came from Latin America, hoping to find safety and security in the United States. They never expected...

After more than three decades in the skies, Spirit Airlines is shutting down. The low-cost carrier failed to secure a government bailout in the U.S. amid surging jet fuel costs. It's a blow for Canadians who rely on the bright yellow planes for affordable cross border travel. And the rising fuel prices could put pressure on other budget airlines. Also: It's been one year since anyone has seen Lill...

Ottawa is raising fines for airlines that repeatedly violate passengers’ rights. But advocates for those passengers question whether a $1 million penalty will stop bad behaviour. They say the key is in enforcement. And: A new cross-border oil pipeline could mean more jobs, and more money here in Canada. It could also mean tying Canada more closely to the U.S., just when the federal government has...

The FIFA Congress opens in Vancouver — without representatives from Iran. The country’s delegation flew back home after the President of the Iranian Football Federation was denied entry into Canada. He was identified as being a former IRGC commander. And: U.S. President ‌Donald ​Trump has ​signed an order ​for a new pipeline ⁠to transport around a million barrels Canadian ‌crude a day ⁠to ⁠Wyoming...

Families of victims of the February mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. take OpenAI to court. They say the tech company behind ChatGPT should have alerted police of troubling posts by the shooter. And that ChatGPT is a defective product, since it didn’t challenge those posts, or direct her to get help. And: Americans get a sense of the financial cost of the war in Iran. The Pentagon says it has s...

A drop in the expected deficit, and a boost in global oil prices have put Canada on a stronger fiscal footing than was projected in November’s budget. Ottawa is using that resilience to justify billions in new spending. We’ll have the details. And: The United Arab Emirates is quitting the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. The U.A.E. has been a longtime member of the cartel that co...

Prime Minister Carney announces Canada's first sovereign wealth fund. You'll hear what it’s for — and what it will cost. And: The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner with guns and knives has been charged with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump, and more charges are on the way. Also: Growers on Prince Edward Island are throwin...

Another alleged shooter has come dangerously close to Donald Trump. The U.S. president was at the White House Correspondents Dinner when shots rang out, upending the black-tie event. Investigators are probing the suspect's motives, but the Acting Attorney General says Trump and members of his administration were the likely targets. While no one was seriously hurt, the incident is raising serious q...

Indirect peace talks between Iran and the U.S. have stalled. Iran's Foreign Minister met with Pakistani mediators today, but a U.S. delegation did not. President Donald Trump abruptly cancelled that trip, throwing fresh uncertainty over the already bumpy efforts to end the war. Also: In Labrador, a years long inquiry into the deaths of six Innu youth is moving toward its final phases. They died at...

Ottawa has approved a $4 billion expansion for a natural gas pipeline in British Columbia. Energy Minister Tim Hodgson says construction will get underway this summer. While the government touts the speed of its approval, the Opposition is asking — what took so long? And: It’s unclear who will be talking to whom. Washington is sending delegates to Islamabad to talk about the U.S.- Iran war. Tehran...

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada/U.S. relations have ruptured, but he’s confident there will be progress in trade talks. Carney says he doesn’t consider that relationship to be his main focus; he says there is enough to do in Canada. And: Researchers are calling for wider screening for a major cause of heart attacks. One in five people are at risk because of their level of Lipoprotein A. But...

Prime Minister Mark Carney says the U.S. won’t dictate terms when the two countries meet to talk trade. And: U.S. President Donald Trump has indefinitely extended the U.S. ceasefire with Iran. It was supposed to end today. Despite the truce Trump says the U.S. blockade of Iran's ports in the Strait of Hormuz will continue. And Iran fired on and seized several ships in strait. Also: Children in Bri...

The US - Iran ceasefire is extended. After a day of mixed messages, where U.S President Trump signalled that he would not extend the ceasefire, he reversed course. We’ll break down the latest developments. And: It’s Canada’s most important trading relationship, but the sailing has not been smooth of late. Prime Minister Mark Carney has formed a new advisory group to guide Canada through the rough...

The war in the Middle East is pushing up the price of pretty much everything here in Canada. The inflation rate rose to 2.4 per cent in March — largely driven by the price of oil. One of the biggest jumps — the cost of food. And: Ottawa says the number of people who enrolled in the Canadian military surged in the last year. But the number of people who left the military also went up. Also: Uncerta...

Mark Carney is doubling down on his “Canada Strong” message ahead of a key trade review deadline. In an address posted on YouTube, the prime minister vows to diversify the economy, and protect Canada’s future -- no matter the political climate. And who he quotes might provide the biggest clues of all. Also: Nearly two million Canadians are believed to have ADHD. But the diagnosis is highly gendere...