Wednesday's top stories in 10 minutes

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.