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All federal party leaders on campaign trail with just over one week to go until Election Day.Liberal Leader Mark Carney, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh both expected to release their parties' platforms today. 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. US president Donald Trump defends deportation of Kilmar Ábrego García.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 for a Foreign Influence Transparency RegistryHenry Chan, former co-director of Saskatchewan Stands with Hong Kong Balpreet Singh, World Sikh OrganizationSukhdev Singh Gill radio host of 'AJJ DI AWAAZ' Kiu Rezvanifar, President of the Canadian Ethnic Media AssociationFormer NDP MP Charlie AngusBeatrice Wayne, Director of Research and Policy, Samara Centre for DemocracyStéphane Perrault, Elections Canada Chief Electoral OfficerVivek Krishnamurthy, Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Law School...and more!

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.S. as she meets Donald Trump in Washington today. Hearing begins to examine whether to give the Menendez Brothers a reduced sentence.

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 protection against discrimination and harassment. 

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 spring moose migration.

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 Daniel Noboa declares victory in Ecuador election, seen as a test of his war-on-drugs. Peruvian author and Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa dies at 89.Hungarian lawmakers prepare to vote on a constitutional amendment that would restrict the rights of 2SLGBTQ+ communities. New guidelines released for how to manage obesity for children and adolescents in Canada. 

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 nations in face of US tariffs.For the first time in over 20 years, a Canadian is in contention to win the Masters. 

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 Wreck named Canadian ambassadors to Record Store Day.

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 controversial immigration file.US diplomatic envoy arrives in Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir PutinA closer look at the push for global carbon tax on international shipping.