Big Headlines: Carney and the Canadian Forces have evaluated options for 'unlikely' U.S. military action against Canada

Frequency Podcast Network. Stories that matter. Podcasts that resonate. It appears Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Canadian forces have been preparing for what a possible US invasion of Canada could look like. Hi, I'm Vrjesh Dave. This is Big Headlines. Everything you need to know to be in the know in just five minutes.

with the U.S. appear to be heightening. As Prime Minister Mark Carney admits, he's studied the possibility that the United States could launch military action against this country. In an interview with the New York Times, Carney calls the possibility unlikely and an extreme tail risk, a term used in risk management, a very rare event that would cause

enormous damage but is so unlikely that people tend to ignore or underestimate it. Why does it feel like today, Mark Carney is going to war? Trade war. because we're attacked. It comes after trade talks were suspended a month ago.

Prime Minister Carney says he and Trump speak frequently still, even since trade talks collapsed. US President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House. The two leaders are set to talk about guardrails for artificial intelligence,

trade and wars in the Middle East. It's unclear, though, whether there will be media coverage of the summit with some outlets saying they're still being denied access to the White House. A federal judge blocked the ban on CNN, MSNBC and Politico overnight, saying the

outlets were not given due process when their access was revoked. The 14 day temporary restraining order will see the outlets get their press passes back, but there's still no word on when that could happen. In New York City, two major speeches are planned at the U.N.

General Assembly. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will address the UNGA. Netanyahu is set to deliver his address in person making a short trip notably without meeting the US president. The International Criminal Court has an arrest warrant out for

Netanyahu as well. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand told reporters yesterday that she's monitoring Canadian airspace. Our position is A to respect decisions of international courts and be to support at all times people who are suffering including in Gaza and Palestine and the West Bank and to ensure that crimes against humanity

are addressed as such. Anand says Canada will support the work of international courts. Palestinian President Abbas will speak to the Assembly via video because his visa was denied by the Trump administration for the second year in a row. In all, the leaders of 35 countries are expected to address the Assembly today.

Also making big headlines, a new poll shows the vast majority of those in this country support Canada becoming an associate member of the European Union. The Léger survey shows 70% of Canadians support the idea, while 18% aren't so sure and 13% are opposed to the plan. The poll suggests more people would support associate EU membership if it means better access to European markets,

but not if this country's laws have to change. More details on what the new partnership could look like are expected next month, when Montreal will host the Canada-EU summit. A dolphin from marine land has died weeks after moving to an aquarium in Spain. Oceanographic Valencia says Echo had trouble swallowing, along with respiratory problems

on Wednesday, and her condition quickly deteriorated. Echo was among three other dolphins and two belugas sent to the aquarium in a 19-hour voyage last month from the shuttered Niagara Falls attraction. four belugas and one dolphin have now since died after being moved from

marine land. Officials say they're investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths after a marine land whistleblower claimed the whales and dolphins were ill before they were even transported. If you haven't listened yet, today on The Big Story, politics and environment

reporter for the Narwhal, Shannon Waters, has more on the snap provincial election call that will send British Columbians to the polls two years ahead of schedule. I mean, on its face, this looks purely opportunistic on E.B.'s part. Like, is that how voters will perceive it? How do you think they're going to respond?

That is the million dollar question in this election. I think it is very reasonable to view this decision as an opportunistic one by David E.B., you know, looking at the state of the B.C. Conservatives, looking at the way some of the polling numbers have come out, both in terms of how the conservatives are seen and how the NDP has seen how popular

his party is, and basically deciding to, you know, send BC back to an election barely two years after the last one, and at a time when, for many people, I think the biggest thing that has changed is sort of this disarray on the political right. The question is, does the opportunistic appearance of this election, does that come to dominate

the discourse? You can listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts. Now you're in the know. Thank you for listening to Big Headlines.

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