Trump's new tariff strike on Canada, Ottawa’s risky Saab selection, a former Anthropic staffer’s dire AI warning, and more

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The trade war escalates again. The White House is set to block a host of Canadian goods — alcohol, dairy, motorcycles — from crossing the border, hours after Canada's own retaliatory tariffs kicked in. Plus: GlobalEye Gamble. How Ottawa picked a Swedish surveillance plane before knowing it could do the job. A CBC News exclusive. And: An ex-Anthropic researcher says there's more than a 10 per cent chance AI "kills all humans" — accusing the industry of "gambling with our lives." Also: The worrying slide in Canadian children’s test scores, U.S.-Iran tensions boil over. a $2.2-billion uranium mine bringing new hope to northern Saskatchewan communities, and more.