Canada recently walked away from trade talks with the US hours before Donald Trump’s deadline to impose major tariffs on Canadian goods.

Prime Minister Mark Carney struck a defiant tone, acknowledging that Canada was now locked in a trade war with the US.

He also announced retaliatory tariffs, pledging to match US tariffs “dollar for dollar”.

Carney’s tough stance is popular at home, but will it come at a price?

We speak to Jayme Poisson, host of the CBC podcast Front Burner, about whether Carney is taking a big political gamble by standing up to Trump’s tariffs – and why many Canadians feel confident they can withstand a trade war with their southern neighbour.

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0:00 Why is Mark Carney standing up to Trump?
2:31 What does Carney have to gain from fighting back?
5:03 How is Canada trying to reduce its reliance on the US?
7:48 Why did the US-Canada trade talks collapse?
11:33 What went wrong in the final hours of negotiations?
14:17 Why is Carney now talking about a trade war?
16:59 Could Trump be more vulnerable than Carney?
19:28 Do Canadians support Carney’s approach?
22:54 What could Canada lose from this trade war?
26:07 Can Canada really win against the US?

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Legendary country music singer Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80.

The country icon sold more than 100 million records worldwide, and wrote over 3,000 songs in a career that spanned six decades.

Parton’s style was unapologetically bold, she wowed Glastonbury, starred in well-known films and appealed to all ages.

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A wave of overnight Russian missile strikes have killed at least 12 people in and around Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv.

Apartment blocks, warehouses and a children’s hospital were hit in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Meanwhile, Romania said one drone crossed into its territory at the northern border with Ukraine triggering an air alert siren.

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Former Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who modernised the military and pioneered drone warfare, was fired last month after reportedly falling out with the head of Ukraine’s armed forces.

Now, he wants elections to be held in Ukraine.

BBC Correspondent Dan Johnson sat down with Fedorov to ask about his ambitions.

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