Eastern Equine Encephalitis: Rising Threat and New Talent

Prime Minister Mark Carney warns American tariffs on Canada won’t likely be lifted any time soon. His cabinet met to talk about walking the tightrope of boosting defense spending and protecting the economy from tariffs, all while “spending less”.

And: Carbon capture is a key part of industry’s plans to mitigate climate change. But it turns out the world’s storage capacity is a lot smaller than we thought it was.

Also: It’s called eastern equine encephalitis, but people are most likely to get it from a mosquito — not a horse. We’ll have more on the first human case in Canada this year, and what the risks are.

Plus: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wants the temporary foreign worker program scrapped, vulnerable N.W.T. evacuees, reaction to U.S. attack on a boat in the Caribbean, the tragedy of hunger in Gaza, and more.