Morning Update: Behind Carney and Freeland’s friendly rivalry | Unpublished
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Author: Shannon Proudfoot
Publication Date: February 25, 2025 - 06:59

Morning Update: Behind Carney and Freeland’s friendly rivalry

February 25, 2025
Good morning. While we catch up on last night’s French Liberal leadership debate and prepare for this evening’s English debate, we take a closer look at Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland’s intersecting pathways to this moment. More on that below, plus updates on Pope Francis’s health and predictions for the Academy Awards.Today’s headlines
  • Alberta says it will build two involuntary care centres for people with severe drug addictions
  • U.S. President Donald Trump says tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports are going ahead for March 4
  • Rifts deepen at the UN as Trump openly sided with Moscow, and signals Ukraine could reclaim some land


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