World Report

Wake up to what's going on in Canada and the world. We'll give you a 10-minute dose of the biggest news stories happening now, updated multiple times each morning. Our CBC News reporters will tell you about the political actors trying to make change, the movements catching fire, and the cultural moments going viral. Hosted by Marcia Young Monday through Thursday and John Northcott Friday through Sunday, we have new episodes seven days a week, dropping by 6 am ET on weekdays, 7 am ET on weekends. Start your day with the very latest.

World Report is a news podcast hosted by CBC, with 525 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Wednesday's top stories in 10 minutes

  Aug 19, 202610 min

  US President Donald Trump is pausing the latest round of tariffs against Canada. Ukraine's former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov is calling for wartime elections. At least 23 people are dead after a minibus and a truck collided in Brazil. Australian woman convicted of murder after serving poisonous mushrooms to in-laws is back in court.  More than 5,000 cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A treaty being negotiated by the BC government has some people worried they may lose access to an historic site near Victoria.

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  Tuesday's top stories in 10 minutes

  Aug 18, 202610 min

  Canadian and American trade negotiators have one more day to make a deal before the US slaps a range of Canadian goods with 50 percent tariffs.  Churchill Falls hydro deal hailed as windfall by Newfoundland and Labrador government, but critics question why referendum was called off. Deadly school shooting in Philippines leaves student and shooter dead. An overnight strike in Ukraine's Kharkiv region has left at least 10 people dead. Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema wins second term. CBC News has learned that a lead instructor, and police officer, at a children's hockey camp pleaded guilty to assaulting children. Opening arguments in Meta trial over child protections to begin today. Nearly 20,000 fans will gather at Scotiabank Arena tonight to watch Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever take on the Toronto Tempo. 

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  Monday's top stories in 10 minutes

  Aug 17, 202610 min

  Canadian citizenship applications rose by nearly 50% in April and May alone. Prime Minister Mark Carney is in St. John's today for new energy security announcement. US envoy Jared Kushner to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after talks with Hamas leaders in Egypt.   Actress Hayden Panettiere has died at age 36. Opening statements begin today in the Tupac Shakur murder trial. Police in Sicily are searching for a gang believed to have stolen four works by Renaissance master Antonello da Messina.

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  Sunday's top stories in 10 minutes

  Aug 16, 202610 min

  Threats of a looming 50 per cent U.S. tariff on Canadian textiles are already causing layoffs and canceled orders before the August 19th deadline. More evacuees in Summerland, B.C. could be cleared to return home today, though the 20,000—hectare Bald Range wildfire remains out of control. Ukraine launched one of its largest drone assaults of the war overnight, firing hundreds of drones into Russia that killed six people and hit targets across multiple regions. Russian missile strikes have killed at least five people across Ukraine, forcing the partial shutdown of the country's main steel producer and igniting fires in Kyiv. More than 50 people are dead and thousands are displaced after a 7.7 — magnitude quake triggered hundreds of aftershocks across eastern Indonesia. Morocco arrests over 100 people attempting to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. Atleast six people are dead as historic floods sweep through the state of Indiana in the United States. Aging trees and extreme weather are causing coffee exports in Uganda to plummet, threatening one of the country's most vital industries.

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  Saturday's top stories in 10 minutes

  Aug 15, 202610 min

  B.C. lumber companies explore workarounds as a massive U.S. tariff deadline looms. Alberta beekeepers race to ship honey south before a 50 per cent U.S. tariff kicks in. Newfoundland’s premier faces pressure to hold a referendum on a new Quebec power deal. Family blames media pressure following the death of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday. Five years after the Taliban took power, Afghanistan faces extreme poverty and shrinking foreign aid.

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