The audio segment covers multiple news stories. It begins with a personal reflection on reconsidering the choice to not have children. In national news, Canada is sending its largest-ever trade delegation to Mexico to strengthen economic ties amid U.S. trade tensions. The mass shooting in Tumblr Ridge, B.C., has exposed deficiencies in rural mental health support systems. Internationally, a coalition of European countries has reported that Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a rare toxin, contradicting Russian authorities and leading to accusations against the Russian state. Separately, drone attacks in Odessa and near the Russian border resulted in civilian deaths ahead of scheduled peace talks in Geneva. In sports, Canada's women's hockey team advanced to the Olympic semi-finals, with captain Marie-Philippe Poulin tying an Olympic scoring record. Finally, the annual Great Backyard Bird Count is underway, encouraging global public participation in birdwatching to aid scientific conservation efforts.
For years, I've sounded like a broken record. I do not want kids. I do not ever want to have kids. I don't want to have a kid. Don't have a kid. Don't want to have a kid. I'm in my 40s now. The door is almost closed. And suddenly, I'm not so sure. The story has always been no. I'm just wondering to what degree it's just a story. From CBCs, personally, this is Creation Myth. Available now on CBC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, The World The Sour, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. Canada U.S. Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc will lead the country's largest ever trade mission to Mexico City starting tomorrow. The trip is a direct response to President Trump's recent 35% tariff hikes and threats to scrap the North American free trade deal. The delegation includes over 370 leaders from the mining, energy, and tech sectors. Leblanc says a stronger bond with Mexico is now critical to economic survival. To B.C., the mass shooting in Tumblr Ridge has put a spotlight on gaps in mental health supports for people living in rural communities. The RCMP says officers were called to the home of the shooter multiple times over the years, often for mental health concerns. A teen-year-old Jesse Van Rutzelar was apprehended under the Mental Health Act and taken to hospital for assessment. Johnny Morris, with the Canadian Mental Health Association, is calling for sustained funding for community-based mental health care. This is health care. It's absolutely health care and it's life-saving health care when funded adequately. So far, the RCMP has not revealed a motive for the shooting. A group of European countries say Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned. At the time, Russian authorities said he died of natural causes. Julia Chapman has the story. Alexei Navalny's widow has always suspected her husband was killed. Now a multi-country inquiry has come to the same conclusion. Samples smuggled out of Russia were tested for the presence of poison. Labs found Epibatidine, a toxin found in South American dart frogs. The countries behind the testing say there is no innocent explanation for its presence in Navalny's body. British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says only the Russian state could be behind his death. This evidence has shown the content that the Russian government has for its own citizens. Cooper says the UK will report Russia to the global chemical weapons body. It's almost two years to the day since Navalny died in an Arctic prison. The anti-corruption campaigner was a long-time enemy of Vladimir Putin. He had returned to Russia after a previous poisoning, insisting that he was not afraid. Julia Chapman, CBC News, London. Drone strikes killed at least one person in Ukraine and another in Russia, ahead of a fresh round of peace talks. Ukrainian officials say a Russian drone hit a residential building in Odessa and killed an older woman. In Russia, a civilian was reported killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on a car near the border. Another round of talks between envoys for the two countries will be held in Geneva on Tuesday and Wednesday. To the Winter Olympics, Canada women's hockey team is off to the semi-finals after a five-one win over Germany. The quarter-final victory featured the welcome return of Captain Marie Philippe Pula. She was out two games because of an injury but made up for lost time in today's game. Two power play goals looking for her third attempt to find Marie Philippe Pula, a record tying goal for Canada's captain. That point in the third period gave her a career total of 18 tying an Olympic record for most goals scored in women's hockey set by Haley Wickenheiser. While the annual Great Backyard Bird Count is happening this weekend, it's a worldwide initiative giving people an opportunity to enjoy nature and contribute to research and conservation efforts. Until Monday, people are invited to spend time outdoors, counting and reporting as many wild birds as they can for a minimum of 15 minutes. Olivia Carvalo of Birds Canada says it provides a four-day snapshot of bird populations which can help efforts to protect them. There's no special equipment required, no long-term commitment. It's not going to give us long-term friends, but it is going to give us an idea of how birds are sharing. The observations help scientists better understand global bird populations before birds are on the move for spring migration. She says more than 200 countries and regions participated in the count last year can find out more at birdcount.org. That's the world of the Sauer. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips.
Podcast Summary
Key Points:
A person in their 40s reconsiders their lifelong decision not to have children.
Canada launches a major trade mission to Mexico in response to U.S. tariff threats.
A B.C. mass shooting highlights rural mental health care gaps.
A European inquiry concludes Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned.
Drone strikes cause casualties in Ukraine and Russia ahead of new peace talks.
Canada's women's hockey team advances to the Olympic semi-finals.
The Great Backyard Bird Count invites global participation for conservation research.
Summary:
The audio segment covers multiple news stories. It begins with a personal reflection on reconsidering the choice to not have children. S.
trade tensions. , has exposed deficiencies in rural mental health support systems. Internationally, a coalition of European countries has reported that Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a rare toxin, contradicting Russian authorities and leading to accusations against the Russian state.
Separately, drone attacks in Odessa and near the Russian border resulted in civilian deaths ahead of scheduled peace talks in Geneva. In sports, Canada's women's hockey team advanced to the Olympic semi-finals, with captain Marie-Philippe Poulin tying an Olympic scoring record. Finally, the annual Great Backyard Bird Count is underway, encouraging global public participation in birdwatching to aid scientific conservation efforts.
FAQs
It is a direct response to President Trump's tariff hikes and threats to scrap NAFTA, aiming to strengthen economic ties with Mexico for survival.
It exposed gaps in mental health supports for rural communities, with calls for sustained funding for community-based care to address such crises.
It found he was poisoned with Epibatidine, a toxin from South American dart frogs, implicating the Russian state in his death.
A Russian drone killed an older woman in Odessa, Ukraine, while a Ukrainian drone strike killed a civilian in Russia near the border.
They won 5-1 over Germany, advancing to the semi-finals, with Captain Marie Philippe Pula scoring a record-tying goal.
It is a global initiative where people count wild birds for at least 15 minutes outdoors over a weekend to help research and conservation efforts.
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