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Mark Carney's government will release its first spring economic update later today.

It becomes exactly one year after the Liberals won the federal election, so in many ways this

is not only a fiscal report card, but an assessment of the government's performance

as a whole.

Janice McGregor is in our parliamentary bureau and she joins me now.

So, Janice, how does the government's decision to give an update in spring and then a budget

in the fall shape what we're going to hear today?

Well, the government now knows how many of the ambitions it expressed last fall actually

manifested into reality before the end of the fiscal year in March.

How much of all that spending it laid out for things like defense actually got out the

door.

How many of the expenditure cuts it was aiming for to pay for all this were actually found.

And as the uncertain worlds kept changing, how have developments like the energy crisis

sparked by the war in Iran, changed the trajectory on the revenue front.

All these things are going to play into the revised lower deficit number.

Now, expecting today something the prime minister said yesterday results from good fiscal

management, but today's also an opportunity to show their math on some of the more

populous moves his government's made in the months since last fall's budget.

Like the cut to the excise tax on fuel that took effect a week ago or the groceries and

essentials benefit that starts paying out in a few weeks.

Important to note, Janice, as you're noting here, the economic update is not a budget,

but the prime minister is hinting at some new spending.

So what can you tell us about that?

Yeah, sometimes they have many budget type things in an economic update, right?

And in his conversation with CBC News Chief Correspondent Adrian Arsenal yesterday, Mark

Carney hinted at a couple of new programs as he says to keep building, building, building.

We need young people to go into the trades to choose to go into the skilled trades.

In order to build, you're going to see something pretty dramatic in that statement, which

is going to address exactly that issue.

We also said we're going to hear about a playground to podium sports strategy, which could

not only build, build, build more community infrastructure, but also respond constructively

to the disappointment of Canada's metal count at the last Olympics.

CBC's Janice McGregor for us in our parliamentary bureau.

Janice, thanks for this.

You're welcome.

And CBC will have special coverage of the spring economic update and what it means to

you.

The report is drawn north caught in Catherine Cullen, host of the House.

It all starts at 4 p.m. Eastern time.

That is 1 p.m. Pacific on CBC radio or the CBC Listen app.

Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank say they fear for their children's safety

after school came under attack.

Two people are dead, including a 14 year old boy.

And CBC's Tom Perry reports the attack is being blamed on Israeli settlers.

A mother's grief, Nida Al-Nasan, collapsing at the spot where her 14 year old son was shot

and killed.

House Al-Nasan was struck by a bullet outside his school in the West Bank village of Al-Murayir,

an attack blamed on Israeli settlers.

The video from the day shows students running to their fallen classmate, who died along

with 32-year-old Jihad Abu-Nai.

A week later, and children are back at school.

But parents like Sadna Asan, whose two boys, Suhib and Uribe, attend classes here, are still

fearful.

Before my kids would walk to school, he says, now I put them in the car.

I bring them here and then sit at the school waiting for them to finish so I can take them

home.

This attack is just the latest in a wave of assaults Palestinians blame on Israeli settlers.

In its initial report on this incident, the Israel Defense Forces says its soldiers

were dispatched to the area following reports of rocks being thrown at a vehicle carrying

civilians, including a reserve soldier who opened fire on what the IDF calls suspects.

An IDF source says the reservist was dismissed from his duties and his weapon confiscated,

and that the matter is under review by military police.

Tom Perry, CBC News, Al-Murayir, in the occupied West Bank.

The Trump administration is signaling it is unlikely to accept Iran's proposal to end

the war.

Iran said it was willing to reopen the straight of Hortamuz.

If the U.S. lifts its blockade on the country and postpones discussions about Iran's nuclear

program, the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Fox News this last night.

Suffice it to say that the nuclear question is the reason why we're in this in the first

place.

The Straits is basically the equivalent of an economic nuclear weapon that they're trying

to use against the world.

Imagine if those same people had access to a nuclear weapon, they would hold the whole

region hostage.

The White House says U.S. President Donald Trump's national security team has discussed the

offer.

Trump himself is expected to address it later.

The United Arab Emirates is quitting OPEC.

It's an unexpected move for the country, which has been a member of the group of oil

producers since 1967, and leaving OPEC would allow the UAE to produce more oil and gas,

which could affect global oil prices.

Governor General Mary Simon is visiting Tumblr Ridge this week.

She made the commitment to return back in February when she attended a vigil for victims

of the mass shooting.

And as Matt proposes tells us, on this visit, Simon is focused on the town's resilience

as well as healing.

Welcome back to our community, Dave, here's a nice speaker.

Governor General Mary Simon, shaking hands with town counselors in Tumblr Ridge.

Her first visit back to this community after a deadly mass shooting took the lives of eight

people in February.

They are doing better.

It's still difficult at times, and there's still a heaviness around that town.

Simon's visit comes as the RCMP investigation into the shooting is in its final stages.

The grieving is different for everybody, and sometimes it takes much longer than some

others, but at the same time, they are working together.

They're really collaborating to make sure that everybody is looked after.

On Monday, Simon met privately with town council and first responders.

At a memorial site to the victims, she planted a purple paper heart with a message.

They aren't alone, you know, that we are there to support them in the long term, and

we won't forget.

The events were closed to the public and media.

Later today, she meets with students and families of the victims, as well as the health

care workers marshaled in to support the community.

Matt Prebrost, CBC News, Tumblr Ridge.

Australia's threatening hefty fines on big tech companies.

Many Australians now get their news from social platforms such as Facebook, Google, and TikTok.

The government plans to tax those companies to 0.25% of their Australian revenue if they

don't pay local news outlets.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the move will protect journalism.

It shouldn't just be able to be taken by a large multinational corporation and used to

generate profits for that organisation with no compensation appropriate for the people

who produced that creative content.

Albanese says any money collected would be invested in local journalism.

Finally, for us, King Charles is set to address the United States Congress today.

It is the first time a monarch has spoken to the House and the Senate since Queen Elizabeth

in 1991.

Charles's visit comes as relations between the United States and the UK are strained

over several issues, including the Adon War.

Here's more from CBC's Katie Nicholson.

In his first 24 hours in Washington, there have been high tea and garden parties, but

many are hotly anticipating King Charles's big speech today before Congress.

So I think there will be certainly a tribute to the depths of the relationship to what

the countries have gone through and also hopefully a plea for the future.

Garrett Martin lectures on transatlantic relations at American University.

I think what will not be mentioned will be as revealing and I don't anticipate necessarily

a reference obviously to the Epstein files because of how awkward it is on both sides of the

Atlantic. This address comes at a time when the so-called

special relationship between the US and the UK is strained.

President Donald Trump angry the British refused to get involved in his war in Iran

and has had harsh words for the Prime Minister.

Paul Hare worked as a British diplomat for 30 years.

He expects the King to, like his mother, before him, largely stick to formal lines and stress

the bond between nations. But he is committed to a lot of global issues and he does continue

to speak his mind on them. It's obviously climate and the environment is one.

The speech, according to Buckingham Palace, is expected to run roughly 20 minutes and will

remind Congress that even if they don't always see eye to eye, the British and the Americans

have always found ways to come together.

Katie Nicholson, CBC News, Washington.

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