Advance voting is officially underway in Canada with more than a week until election day. How Liberal Leader Mark Carney is leaning hard into warnings about U.S. President Donald Trump. While the Conservatives are pledging to sack the ban on single-use plastics, there are questions about Pierre Poilievre's previous promise to fire the Bank of Canada's governor. You'll hear how he responded when Mackenzie Gray grilled him about it. Why the U.S. could be peacing out of the peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. Are luxury brands really made in China? We'll fact-check some claims on social media. Plus, why contractors say now may be a good time to renovate your home. And how Winnipeg just honoured the great Canadian rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive.

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