Carney stands firm on Davos speech; Social media addiction lawsuit

Carney stands firm on Davos speech; Social media addiction lawsuit

Author: Global News January 28, 2026 Duration: 26:37
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he wants to make it "absolutely clear - and I said this to (U.S. President Donald Trump) - I meant what I said in Davos." Mackenzie Gray explains why Carney is doubling down, and how U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is trying to undermine Carney. In Minneapolis, Heather Yourex-West reports on the cautious optimism among people there after Greg Bovino was removed from his job as the commander at large for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Jackson Proskow looks at how the backlash to the ICE operation is causing problems for Trump. And Mike Armstrong explains why ICE investigators will be in Italy for the Milan Olympics, and how that's causing an uproar there. With Trump claiming Iran wants to "make a deal," Redmond Shannon looks at what that could mean, as more American navy ships head to the Middle East. Jillian Piper reports on the landmark legal fight against Meta and YouTube over accusations social media is too addictive and harmful. Plus: the art of microorganisms. Touria Izri introduces you to the Canadian scientist magnifying the beauty of microscopic creatures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Teenaged hockey players killed; Desperate search for Nancy Guthrie [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Tragedy has struck the hockey world again. Heather Yourex-West reports from Stavely, Alberta, a community in mourning after a highway crash left three teenaged hockey players dead. In London, Vincent McAviney explains wh…