It’s Thursday, April 30. Here are the top stories we’re following today.

Mark Carney says there is ‘one negotiator for Canada’ after Conservative MPs descend on Washington

“They’re generous with their time… But in the end, they know, and we know that we’re the negotiators,” Carney said of MP Jamil Jivani and other Conservative MPs, who went to Washington to participate in an event hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce.

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 While opioid-related deaths have been trending downward since the height of the COVID pandemic, toxic drug alerts have been issued in recent months in cities from Fredericton to Victoria.

While opioid-related deaths have been trending downward since the height of the COVID pandemic, toxic drug alerts have been issued in recent months in cities from Fredericton to Victoria.

ER nightmare: Users overdosing on toxic drug supply turn violent, putting doctors, patients at risk

Illicit street drugs have become so contaminated with other chemicals that it can take 10 times the usual amount of overdose antidote naloxone to keep users alive. But high doses of naloxone can cause people can wake up screaming, thrashing, confused and trying to attack hospital staff.

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 Lilly and Jack Sullivan haven’t been found since they were reported missing from their home in Lansdowne Station, Nova Scotia, on May 2, 2025.

Lilly and Jack Sullivan haven’t been found since they were reported missing from their home in Lansdowne Station, Nova Scotia, on May 2, 2025.

Mounties seek ‘specific, verifiable details’ one year after Lilly and Jack Sullivan disappeared

Judges have given investigators permission to comb through the “materials and digital devices of those closest to the children,” including their phone and banking records.

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 Rina Campagna is transported to hospital after being stabbed in Windsor, Ont., on September 28, 2016.

Rina Campagna is transported to hospital after being stabbed in Windsor, Ont., on September 28, 2016.

Drug ban lifted for Ontario man who stabbed 83-year-old stranger while on drugs

The man’s psychiatrist “stated that the treatment team is seeking to prepare Mr. Pillar for discharge from the forensic system,” the judge wrote. But “to be clear, the treatment team prefers that Mr. Pillar not use substances, so (his psychiatrist) sees the coming reporting year as an important time of testing.”

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 A screen grab taken from body camera video shows police pointing their tasers while arresting a man holding a knife after he allegedly stabbed two people nearby, in London, England.

A screen grab taken from body camera video shows police pointing their tasers while arresting a man holding a knife after he allegedly stabbed two people nearby, in London, England.

Bodycam footage shows police taking down suspect in stabbing of 2 Jewish men. Here’s what we know

Police said the suspect is a 45-year-old British national born in Somalia who has a history of serious violence and mental health issues. He was also known to a U.K. counter-terrorism program, officials say. The victims are in stable condition.

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 The Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 15, 2026.

The Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 15, 2026.

Liberal voters more likely to support use of notwithstanding clause than Conservatives, poll finds

The surprising poll results come as Mark Carney’s Liberal government has asked the Supreme Court to put limits on the use of the clause, which could end up being gutted by the court.

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