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U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C.
Analysis

The Great North American trade war

It’s official: the US and Canada are in a trade war, a remarkable rupture in one of the world’s closest alliances.

​Flags of Quebec are seen on the building in Quebec City, Canada, in 2023.
GZERO North

Bad time for Quebec separatists

Donald Trump’s threats to forcibly make Canada the 51st state have delivered a setback to Quebec’s separatist parties, suddenly reducing support for making Quebec an independent country, and increasing national pride.

A damaged section of a highway in Nuwakot, central Nepal
What We're Watching

Devastation in Nepal and China after flash flood, Tanzania’s political infighting tests its political stability, French presidential candidates face off in first debate

A massive wall of mud and rock crashed into a river along Nepal’s Himalayan border with Tibet on Wednesday, triggering catastrophic flooding that swept away bridges, destroyed buildings, swamped roads, and killed over 300 people.

A graphic showing English-French bilingualism in Canada.
Graphic Truth

The Graphic Truth: English-French bilingualism in Canada

The share of Canadians who can hold a conversation in both English and French has plateaued around 18% for two decades, despite strong legal protections for the French language and official encouragement of bilingualism.