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Received — 26 April 2026 National Post Canada

Canada’s Mark Carney, world leaders decry ‘political violence’ following D.C. press gala shooting

By: AFP
26 April 2026 at 15:53
World leaders expressed shock after a shooter charged a glitzy media gala in Washington on Saturday night attended by U.S. President Donald Trump — and relief that there were no casualties. Read More

U.S. press gala shooting suspect an engineer, computer scientist, teacher and indie game developer: reports

By: AFP
26 April 2026 at 15:28
The suspected attacker in a shooting that plunged a press gala attended by U.S. President Donald Trump into chaos has been identified by news media as a 31-year-old mechanical engineer from California. Read More

Gunman at White House Correspondents’ Dinner was targeting top Trump officials: attorney general

By: AFP
26 April 2026 at 14:40
Investigators on Sunday said the gunman who tried to storm a gala dinner attended by U.S. President Donald Trump planned to target top government officials, as scrutiny grew over the event's security. Read More
Received — 25 April 2026 National Post Canada

U.S. Justice Department wants to add firing squads, electrocution and gas as methods for federal executions

By: AFP
25 April 2026 at 00:50
The U.S. Justice Department said Friday it is seeking to expand the use of the death penalty in federal capital cases and add the firing squad, electrocution and gas to lethal injection as methods of execution. Read More

EU, U.S. sign critical minerals deal to counter dependence on China

By: AFP
24 April 2026 at 23:06
The European Union and United States signed an agreement Friday to coordinate on the supply of critical minerals needed for key industries including defence, as China's dominance becomes a growing concern. Read More

OpenAI CEO apologizes to Tumbler Ridge for not reporting mass shooter’s troubling ChatGPT account

By: AFP
24 April 2026 at 21:43
OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has apologized to the B.C. town devastated by a February mass shooting, saying he was "deeply sorry" the company did not notify police about the killer's troubling ChatGPT account. Read More
Received — 24 April 2026 National Post Canada

Visit to America by King Charles comes as Britain-U.S. ties strained under Trump

By: AFP
24 April 2026 at 03:14
King Charles III heads to the United States on Monday with transatlantic tensions over the Iran war and the Epstein scandal's long shadow threatening to intrude on the landmark visit. Read More

‘Why would I?’ Trump rules out using nuclear weapons on Iran

By: AFP
24 April 2026 at 00:51
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday ruled out striking Iran with a nuclear weapon, after his previous threats to completely destroy Iranian civilization. Read More
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