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Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne unveiled the government’s latest economic and fiscal blueprint late Tuesday afternoon. It includes a multi-billion-dollar plan to increase the number of skilled trades workers in the country. Chief political correspondent David Akin reports.

Energy giant Shell has signed a $22 billion deal to take over Canadian natural gas producer ARC Resources. As Jillian Piper reports, analysts see it as a major bet on Canada’s role in the global liquefied natural gas market.

What started as a comedy monologue has re-ignited the debate over free speech in the U.S. There are reports the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is set to launch a review of the broadcast licenses of ABC owned stations after the White House complained about a Jimmy Kimmel joke from last week. Mike Armstrong explains.

The Strait of Hormuz’s closure has triggered far-reaching disruption of the global energy supply. Today, the United Arab Emirates announced it is leaving OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. It is a major blow to the cartel of non-Western oil producers. Redmond Shannon reports on what is driving the U.A.E.’s decision to leave.

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