Global National: April 17, 2025 | Leaders face off in final debate of election campaign

While they've already debated in French, the English-language debate was many Canadians' first chance to see the four main federal party leaders go head-to-head in the 2025 election campaign. Mackenzie Gray looks at how Mark Carney was under fire for most of the debate, how Pierre Poilievre had to play both offence and defence, Jagmeet Singh's time spent going after Poilievre, and how Yves-François Blanchet's accused Carney of contradicting himself.

Measles cases are soaring across Canada with Ontario seeing the biggest surge. Quebec, however, is cautiously optimistic its outbreak might soon be resolved. But as health reporter Katherine Ward explains, that's not a guarantee.

U.S. President Donald Trump is now publicly musing about firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Jackson Proskow explains why Trump can't get rid of Powell and why the spat could be more bad news for the stock market.

Plus, astronomers using the James Webb space telescope say they have found the "strongest evidence yet" of organic life outside of Earth. Redmond Shannon explains what was discovered, how it could be a major breakthrough and why other scientists are urging patience.

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