Good morning! I'm Hanna Lee. 

In this issue, we'll look at the highlights and takeaways from Mark Carney's much-anticipated first meeting with Donald Trump. Then, we'll do a deep dive on the Canadian owner of the world's biggest deepfake porn site, and cover the deadly Indian strikes in Pakistan-controlled territory.

And, later today, the conclave procession begins, with 133 cardinals gathering in the Sistine Chapel to vote on the next pope. 

'I like this guy': Carney gets warm words from Trump. The rest has to wait

Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump speak during Tuesday's mostly friendly Oval Office meeting, which nonetheless showed occasional flickers of lingering trouble. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

Donald Trump appeared very happy after his first meeting with Mark Carney — between his smiles and thumbs-up signs, the U.S. president was radiating warmth, as The Associated Press put it. But their 33-minute on-camera discussion also revealed the substantial challenges ahead.

What happened: Not much concrete. For one, there was no guarantee of the U.S. tariffs coming off, and there isn't any public indication of how any negotiating process will work. Furthermore, the president showed — for the umpteenth time — that he really isn't joking about wanting to annex Canada, though he conceded that the topic wasn't on his meeting agenda. (Albeit with the addendum: "Never say never.")

He's the key person behind the biggest deepfake porn site in the world. And he's Canadian

A joint investigation by CBC News and international partners reveals that David Do, whose Airbnb profile picture is shown here in a graphic created by CBC News, is a key figure behind the most notorious deepfake porn website in the world. (David Do/Airbnb)

David Do is a Canadian pharmacist who owns a house just outside Toronto and drives a Tesla. He's also the owner of the world's most popular site for deepfake porn. 

What happened: MrDeepFakes had more than 650,000 users and hosted tens of thousands of non-consensual, and at times violent, deepfake videos and images of celebrities, politicians and even some private citizens, including Canadians. It shut down after CBC News's visual investigations unit — in collaboration with Bellingcat, Politiken and Tjekdet — contacted Do about his role in the site's operations. He declined multiple requests for comment, some in person.

Who was deepfaked: Everyone from actress Scarlett Johansson to former prime minister Justin Trudeau. But it wasn't just public figures — creators on the site took requests from users asking for deepfake porn of their partners and wives, as well. Women made up the vast majority of deepfaked subjects on the site, according to a 2024 study.

Is this legal? Sharing non-consensual deepfake porn is not a crime in Canada, though passing such a law was one of Carney's campaign pledges. It's already illegal in several countries like South Korea and the U.K., as well as a few U.S. states.

Deadly Indian strikes in Pakistan-controlled territory kill at least two dozen people, authorities say

Rescue workers and an ambulance arrive at the site of a suspected Indian missile attack, in Muridke, a town in Pakistan's Punjab province, on Wednesday. (K.M. Chaudary/The Associated Press)

The latest: India fired missiles into Pakistani-controlled territory in several locations early this morning, as the overall death toll increased to 31 people in what Pakistan's leader called an "act of war."

What's happening: Tensions have soared between the nuclear-armed neighbours ever since last month's militant attack on tourists in India-run Kashmir, the worst involving civilians in the country since 2008. India says Pakistan backed the attack; the latter denies this. The confrontation is just the latest escalation in a dispute over Kashmir that has stretched decades.

Pakistan response: Pakistan claimed it shot down several Indian aircraft in retaliation, including three top-line fighter jets. Two planes fell onto villages in India-controlled Kashmir. One fell in northern Punjab state. At least seven civilians were also killed in the region by Pakistani shelling, the Indian army said in a statement.

Other impacts: Several airlines, including Air India and Qatar Airways, have cancelled flights in areas of both countries. In Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, authorities have declared an emergency in the region's hospitals; schools have also been closed there and in Punjab. 

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And, rise up, fungi lovers...

P.E.I. fungi fans celebrating a mushroom milestone

Alfredo Justo is the curator of botany and mycology at the New Brunswick Museum. (CBC) 

Over the last few years, naturalists on Prince Edward Island have been collecting fungi samples and sending them in for DNA testing, with the goal of catching up to neighbouring provinces' tallies.

They've just recently hit a milestone: 1,000 specimens.