# Poison seller's plea deal; What is a technical recession?; Fiery failure

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Podcast: [Global National with Dawna Friesen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668)
Published: 2026-05-30T01:14:00+00:00
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## Resource

Kenneth Law, the Ontario man who peddled poison online to help people die by suicide, strikes a plea deal. Eric Sorensen has the details of the deal, and the reaction from victims' families. Heidi Petracek reports on what it means now that Canada has entered technical recession territory. Mackenzie Gray looks at how Canada's auto industry is reacting to the Wall Street Journal's report the White House wants half of all new vehicle parts to be made in the U.S. in order to qualify for lower tariffs. David Akin explains why Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi's visit to Ottawa is fuelling accusations Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is putting business ahead of human rights. Jackson Proskow reports on Blue Origin's fiery failure that lit up the night sky over parts of Florida, and what the explosive setback means for the company and NASA. Redmond Shannon looks at the concerns Russia's war on Ukraine is spilling over into Romania, a NATO member country. Plus, break point: Mike Armstrong explains how that war is looming large over the French Open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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