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element that will be in charge. >> Natasha: that was espen espen barth eide, norway's minister of foreign affairs. >>> At home, police in montreal are investigating the fatal stabbings of three people as what is described as a brawl last night. The victims include a 15-year-old and two others age 23 and 25. Cbc's reporter has more from montreal. >> Reporter: what police are essentially saying today is we know that it was about 15-16 people, who were part of this altercation. And the big piece of news that we have is that police are saying that it is not linked to gang violence. But that it is just a personal conflict between these people. But police are not really giving much more details than that. Which know this happened around 7:00 P.M. last night in montreal. But aside from that, they say they really are still investigating. They're trying to identify all the people who are at the scene. Trying to identify witnesses. Trying to get camera footage of the area. But they're still very much in the early stages of this investigation. And trying to figure out where to go from here. They say they have one or two suspects, but they say at this point, no one has been arrested. It's simply too early in the investigation. >> Natasha: cbc reporter in montreal. >>> The head of quebecor is calling on the federal government to intervene on the deal between loblaws. The owner says the deal would push the company out of loblaws stores. Cbc's janyce McGREGOR reports. >> Reporter: if you shopped in an loblaws-owned store, you may have seen the mobile shop kiosks. They're independent. They market themselves as not a affiliated with any telecom company. Saying they don't pick favorites. Saying they work for consumers in their promotional materials. As you say, they're located across canada. They are now accused by the head of quebecor of engaging in some behaviour to try to shutout certain carriers from those shops. Pierre carl palado's letter to industry minister champaign says he's become aware of a new deal that would see these stores in grocery stores only carry products from rogers and bell. They have worked together on a joint venture called glen tell. And in the future, it apparently will have a supply contract so that the mobile shop only includes their products and their services. We remember, of course, freedom mobile, the quebecor kind of brand of cell service, it has only been a part of video tron québec for the last year. It was previously part of shaw communications. Shaw had to divest, sell it off as part of its merger with rogers. The intent was for quebecor to run a forced national cell phone carrier. It made a equipment to keep prices low in western canada and ontario to expand its 5g infrastructure to give consumers more choice. But if they're going to be shutout of certain shops, palado's point is will that come to pass? The telecom shop tells cbc, it only accounts for 5% of the total sales of phones and cell phone plans in canada. It says because it has an only limited market presence, it doesn't think decisions it might make about, you know, its suppliers necessarily affects competition in the sector on a national scale. It says it does continue to offer a range of options to its customers. But, you know, the concern here is that that range has shrunk with this new deal. >> Natasha: so in palado's's letter he's directing the minister champaign. What actions could the federal government take? >> Reporter: what are the minister's powers and limitations? He was stopped on his way into the liberal's national caucus meeting on parliament hill this morning and here's what he had to say. >> That's a question for the competition bureau. A letter should be addressed to the competition bureau and as you know we give them the powers to fully conduct the ministry investigation. >> Reporter: are you saying you have no power? >> It's the competition that has the power. >> Reporter: it's impacted because the minister does not direct the investigations that the competition bureau might choose to undertake. It's possible -- >> Natasha: we're going to interrupt janyce and take you to london, england, where the

british prime minister is making an announcement. >> As I stand as your prime minister, I can't help to reflect my first proper introduction was over fours ago. I sat behind one of the podiums upstairs in the building. I told you we face a generation-defining moment and we as a society would not be judged as government action but the small acts of kindness we show one another. You met that challenge and then some. I have never been prouder to be british. When I introduced the following scheme, I did so not because I saw a country simply in need of desperate help. Albeit, we were. But because I saw a country whose future hung in the balance. I could be bold and trust in the tens of millions of you at home you could rise to the movement or accept the inevitable millions of job losses and pick up the pieces. In truth, it was no choice at all. I have never and will never leave the people of this country to face the darkest of days alone. And you know that because you've seen it. I will do everything in my power to provide you with the strongest possible protection I can. That is my promise to you. Because for so many of us, it's easy to forget the scale of what we've been through. We were hit by a pandemic that upended normal life. Who would have thought the government would tell us how many times a day we could leave our homes? Just as we were recovering from covid, war returned to europe with putin's war on ukraine sent your energy fills skyrocketing. I came to office to restore economic stability, the bedrock of future success. Whether that is rising wages and good jobs, investment in our public services, or the defence of the country. And because of our collective sacrifice and your hard work, we have reached two major milestones in delivering that stability. Showing that when we work together, anything is possible. Our economy is now growing faster than anyone predicted, out pacing germany, france and U.S. and this morning, it was confirmed inflation is back to normal. This means the pressure on prices is relieved and mortgage rates will come down. This is proof that the plan and priorities I set out are working. I recognise that it's not always been easy. Some of you will only just be starting to feel the benefits. For some, it might still be hard when you look at your bank balance. But this hard-earned economic stability was only ever meant to be the beginning. The question now is how and who do you trust to turn that foundation into a secure future for you, your family, and our country? Now, it's a moment for britain to choose its future. To decide whether we want to build on the progress we've made oris can going back to square one with no plan and no certainty. Earlier today, I spoke with his majesty the king to request the dissolution of parliament. The king granted this request and we will have the general election on the 4th of july. This election will take place at a time when the world is more dangerous than it has been since the end of the cold war. Putin's russia is waging a brutal war in ukraine and will not stop there if he succeeds. That war made it too clear the risk to our energy security. In the middle east, the forces of extremism threaten regional and ultimately global stability. These tensions are ex-employeded by extremist who seek to undermine our values and define our society at home. China is looking to dominate the 21st century by stealing a lead in technology. And migration is being weaponized by hostile states to threaten the integrity of our borders. These uncertain times, call for a clear plan. And bold action to chart a course to a secure future. You must choose in this election who has that plan. Who is prepared to take the bold action necessary to secure a better future for our country and our children. Now I cannot and will not play the we have got everything right. No government should. But I am proud of what we've achieved together. The bold actions we have taken, the confidence about what we can do in the future. We've tackled inflation, controlled debt, cut workers' taxes, and increased state pension by 900 pounds. We've reduced taxes on investments and seized the opportunity for brexit to make this the best country in the world to grow a business. But record amounts of funding into our N.H.S. ensure it's training the doctors and nurses it needs to the decades to come. We've reformed education in our

children and are now the best readers in the western world. We prioritized energy security and family finances over environmental dogma in our approach to net-zero. We fully funded increase in defence spending to 2.5% of G.D.P. we made a decision to invest more in local transport so you use rather than endlessly pile more money into H.S. 2. We set out a plan to reform welfare system to make it fair for those who pay for it and those who need it. Immigration, is finally coming down. We're stopping the boats with our rwanda partnership. And we will ensure that the next generation grows up smoke-free. I hope that my work since I became prime minister shows we have a plan and are prepared to take bold action necessary for our countries to flourish. I stopped with that plan and always been honest with you about what is needed even when that has been difficult because I'm guided by doing what is right for our country, not what is easy. I can't say the same thing for the labour party. Because I don't know what they offer. In truth, I don't think you know either. That's because they have no plan. There is no bold action. And as a result, a future can only be uncertain with them. On the 5th of july -- or I will be prime minister. He has shown time and again he will take the easy way out and do anything to get power. If he was happy to abandon all the promises he made once he became leader once you got the job, how do you know he won't do the same thing if he were to become prime minister? If you don't have the conviction to stick to anything you say, if you don't have the courage to tell people what you want to do, and if you don't have a plan, how can you possibly be trusted to lead our country, especially at this most uncertain of times? Over the next few weeks, I will fight for every vote. I will earn your trust, and I will prove to you that only a conservative government, led by me, will not put our hard-earned economic stability at risk. Can restore pride and confidence in our country. And with a clear plan and bold action, will deliver a secure future for you, your family, and our united kingdom. >> Natasha: okay. Folks, we've been taking you live to a rainy london. And that was british prime minister rishi sunak confirming what many of us were keeping he would say. There's going to be a general election in the U.K. an election day is going to be on july 4th. Let's bring in cbc's julia chapman, who was watching alongside at our london bureau. Julia, it's such a british scene powering down on the prime minister. And very punk rock. I don't know if it was a coincidence or someone was trying to drown him out. A huge mood-setter. Tell us what we should anticipate. >> Reporter: it's the news we were anticipating. It's against the backdrop of protesters. Rishi sunak confirms there will be a U.K. general election on july 4th. He's taken the decision to go early when it comes to calling this election. He had a few more months until he would have been forced to do so. Five years into this parliament. So there is certainly now a big campaign gaining momentum in the next six weeks as rishi sunak tries to paint the conservative party as the party of stability and he pointed to some of what he sees as the party's achievements over the last few years. Indeed, the conservative party has been in power for 14 years. He's the fifth prime minister during that time to run the united kingdom. He talked about the furlough scheme that he oversaw when he was a chancellor, the country's finance minister, during the covid period. How it helped people who were out of work to stay afloat. He pointed to his policy of trying to phase out smoking, a policy moving through parliament and will have to be rushed through in order to be approved before this election. Polls put him 20 points behind the labour party. He took aim at labour. Saying he doesn't know what the party stands for and he doesn't think the electorate does either. The leader will spend the next

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