5 Things posted Apr 29, 2025 @ 08:00am by Iain Burns

5 things you need to know this morning: April 29, 2025

Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.

Five things you need to know

1. Poilievre's biggest mistake was nothing to do with Trump, Tory strategist says

Votes are still being counted this morning, but that hasn't stopped political analysts from starting their election post-mortems. One major figure in the Tory camp – strategist Kory Teneycke – said the Conservatives' biggest mistake was hitting Justin Trudeau so hard that the unpopular PM was forced to resign. “If Pierre Poilievre was fighting against Justin Trudeau – you keep everything else the same – we’d be having a Conservative majority tonight,” he said.

Poilievre’s biggest error had nothing to do with Trump, strategist says https://t.co/LnBOIPpsYu
— Catherine Beryl Gee (@berylgee01) April 29, 2025

2. Canadian hockey player will not be charged after death of opponent

Police in the UK have said they will not charge a Canadian hockey player who was arrested after the death of an opposition player on the ice in 2023. Matt Petgrave was arrested after Adam Johnson's neck was cut during a game between the Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers.

Matt Petgrave will not face charges in hockey death of Adam Johnson https://t.co/yUEQsROHYi pic.twitter.com/gzLkCjwSBT
— New York Post (@nypost) April 29, 2025

3. World reacts to Liberal victory

The world has begun reacting to the Liberal Party's victory in last night's election. French President Emmanuel Macron said he's looking forward to working "elbow to elbow" with Mark Carney, Australian PM Anthony Albanese praised his country's "enduring friendship" with Canada, China said it wanted to improve relations with Canada based on "mutual respect" and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky praised Canada's "principled leadership."

World leaders react as Mark Carney’s Liberal Party wins Canada electionhttps://t.co/tppBjmqxaz
— Peter Heyck (@peterheyck) April 29, 2025

4. Judge rules that man who killed kids at daycare not criminally responsible

A man who drove a bus into a daycare in Quebec and killed two kids has been declared not criminally responsible by a judge. Pierre Ny St-Amand was experiencing psychosis when he killed the four-year-old boy and five-year-old girl in 2023, according to the court.

Judge declares accused in fatal Quebec daycare bus crash not criminally responsible https://t.co/IEHcrKdiB7
— CTV News (@CTVNews) April 29, 2025

5. Trump to sign executive order to provide relief for auto sector

US President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order designed to provide relief for the auto sector later today, according to the White House. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt did not provide details, but explained: "We want to give the automakers a path to that quickly, efficiently and create as many jobs as possible."

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Tuesday to give the auto sector some relief from his tariffs, the White House said.https://t.co/fIgNUQF4de
— Globalnews.ca (@globalnews) April 29, 2025