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

5 things you need to know this morning: May 5, 2025

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

Five things you need to know

1. Trump says it's 'unlikely' he'll order US military to conquer Canada

Donald Trump has said it's "highly unlikely" he'll order the US military to conquer Canada, but he refused to make the same promise regarding Greenland. The president's remark, made in an interview released at the weekend, comes ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney's trip to Washington, DC on Tuesday.

Welker: Would you rule out military force to take Canada?

Trump: I don’t think we’ll ever get to that point. It could happen with Greenland pic.twitter.com/ZMDkajMaun
— Acyn (@Acyn) May 4, 2025

2. US threatens 100% tariff on movies 'produced in Foreign Lands'

In more Trump news, the US president has chosen a new commercial sector to target with tariffs: film production. In a Truth Social post on Sunday, Trump said he has authorized his officials to put a 100 per cent tariff "on any and all Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands," which could be bad news for Canada's flourishing film industry.

The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death. Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States. Hollywood, and many other areas within the U.S.A., are being devastated. This is a concerted effort by…
— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) May 4, 2025

3. Danielle Smith's trip to Mar-a-Lago cost just over $10K

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's trip to Mar-a-Lago to see Donald Trump in January cost just over $10,000, the CBC has revealed. The diplomatic mission – designed to seek exemptions from the president's 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods – included three other people alongside Smith.

Documents obtained by CBC News through a FOI request outline how much #AB premier Danielle Smith’s visit to Mar-a-Lago cost and who accompanied her there: https://t.co/ZaeeWxOYp3
— Julia Wong (@JuliaWongCBC) May 5, 2025

4. Worst year yet for Russian troops in Ukraine with over 45,000 dead

Russia lost at least 45,287 people in its war with Ukraine in 2024, according to a report from the BBC. The broadcaster has so far totted up a total of at least 106,745 deaths among Russian troops since the war began in 2022. Analysts reckon, however, that the true figure is closer to about 200,000.

27 lives per kilometre: How Russia took record losses in Ukraine in 2024 https://t.co/X1WaXRsLDr
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 5, 2025

5. NDP to pick interim leader tonight

The NDP's national council is set to meet tonight to pick an interim leader following Jagmeet Singh's decision to resign following his party's disastrous election performance. The NDP no longer holds official party status, having returned just seven MPs.

The NDP national council is scheduled to meet Monday night to pick an interim leader https://t.co/OW5aMn0DpO
— CityNews Toronto (@CityNewsTO) May 5, 2025