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Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tabled Canada’s 2026 federal budget in the House of Commons on Thursday. Global’s Ottawa Bureau Chief David Akin takes us through the budget’s details when it comes to affordability, investment and immigration. Despite votes still being counted in two Senate races, Tuesday night’s blue wave gives Democrats majorities in both the House and the Senate. But how they’ll wield that power is now in question, as Republicans trade blame over who’s at fault for the party’s midterm losses. As Jackson Proskow reports, the results are reshaping the balance of power in Washington. It's been another day of disruption in the skies over Europe with more than 20 flights affected by bomb threats. Security forces across the continent did not find explosives on any of the flights. It's not yet known who is behind the threats, although one airport says it received an email threat claiming to be from a Russian anti-feminist group. Redmond Shannon reports. Plus, A new report is highlighting the prevalence of dating violence among Canadian youth. The Canadian Paediatric Society report says one-third of Canadian youth experience everything from physical and sexual abuse to online harassment. As Sarah MacDonald reports, the data shows dating violence can affect youth of all genders, but girls and gender-diverse teens are at greater risk.