European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is inviting Canada to join the European Union as its first-ever "associate member." David Akin looks at how von der Leyen's offer is raising many questions with few answers and the speculation about how Prime Minister Mark Carney will respond. The artificial intelligence industry is leading the calls to slow the pace of the technology's development, but there's no suggestion of abandoning it altogether. As Touria Izri reports, Montreal hosted a conference of AI minds, tech companies and politicians to explore ways of going 'All In' on AI. Ed Sheeran has lost all the remaining supporting acts for his tour. They quit in solidarity with Macklemore, who was ousted from the same tour for his on-stage comments in support of a free Palestine. Heather Yourex-West looks at the growing backlash against Sheeran, how he's defending himself and music's role in protest. Plus, popular indoor fitness competition Hyrox is under fire for allowing Australian athlete Joanna Wietrzyk to finish the event after soiling herself mid-race. Heidi Petracek looks at how the incident has sparked debate about cleanliness during fitness competitions and how Hyrox organizers are responding. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/12060086/canada-mark-carney-eu-alliance/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on TikTok HERE: https://www.tiktok.com/@globalnews.ca?lang=en #GlobalNews #GlobalNational #Canada #EU #Politics