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4/22/202610 min

John Northcott is in Ottawa for a detailed look at the Carney government's spring economic update. 

Helmets and hard hats: A look at Canada's plan to boost the military with skills training. 

Rising oil prices, driven higher by war in Iran, mean Ottawa is expected to see higher revenues. 

Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 2.25 percent.

British police say stabbing attack in north London that injured 2 Jewish men is a terrorist incident. 

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to be questioned by US lawmakers about war in Iran for the first time today. 

King Charles subtly jabs at US President Donald Trump in historic address while also calling for closer co-operation. 

European Union accuses Meta of failing to stop underage users from accessing Facebook and Instagram.

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  3. John Northcott· Host0:33

    [news music] This is World Report. Good morning. I'm John Northcott. We begin in the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran's Revolutionary Guard has fired on three cargo ships and seized two of them. [on radio] Iranian state media say the vessels were targeted for alleged maritime violations. There are renewed fears this could jeopardize the ceasefire US President Donald Trump agreed to extend just last night. The CBC's Tom Perry is in Jerusalem for us. Tom, what do we know about the vessels that were attacked this morning?

  4. Tom Perry1:12

    Well, one of the vessels, a, a Greek-flagged ship, suffered, uh, damage to its bridge. Uh, a Panamanian vessel was hit in the hull, a- and a third ship that's also Panamanian-flagged reported no damage. Now, the Revolutionary Guards say, uh, they've seized at least two of those ships, um,

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