Wednesday's top stories in 10 minutes

Iran’s soccer brass intercepted at Toronto airport and sent home ahead of FIFA summit.  Israeli soldiers begin intercepting flotilla of Global Sumud aid boats.  Canada selected to headquarter new multinational defence bank for NATO members.  Canada's real gross domestic product up 0.2% in February Prime Minister Mark Carney names former environment minister Jonathan Wilkinson as next EU envoy.  New court filing contradicts official account of shooting at White House press gala.  Outlaw country legend and "Take This Job and Shove It" songwriter David Allan Coe dies at 86. 

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. 

Prime Minister Mark Carney to release his first spring economic update since winning last year's election.  Palestinians in Israeli-occupied West Bank say they fear for their children's' safety after 2 killed in attack on school.  Trump administration signals it is unlikely to accept Iran's proposal to end the war. United Arab Emirates announces it is quitting OPEC. Governor General Mary Simon returns to Tumbler Ridge, BC months after mass shooting.  Australia to charge Facebook, Google and TikTok unless they pay local news outlets for using their content. King Charles to address United States Congress. 

Canadian Prime Minister Mark ‌Carney details ​plans to create ​a sovereign wealth ​fund.   Suspected shooter at White House Correspondents' dinner, Cole Tomas Allen is set to make his first court appearance today. Lebanon marks most deadly day since Israel and Hezbollah agreed to ceasefire.  A Winnipeg man says he is being indefinitely held at ICE detention facility in California.  Some businesses in Las Vegas offer at-par deals to convince Canadian tourists to return.  King Charles and Queen Camilla begin US state visit as relations between Washington and London are tense. 

Gunfire erupts at the White House Correspondents' Dinner — President Trump is safe after a suspect was apprehended by Secret Service.CBC’s Paul Hunter describes the "absolute chaos" inside the ballroom as the White House Correspondents' Dinner turned into a crime scene.World leaders — including Prime Minister Mark Carney — are condemning last night’s shooting in Washington as a "shocking" assault on democracy.King Charles is expected to begin a high-stakes state visit to Washington tomorrow — amid rising diplomatic tensions and a security crisis at the White House.Doctors in Toronto are celebrating a "Canadian first" — an HIV patient in sustained remission following a historic bone marrow transplant.One year after the deadly Lapu-Lapu Day attack in Vancouver — survivors are calling for better support and transparency over missing victim funds.Ukraine marks 40 years since the Chernobyl disaster while warning that ongoing Russian air strikes could trigger a new nuclear catastrophe.Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe makes sports history as the first person to break the two-hour marathon barrier in an official race.

U-S delegation on its way to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran. Palestinians are casting ballots in rare local elections today — including the first vote held in the Gaza Strip in nearly twenty years. In Mali, there are reports of sustained gunfire and heavy weapons being heard near the international airport in the capital city of Bamako.  Latest iteration of the Canada-U.S. trade advisory committee preparing to meet in Ottawa for the first time. Driver responsible for fatal Humboldt Broncos crash in Saskatchewan will be allowed to stay in Canada, temporarily. A public inquiry into the deaths of six Innu children in Labrador reveals what investigators call a "profound systemic failure" by child protection officials.

Carney government announces approval of $4-billion pipeline project in British Columbia.  As Iranian negotiators arrive in Pakistan for a last-ditch diplomatic push — the U.S. warns it now controls all shipping in and out of the region. Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan reassures Ukraine NATO remains a strong ally. Ontario's coroner is investigating the death of an 11-month old Cree boy in a James Bay hospital in the north of the province. The Yukon turns to Ontario for help as it explores small nuclear reactors to solve its energy crisis. Saskatchewan is bracing for a 70-centimetre wallop this morning as a major spring blizzard shuts down highways across the province. More Ontario homeowners face mandatory investigation after Indigenous ancestral remains found on their property. 

Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors meet in Washington as the killing of a journalist Amal Khalil threatens a fragile ceasefire.  US Navy Secretary John Phelan fired over alleged clashes with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.  WestJet is hiking its baggage fees after Air Canada did the same less than two weeks ago.  Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is ready to go into a detailed CUSMA review, but is also ready to wait if that's what has to happen.  Nova Scotia family angry after teenaged son facing mental health crisis discharged to homeless shelter.  Canada's first university in the arctic will be Inuit-led and located in Arviat, Nunavut.  Tickets for Punjabi pop artists Diljit Dosanjh and Karan Aujla selling fast in Canada. 

Iran's Revolutionary Guard fires on 3 ships the Strait of Hormuz.  International Criminal Court rejects appeal from the Philippines former President Rodrigo Duterte.  Ukraine resumes pumping Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia following approval of a 90 billion euro EU loan. Mark Carney's Liberals will move to take control of House of Commons committees with newly secured majority.  Despite backtracking on purchase of $29 million private jet, Ontario Premier Doug Ford questioned about aircraft's purpose.  It's Earth Day! New underwater drone footage from Lake Huron reveals what researchers call a fish city near a nuclear plant. 

Canadian woman shot dead, another Canadian and 12 other people injured in shooting at Teotihuacán pyramids outside Mexico City. A crucial ceasefire between US and Iran hangs in the balance as uncertainty surrounds second round of talks in Pakistan. Russia claims it has taken 1700 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory since the start of this year. Marineland requesting $10M-$20M federal loan to export belugas from Niagara Falls, Ontario to US. Harper-era cabinet ministers, former premiers, industry stakeholders on Prime Minister Mark Carney's new Canada-U.S. trade advisory council. Saskatchewan residents protest plan to build one of Canada's largest AI data centres. King Charles calls for peace and unity on the 100th birthday of his late mother Queen Elizabeth.