World Report - April 27: Monday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: April 27, 2026

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. 

Okay, three songs. You guess who there by. Three little birds, one love, and jamming. Yeah, that was a really hard quiz. These are all, of course, by Bob Marley. A whole lot of the world felt close to Bob and his music before and after his passing. But the guy who really knew him best was his son, Ziggy. On Q, Ziggy Marley will tell you about his new record and about the song he says, connect him to his late father, Bob Marley.

You can hear that conversation now. Just search Q with Tom Power wherever you get your podcasts. This is a CBC podcast. This is World Report. Good morning, I'm Christine Birak. Prime Minister Mark Carney is announcing what he says is a new way to invest in major nation-building projects. A sovereign wealth fund is essentially a national savings and investment account.

It's designed to grow wealth for future generations of Canadians. Carney says this new fund will be a Crown Corporation reporting to Parliament, part of his building Canada's strong plan. The sovereign wealth fund will be used in partnership with the private sector to finance major projects. Carney says the initial endowment will be $25 billion, but will grow in part through a new mechanism. For those Canadians who want to participate in an even more direct way, we will make it easy for individual Canadians to invest in the fund. and therefore own a small piece of nation-building projects and share in their returns.

Carney's announcement comes as his government prepares to give an economic update tomorrow. We are learning more about the suspect in the shooting at the White House correspondence dinner in Washington, D.C. Cole Thomas Allen is set to make his first court appearance today. He is facing several charges after a man charged past security at the event. One Secret Service agent was shot and wounded. The CBC's Willie Lowry is in our Washington Bureau. Willie, what can you tell us about this suspect? Officials believe 31-year-old Cole Allen traveled to Washington by train from his home in Los Angeles,

transiting through Chicago before arriving at the Washington Hilton, where the correspondence dinner is held annually. Officials say he arrived a day or two before the event. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who was at the dinner, says the investigation is ongoing, but one thing appears certain. It does appear that he did, in fact, have set out to target folks that work in the administration, likely including the president. There are several reports of the suspect sending notes to family members,

as well as alleged online posts criticizing the current administration. U.S. President Donald Trump tells 60 minutes that the suspect wrote a manifesto. He's radicalized. He was a Christian, a believer, and then he became an anti-Christian, and he had a lot of change. He's been going through a lot based on what he wrote. Authorities are said to be combing through social media for more information about the suspect. Willie, what are we expecting at today's court appearance? This is the first time we'll see and possibly hear from Allen since his arrest Saturday night. He's likely to face a slew of charges, including using a firearm during a crime of violence

and assault on a federal officer with a dangerous weapon. According to Janine Piro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, a secret service agent was shot during the incident, but he is okay. She says more charges will likely be laid. The CBC's Willie Lowry in Washington. Thanks, Willie. My pleasure. Lebanon's health ministry says 14 people were killed yesterday,

and dozens more were wounded in Israeli air strikes, making Sunday the deadliest day since the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect more than a week ago. Explosions were heard in southern Lebanon as Israel's military targeted what it says are Hezbollah sites, including rocket launchers and a weapons depot. The strikes hit several towns beyond Israel's yellow line. The IDF says it warned residents to leave ahead of the attack. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is accusing Hezbollah of dismantling the April 16th ceasefire.

The Israeli military says a soldier was killed and six others were injured by a Hezbollah drone attack in Lebanon. A Winnipeg man is stuck at a detention facility being run by U.S. immigration and customs enforcement. Clayton Herman says he and other ICE detainees often go without proper food or medical care at the the processing center in California. As the CBC's Michelle Allen reports, it's not clear when or how he'll get out. In the Mojave Desert, behind barbed wire, Clayton Herman has spent nearly 200 days

at Adelanto Ice Processing Center. It's a detention facility owned by a private prison company called Geo Group. We are prisoners. Indefinite prisoners is what makes it worse with no end in sight. Herman says proper food and medical care are scarce at Adelanto. He's one of 58 Canadian. in ICE detention as of March. Most detainees, like Herman, haven't been convicted of a crime.

Herman moved to the U.S. 20 years ago. He says he overstayed his visa, which makes him an illegal immigrant. Then ICE took him into custody after a routine check-in. Sherry Aiken is a law professor at Queen's University. She says legally detainees must have access to proper food and timely medical care. And it's very clear that the U.S. is in flagrant violation of those minimum standards. Congresswoman Norma Torres visits Adelanto every week to advocate for detainees. She says the inhumane conditions are intentional. It's part of the mental trauma that they are being

put through to force them to self-deport. Four Adelanto detainees have died since September. ICE referred questions to Geo Group. They said it provides around-the-clock access to medical care and dietitian-approved meals. Herman says he was recently denied. release on bond, with no money for a lawyer, and no idea when he'll get out. He says all he can do is try to survive. Michelle Allen, CBC News, Winnipeg. Canadian travel to the U.S. has been down for more than a year. According to Statistics Canada's latest report, Canadians are digging in their heels to avoid crossing the border. But businesses in Las Vegas are betting at-par deals can convince some to return. Sophia Harris reports.

That means one Canadian dollar equals one U.S. dollar. No exchange rate, all the fun. Three downtown Las Vegas resorts are trying to woo back Canadians with Atpar pricing. The resort's owner, Derek Stevens, says the offer sends Canadians a strong message. We miss you and we want you to come back to Las Vegas. But it may take more than deals to reverse the continued drop in Canadian travelers to the United States. March marked the 14th consecutive month of steep defense. declines. Canadian return trips to the U.S. plummeted 32% that month compared to March

2024 when the U.S. travel boycott had yet to take hold. It's just a scary place that the U.S. is becoming right now. Bruce Newman lives close to the U.S. border in Fredericton. He's boycotting U.S. travel due to President Donald Trump's trade war and comments about Canada becoming the 51st state. Newman says he and his wife won't return without political change. Definitely while Trump's in office, we're not interested in going to the states at all. Another lingering problem for the U.S. tourism industry? Some boycotters are changing their travel habits. Last year, fewer Canadians traveled to the U.S.,

but overseas trips rose by 9%, and domestic tourism spending increased by 2.5%. The Iran War, which is driving up jet fuel prices, could further spur domestic tourism. And enjoy the at-par hotel rate at check-in. However, casino owner's state. Stevens is betting that even in a political trade war, at par deals, will be worth the gamble. Sophia Harris, CBC News, Toronto.

King Charles and Queen Camilla begin their U.S. state visit today. It comes as relations between the U.S. and United Kingdom are tense. British officials are hoping President Donald Trump's high regard for the monarchy can be turned to their advantage. Crystal Gumansing has more from London. People are really sick and tired of our appeasement of Donald Trump, making us complicit in war crimes, but also costing ordinary British people. Outside Buckingham Palace, Jake Atkinson and his group,

the Stop Trump Coalition stands silently playing it up for the cameras, wearing oversized masks, one of King Charles, the other President Donald Trump, both hold a cardboard image of a bomb with the word complicit. If this visit really was about ordinary people and benefiting the people of this country and the people of America, the king would meet with survivors of Epstein's crimes. but he is not doing so. The King has said the law must take its course regarding the Epstein files

and what they've revealed relating to his brother Andrew Mountbatten, Windsor, including allegations of sexual abuse of women sent to have been trafficked by the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Allegations the King's younger brother denies. The visit to Virginia, New York, and Washington, D.C., also comes

at a time when the political relationship between the U.S. and the UK has turned icy. Trump has lashed out at the UK for not doing enough to support the US in its war with Iran. Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the prime minister, told the BBC the King is not being deployed to thaw relations, despite being seen as a bit of a Trump whisperer. The King is visiting to recognise the 250th year of independence. Our relationship started with a disagreement and yet has been a strong relationship for hundreds of years ever since.

This is the King's first visit to the U.S. as monarch. Crystal Gamanscing, CBC News, London. That is the latest national and international news from World Report. I'm Christine Burak. This is CBC News. For more CBC podcasts, go to cbc.ca.ca.com.