World Report - April 9: Thursday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: April 9, 2026

US-Iran peace talks in Pakistan uncertain amid disagreement on 2-week ceasefire deal. U.K. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, other western leaders, condemn Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon.Canadian Grocery prices could rise because of war in the Middle East.UK Defence secretary John Healey reveals month-long Russian submarine operation in British waters. Mark Carney's Liberals begin national conference in Montreal in high spirits after Marilyn Gladu crosses floor. Today is the Artemis II mission's last full day in space. 

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wherever you get your podcasts. This is a CBC podcast. This is World Report. Good morning, I'm John Northcott. We begin in the Middle East, where the U.S. Iran's ceasefire deal was supposed to prompt the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz,

but the expected flood of ships moving through is in reality barely a trickle. Confusion growing over what is exactly, in the ceasefire deal between Tehran and Washington, and both sides are warning it could collapse. Megan Williams has more from Dubai. The diplomacy seems to be weakening and the confusion growing. Iran's ambassador to Pakistan said an Iranian delegation would arrive in Islamabad Thursday night

for Pakistan-led talks with U.S. negotiators. But that same announcement later appeared to be deleted from social media, raising new questions about what is actually happening behind the scenes. Donald Trump said overnight that American ships and aircraft will remain in the region. Warning, Washington could start, quote, shooting again if Iran does not fully comply with the deal. Meanwhile, the Strait of Hormuz that was supposed to open for the 14-day ceasefire that began yesterday, is in the chokehold of Iran, who is making clear safe passage is far from automatic. Iran's deputy foreign minister, Saeed Katizade, told BBC Radio 4,

the waterway will remain under Iranian and Omani control. And this body of water is Iran's territorial water. You know that this straight of hormones is purely in Iran's territorial water, Oman and Iran. It is not international water. He added full security for shipping will come only with the end of attacks on Iran. So it is not a matter of give and take. Definitely we are going to provide security for safe passage. And it is going to happen after the United States, you know,

actually withdraw this aggression. Iran has reportedly told oil tankers wanting to pass the straight, they'll have to pay a levy of a dollar for each barrel of oil in Bitcoin or risk being targeted. Megan Williams, CBC News, Dubai. UK Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper is condemning Israel's massive bombardment of Lebanon, saying the airstrikes represent a threat to the new ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. We want to see an end to hostilities in Lebanon.

I think what Israel was doing yesterday with this escalation of strikes was completely wrong. Israel attacked many targets across Lebanon, including multiple buildings in Beirut. Lebanon's civil defense says more than 250 people were killed, more than a thousand others injured. It now appears those strikes could undermine the ceasefire agreement, which Israel and the United States say does not apply in Lebanon, Iran says a peace deal must mean peace for the entire Middle East. Despite a large drop in oil prices this week, the cost of fuel is still much higher today than it was months ago. As Nisadari explains, those high costs from the war in the Middle East may hit supermarkets in Canada.

For product coming in the next few days, week, there is probably a 20 to 30 percent increase on cost of goods, depending on what it is. Munther Zed owns Food Fair in Winnipeg. He knows gasoline and diesel fuel prices have skyrocketed. That means his suppliers have to pay more. So many will charge more. I put in an order for some hams. Something that normally went for around $5 a ham, now $7. We started to receive those surcharges.

Gary Sands is with the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers. He points out, his members can't eat the losses when fuel costs go up. or increases in your products of 10, 15, 20%, you're going to have to pass those onto consumers. If you don't, you won't be an independent grocer. You'll be an out-of-business grocer. And home-grown food faces challenges, too. Global fertilizer prices are up due to blocked shipments

at the Strait of Hormuz, ceasefire or not. Whether prices drop enough will depend on the conflict there. Farmers are potentially having to make difficult decisions if they haven't pre-bought their fertilizer. Craig Johnston is the chief economist at Farm Credit Canada. Are they going to adjust their planting decisions? Are they going to use less fertilizer? All of this can affect how much we grow in Canada.

It's unclear exactly when consumers will notice, but it's a safe bet prices are likely to rise until transit through the Strait of Hormuz is also a safe bet. Any Sidi-R. CBC News, Calgary. British Defense Secretary John Healy says the UK and its allies have discovered Russian spy submarines checking underground cables and pipelines in British waters. We see you, we see your activity, and you should know that any attempt to damage them will not be tolerated and will have serious consequences.

Healy says the subs have now left UK waters, but they were constantly monitored. He says there's no evidence infrastructure was damaged. Prime Minister Mark Carney and the MPs in his party seem to be in high spirits heading into the weekend. They'll be gathering in Montreal today for the start. of the Liberal Party Convention. That was supposed to generate momentum for Monday's by-elections, but now that a fifth MP

has crossed the floor to join the Liberals, things are even more interesting. Janice McGregor is in our parliamentary bureau. Janice, this is a policy convention, but at this point, do policy debates really matter? Good question, John. Because, well, party activists are often motivated by their perspectives on hot issues.

Mark Carney and his cabinet are not bound by what the grassroots says this weekend. A focus on what the Liberal Party really stands for, however, is still interesting because at this moment, faced with a very scary and uncertain world, the Prime Minister's call for national solidarity has been so resounding that the liberal tent has expanded to include personalities that honestly would never have been kindred spirits in the past. The, shall we say, ideological range of the most recent two floor crossers, Indigenous NDP, MP Lori Idlut from Nunavut, driven by issues like housing shortages and social inequities in the

North. What does she have in common with the other newcomer as of yesterday, Marilyn Gladius, former Conservative MP that dined with convoy protesters, questioned vaccine mandates, and briefly ran for the party's leadership on a socially conservative platform? And what do either of them have in common with, say, the three liberal candidates in the urban and suburban by-elections in Toronto and Terrebonne, just north of Montreal. Is this a party with enough like-minded causes and values to be sustainable? Once the current crisis passes, this weekend may be an attempt to figure out what the common ground could be. A lot of big questions there, Janice. Let's talk about another one. Pierre Pollyas Convention was supposed to have settled the question of his leadership earlier this year, but having lost yet another MP, is that big question truly behind him?

Not at all. In fact, trouble maybe once again over the horizon for him because yesterday's floor crossing refocuses his critics on the party's dismal polling numbers. It's left people whispering about whether there are still more floor crossers to come. He'll be out later today on the West Coast trying to land a message about defending property owners, concerned about recent court decisions on indigenous treaty rights. But it's hard to focus on his policy takes when he appears to be fighting a more existential battle to hold his caucus together. Janice McGregor in Ottawa. Thank you, Janice. You're welcome. And finally, today is the Artemis two missions' last full-scheduled day in space. Jeremy Hanson and the three other astronauts on board the Orion spacecraft are making their way towards Earth. And last night, they did another live space-to-earth question and answer session.

Karen Pauls has the story. Integrity, this is Houston. Are you ready for the event? Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen and his three Americans, American crewmates got a video call from Canada with the Prime Minister bringing virtual greetings. I'm absolutely thrilled to be speaking with you, Jeremy, and the crew. We've all been watching and inspired. Mark Carney, a music fan, couldn't resist asking about their playlist. Your favorite wake-up songs. Hansen said his family suggested the one they heard Wednesday morning.

Hing under pressure. Victor Glover said he enjoyed the one his wife included. Mandisa, Good Morning. Read Wiseman's pick? and I won't quite take responsibility for Pink Pony Club, although it probably is my responsibility. And Christina Cook? My song was Sleepy Head. Hi, everyone. The minister responsible for the Canadian Space Agency, Melanie Jolie,

asked if the trip has changed Hansen's perspective on humankind. He said it's only reinforced what he already believed. The purpose of humanity is joy and lifting one another up, creating together versus destroying. The Ontario astronaut showed off his mission patch, created by a Nishinaabe artist Henry Gimonde. A young woman asked, Is there anything that you learn from the elders of the turtle lodge

that impacted your journey to space? I'm just going to try to spend my day walking with these attributes. Courage, humility, respect, love, honesty, wisdom, and truth. As the mission winds down, for NASA, the focus now is on re-entry, which should happen just after 8 p.m. Eastern on Friday. Karen Paul's CBC News, Winnipeg. And that is the latest national and international news from World Report. I'm John Northcott. This is CBC News.

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