Global National: May 26, 2025 | King Charles' throne speech reaffirms Canada's sovereignty

While King Charles III doesn't typically interfere in politics, the monarch's tour of Canada was clearly intended as a strong show of support given U.S. President Donald Trump's 51st state musings. David Akin looks at how Charles' visit and throne speech highlights a pivotal time in Canada's history.

For the first time in the world junior hockey sex assault trial, court is hearing an account of one of the accused former players. A video of Michael McLeod’s 2018 police interview was shown during the testimony of Stephen Newton, who was the lead investigator on the sexual assault investigation filed by E.M. Caryn Lieberman reports on what McLeod said at the time.

Some soccer fans in Liverpool are feeling lucky to be alive after a man drove his vehicle into pedestrians during Liverpool FC's Premier League victory parade, injuring dozens of people. Redmond Shannon explains how the vehicle made it past security barriers and what's known about the suspect.

Plus, when a company in Canada goes bankrupt or insolvent – like Hudson’s Bay – big creditors like banks or landlords get paid first in the court settlement process. But as Heidi Petracek reports, court documents show employees for Canada’s oldest company will only receive accrued vacation pay from the company.