CTV National News for Friday, April 17, 2026: U.S. blockade to remain, despite Strait of Hormuz reopening

About this episode

Adrian Ghobrial discusses the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and ongoing negotiations between Iran and the U.S., while also featuring insights on Val Kilmer's portrayal in a new film and an interview with soccer coach Jesse Marsch.

Adrian Ghobrial reports on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and what the next steps are as negotiations continue between Iran and the U.S. to end the war; Andrew Johnson explains how the posthumous portrayal of actor Val Kilmer in the upcoming movie ‘As Deep as the Grave’, blurs the lines between reality and AI; Omar Sachedina sits down with Canadian men's national soccer team head coach Jesse Marsch in the first of 12 profiles.

People in this episode

Hosts: Adrian Ghobrial, Omar Sachedina

Guest: Jesse Marsch

Topics covered

• U.S. blockade
• Strait of Hormuz
• Iran negotiations
• Val Kilmer
• AI in film
• soccer coaching
• Jesse Marsch

Keywords

• U.S. blockade
• Strait of Hormuz
• Iran
• Val Kilmer
• AI
• soccer
• Jesse Marsch

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CTV News

Books & works: As Deep as the Grave

Places: U.S., Strait of Hormuz

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