CTV National News for Thursday, April 30, 2026: Iranian soccer officials denied entry to Canada

About this episode

The episode discusses the denial of entry to Iranian soccer officials in Canada, rising fuel costs, and a new bank aimed at funding defense firms.

The head of Iran’s soccer federation and delegation were refused entry to Canada over alleged IRGC ties before the Vancouver FIFA Congress; Fuel costs jump again across Canada, with experts warning further increases are coming; A new multinational bank based in Canada aims to fund defence firms with major loans and boost growth. 

Topics covered

• soccer
• Canada
• international relations
• fuel costs
• defense funding

Keywords

• Iran
• soccer
• Canada
• fuel costs
• defense
• bank
• FIFA Congress

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Iran’s soccer federation, IRGC, multinational bank

Places: Canada, Vancouver

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