Global National: April 30

Defence Minister Anita Anand said there were over 300 Canadians that have requested help from the federal government to be evacuated from Sudan — but what route they will take out of the country is becoming less clear. A digital innovation by voting on tablets in the Nova Scotia riding of Preston means Elections Canada will be watching the technological innovation carefully. In Texas, police believe 38-year-old shooter suspect Francisco Oropesa still has a weapon and are telling the public not to approach if they see him, after he killed five neighbours. Canada, the U.S. and Mexico are embarking on a new trilateral approach to combat the fentanyl overdose crisis, finding new ways to fight it, together. And finally the Queen Consort Camilla has chosen to swap the contested 105-carat Koh-i-Noor diamond in her coronation crown with the Cullinan diamonds.