CTV National News for Tuesday, March 10, 2026: NDP MP Lori Idlout crosses the floor to the Liberals

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The U.S. says it has hit more than 5,000 Iranian targets and 50 vessels.

1. CTV National News on March 10, 2026 focused on the U.S.-Iran escalation, the Toronto consulate shooting, and the political fallout in Ottawa. 2. Omar Sachedina anchored the broadcast, Joy Malbin reported from Washington, Rahim Ladhani covered Toronto, and Michael Couture handled federal politics. 3. The episode asks what Canada, the U.S., and affected communities are supposed to do as war, security concerns, and political pressure intensify at the same time. 4. Joy Malbin says the U.S. military has hit more than 5,000 Iranian targets and 50 vessels, while warning that the Strait of Hormuz is a red line for the White House. 5. Donald Trump tells Fox News the war could be a "short-term excursion" and also says, "We could go further and we're going to go further." 6. The broadcast says the Pentagon reports more than 140 U.S. soldiers wounded, including eight seriously, and Democrats left a classified briefing worried about troops on the ground in Iran. 7. In Toronto, police say shots were fired at the U.S. Consulate on University Avenue at around 4:30 a.m. from a white Honda CRV with two people inside. 8. Rahim Ladhani reports that no injuries were recorded, but investigators found apparent bullet holes and kept a heavy police presence outside the building. 9. Doug Ford says he believes "sleeper cells" may exist around the world, while the RCMP says it has no information to confirm that claim. 10. Toronto police say there will be heightened security at U.S. and Israeli diplomatic buildings in Toronto and Ottawa as the investigation continues. 11. Michael Couture reports that Mark Carney told the House of Commons that Canada opposes Iran’s nuclear program and the regime’s exporting of terrorism. 12. Carney also says Canada will not participate in the American military offensive in the region, and he says he has spoken with leaders from France, Japan, the U.S., and G7 partners. 13. The Conservatives criticize Carney for shifting his stance on Iran over the past week, while Pierre Poilievre says he stands with the Iranian people for democracy. 14. The federal NDP says Nunavut MP Lori Idlout has crossed the floor to the Liberal caucus, and Don Davies says he is disappointed by the decision. 15. The broadcast says the Liberals now need just two more seats to form a majority government, with three by-elections scheduled for April 13 in Toronto-area and Quebec ridings. 16. Adrienne Gobriel reports from the Capicoy border crossing in Turkey, where people are moving both out of Iran and into Iran as the war deepens. 17. One Canadian traveling to Tehran says he is going to care for his 82-year-old mother with Alzheimer’s, even though he describes the trip as dangerous and a war zone. 18. Geneviève Beauchemin reports that Iranian students in Canada are worried about tuition, family finances, and limited communication because internet access is often cut off in Iran. 19. The broadcast uses a straightforward news-magazine format with quick cuts between war, politics, public safety, and human-interest reporting, and Omar Sachedina closes with a brief recap. 20. People following Canada’s response to the Middle East conflict, security issues, or Parliament shifts will get the most from this episode; viewers wanting deep analysis of one story may skip it.

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A brisk national bulletin linking a Middle East crisis to Canadian consequences.

CTV National News spends this hour tying a fast-moving Middle East escalation to Canada's response and a national security incident in Toronto.

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