World Report March 13: Friday's top stories in 10 minute
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Mar 13, 2026 Megan Williams, a CBC News correspondent based in Dubai, gives on-the-ground reporting from the Gulf. She discusses regional strikes and air defense activity. She covers threats to shipping and disruptions to financial centres. Short, urgent updates on shifting risks across the region.
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Gulf Attacks Target Finance And Energy Routes
- Iran's missile and drone attacks are now striking financial districts and energy routes across the Gulf, expanding beyond military targets.
- Megan Williams reports strikes hit Tehran, Dubai's financial district facade, and ships near the Strait of Hormuz, pressuring regional economies and banks to send staff home.
Widow Slams Provincial ER Report As Inadequate
- Niharika Srikumar calls Acute Care Alberta's 16 recommendations a "joke" after her husband Prashant died waiting eight hours in an ER.
- The report suggests staffing increases, AI triage tools and liaison physicians, but implementation hasn't begun and a fatality inquiry starts in October.
Seasonal Shifts Make Avalanches Hard To Predict
- March's seasonal shifts make avalanches more frequent and harder to predict due to layered snowpack responses to successive weather events.
- Avalanche experts note complexity from interacting storms and subtle snow-layer dynamics, complicating climate-change attributions.