Canadians are enduring major gas pains, as prices at the pump reach record highs. What's fuelling the increase, how drivers are coping, and whether there's any relief in sight. As dozens more civilians escape the besieged steel plant in Mariupol, fears are rising about what Russia may have in store ahead of its "Victory Day" celebrations, while new evidence surfaces about Russian forces committing war crimes in Ukraine. A deadly explosion has destroyed the historic Hotel Saratoga in Havana, Cuba. What officials suspect caused the devastating explosion. Manitoba farmers are scrambling to protect their property from floodwaters, while bracing for devastating financial losses. And she's the pride and joy of Nova Scotia: how family and friends are revelling in Mattea Roach's success on "Jeopardy!"

Hundreds of more people have found relief and reprieve away from Russia's war in Ukraine. How the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations helped them escape, how Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pleading to the public for aid, and what Russians are starting to do at the edge of Mariupol. Moscow is cracking down on opposition to its invasion, and not even oligarchs are immune to penalties after speaking out against propaganda. Brutal benchmark in the pandemic: the U.S. has now recorded more than one million COVID-19 deaths. How politics and deep divisions among Americans allowed the crisis to get this bad. Plus, how politics could also be at play in Quebec's decision to drop most of its mask mandates. Most of the federal Conservative leadership candidates have duked it out in their first debate. Who targeted whom, and their strategies. And lessons of forgiveness from Maxwell Johnson, after the Indigenous man and his granddaughter were wrongfully arrrested at a Bank of Montreal in Vancouver.

Russian troops have reportedly stormed the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, where hundreds of people are still trapped, while new evidence emerges about how many people died in the March attack on a theatre-turned-bomb shelter. Investigators with the United Nations are now in Ukraine, working to uncover and document alleged abuses and war crimes. Mission leader Matilda Bogner discusses the vast number of horrors, the UN team's obstacles, and why it could take years for accountability. What did he say? A heated exchange in the House of Commons has the Conservatives accusing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of dropping an F-bomb. With fears the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling legalizing abortion, there are warnings about what other rights are in danger of being eroded, while some Republicans express concern about where the party is headed. Plus, how members of the Peguis First Nation in Manitoba are helping each other fend off severe floodwaters. And post-COVID, post-traumatic stress: the heavy toll the virus can take on people who watched their loved ones suffer.

A potential seismic shift in abortion rights could be underway in the U.S., because a leaked draft decision is suggesting the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade. That landmark 1973 ruling guarantees American women the right to have an abortion. The reaction from both sides of the abortion debate, and how striking down the decision could affect Canadians, too. More than 100 evacuees from the Azovstal steel mill have arrived to safety. What they endured, and the fears for the hundreds left behind at the facility, which Russian forces are attacking again. Plus, the trauma of survivors in the besieged city of Chernihiv: how one resident keeps reliving the war. Ontarians are about to head to the polls. What are Premier Doug Ford's chances of being re-elected? And a hockey legend laid to rest: a national funeral is held for Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur, where his amazing power and influence on and off the ice were honoured.

After spending two months underground, about 100 people have emerged from the Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol, Ukraine. How people say they managed to survive, as concerns rise about the fate of hundreds still trapped in the facility. Some people returning to towns liberated from Russia are also in dire straits because the war has reduced their homes to nothing. Crystal Goomansingh reports from Novoselivka about what they've lost. While India and Pakistan grapple with record-breaking heat, heavy rain falls on Manitoba, triggering severe floods. And bucks and pucks: how the Stanley Cup playoffs are helping bars and restaurants recover from the pandemic, Canadian style.

Four cadets from the Royal Military College of Canada have been killed in a fatal incident involving a vehicle near the campus in Kingston, Ontario. Russia is facing growing pressure to allow for the safe evacuation of the Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol, Ukraine, where thousands of people are holed up. Anger, grief, and frustration are growing among Kyiv residents who now believe they've returned home too soon after deadly missile strikes. The city of Ottawa is bracing for another weekend of disruptive protests, as the "Rolling Thunder" motorcycle protests ride in. The concerns being raised about the organizers' ties to the "Freedom Convoy" protests and how some people are trying to organize a counter-demonstration. And she's on a roll: where Canadian Mattea Roach now stands among the greatest "Jeopardy!" champions, as her winning streak keeps going strong.

The sounds of war ring over Kyiv, where Russia has unleashed new missile strikes, as United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres visits Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss Russia's alleged war crimes. The chaos in Ukraine's capital and how people in nearby Bucha are on a heartbreaking hunt for loved ones. As U.S. President Joe Biden commits tens of billions of dollars worth of more weapons to Ukraine, Defence Minister Anita Anand makes her first official visit to the Pentagon. How her discussion with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin went beyond the Ukraine war, what she says Canadian troops are training their Ukrainian counterparts to do, and what she didn't say. Ban banished: Canada is finally allowing men who have sex with men to donate blood. The reaction to the landmark decision and the new criteria for giving the gift of life. Plus, water fight: a dispute over water rights has ended in southern Alberta, where the Piikani Nation turned off the taps to farms for two weeks. What drew the ire of Indigenous leaders and what resolved the feud. And an astronomical goal: the hopes and hurdles to building Canada's first commercial spaceport in Canso, Nova Scotia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin issues another threat to any country that tries to interfere in Ukraine, as he also halts vital gas supplies to two NATO members. The scramble to find an energy alternative, how Europe is describing the move, and the mission to save Ukrainian troops and civilians stuck inside the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. Global National's Dawna Friesen also speaks with Ukrainian MP and peace negotiator Rustem Umerov on what he believes is needed to stop a third world war, the challenges of dealing with Putin, and how much Canada is doing to help Ukraine. Canadian veterans say Ottawa is lagging on its promise to help tens of thousands of people trying to escape Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. What vets are pushing Ottawa to do and how the crisis has led some of them to their darkest moments. Plus, a medical mystery: what's behind the sudden surge in children, including in Canada, with acute liver disease? The symptoms parents need to watch out for. And hot shot: Toronto Maple Leaf Auston Matthews has scored his way into NHL history. The rare, impressive feat that's landed him in an elite club with other hockey greats.

There are new promises of more aid and weaponry coming to Ukraine, as NATO defence ministers meet over how to support their war-torn ally. What they are offering for help, as Russia intensifies warnings of World War III, while UN Secretary General António Guterres travels to the Kremlin. Plus, Global News' Crystal Goomansingh sits down with Ukraine's National Security Chief Oleksiy Danilov in Kyiv, on why he believes Russia's forces can beaten, despite the odds. Back in Canada, questions are still rising over when vaccines will be approved for children under the age of 5, as COVID-19 cases among children rise. Questions are also looming in the tech world over how Elon Musk will oversee Twitter, after his multi-billion dollar takeover — we look at the mixed reaction, and the concerns over more hate speech and disinformation. And the plans for a Canadian remix to the world's biggest song contest, Eurovision.

Washington is ramping up its rhetoric against Moscow, as Ukraine enters the third month of Russia's invasion. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's blunt message to Russian President Vladimir Putin; Blinken's visit to Kyiv with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, and their promises of millions more in military aid. The systemic racism running through the Canadian Armed Forces is repelling recruits and hindering the country's security, according to a blistering new report from a panel of former military members. The recommendations on how to fix the problem. Social media is bracing for a potential new era as billionaire Elon Musk buys Twitter. Why his controversial reputation raises questions about his promises to make the platform "better than ever." And as Mattea Roach's historic hot streak continues on "Jeopardy!," her proud father reveals what makes her such a sponge for information.