Iran shoots down 2 U.S. warplanes; KitKat looking for break in mystery

Iran shoots down 2 U.S. warplanes; KitKat looking for break in mystery

Author: Global News April 4, 2026 Duration: 25:36
For the first time since the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran, Iran has shot down two American warplanes. Vincent McAviney reports on the downing of a U.S. F-15E fighter jet and an A-10 Warthog, and the search underway for one service member. Two firings in one day: Jackson Proskow reports on how U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to retire immediately, hours after President Donald Trump abruptly fired Pam Bondi as attorney general. Mike Armstrong reports on how NASA's Artemis II crew is doing, and how the Orion spacecraft has experienced a couple of hiccups. Phil Carpenter explains how Quebec's new secularism law is finding worshippers at a crossroads, and why the annual Easter Way of the Cross procession may have to go by the wayside. Melissa Ridgen explains why MPs are questioning a for-profit plasma donation company. Kylie Stanton looks at how Vancouver police turned the tables on a suspected Pokémon thief. Plus, hoping for a break in a sweet mystery: Coleen Christie explains how KitKat is using a new tool - with the public's help - to try to track down a 12-ton shipment that vanished in March. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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