Global National: April 21, 2022 | Russia claims control over Mariupol as Ukrainians remain trapped

Russian President Vladimir Putin claims Russian forces are now in control of Mariupol, after a non-stop onslaught decimated the port city. Jackson Proskow reports on the struggling Ukrainians still trapped inside, including thousands holed up at a steel mill, and why Putin is ordering his troops to keep them cornered.

In Italy, Pope Francis has asked forgiveness again for Canada's Church-run residential schools, after meeting with a delegation from Manitoba's Red River Métis community at the Vatican. Marney Blunt explains why the historic gesture means so much to the community's connection to the Catholic Church and how they hope the pontiff will help mend their broken bond.

As the pandemic exacerbates Canada's surgery backlogs, some patients are taking their health into their own hands, travelling thousands of kilometres and paying big bucks for medical procedures. Jamie Mauracher looks at how some Canadians bypassed the long wait times, and why they say their health system is failing them.

In the United Kingdom -- she's already marked a historic 70 years on the throne, but more tributes are still in order for Queen Elizabeth as she celebrates her 96th birthday. Redmond Shannon reports on the festivities in the U.K., and how Canadian artist Owen Grant Innes has created a colourful and very personal tribute for the monarch.

And a team of MIT researchers have banded together to answer one of the biggest, most pressing questions of the snack world: why can't you evenly split an Oreo cookie in half? Mike Drolet reports on the hard-hitting research to find out how the cookie really crumbles.

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