In our top story: There are 46,000 people who have died in Turkey and Syria, after one of the deadliest earthquakes this century. As Mackenzie Gray reports, there are still rare specks of hope. Some of the most vulnerable victims of the earthquakes are children. UNICEF is reporting that between Turkey and Syria, millions of them are in need of urgent help. Farah Nasser speaks with Dan Stewart of Save the Children about what help child survivors are receiving.

It’s been more than two weeks since some 50 train cars derailed in the town of East Palestine, Ohio, sparking concern for the health and safety of its residents. Reggie Cecchini reports on the questions being raised about the government’s response.

A new report out Friday alleges China tried to sway the outcome of Canada’s 2021 federal election. The Globe and Mail says classified records suggest China worked to help ensure a Liberal minority government. The prime minister has played down the report. Global’s Ottawa Bureau Chief Mercedes Stephenson spoke with Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino on this week’s episode of The West Block about what the Liberals knew and what’s being done to safeguard the country’s democracy going forward.

The debate is once again raging about how to help the heavy flow of asylum seekers through Canada’s busiest illegal border crossing after reports U.S. authorities are paying for bus tickets to get migrants closer to Roxham Road in Quebec. Phil Carpenter reports.

The RCMP Heritage Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan, is hosting a powerful piece of Indigenous art that bears witness to the tragic history of Canada’s residential schools. Troy Charles has more on the “Witness Blanket” and its mission to reveal and heal.

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