In tonight’s top story: Twenty per cent of Canada's land mass will soon be in the hands of the government of Nunavut. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in the territory’s capital Iqaluit on Thursday, signing the Nunavut Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement, saying it was a “historic day” for not just Nunavut, but for the entire country. It's being called a new beginning for the Inuit and First Nations people in Nunavut to control their land and their future. David Akin explains the importance of this deal.
In Quebec, Premier Francos Legault says an influx of asylum seekers has nearly pushed the province to its breaking point. Legault sent a letter to Trudeau on Wednesday explaining that services are being overwhelmed, before requesting the federal government slow the number of people entering Quebec altogether. Mike Armstrong has the latest.
In the United States, a new investigation into one of the worst school shootings in the history of the nation has found significant failures in the police response. The 2022 massacre in Uvalde, Texas left 21 people dead — many of whom were children — as police failed to confront the gunman for nearly 77 minutes. Now, the report by the U.S. Justice Department is breaking down how inaction cost lives. Jackson Proskow reports.
In the Middle East, Pakistan has launched airstrikes in Iran, claiming it targeted Pakistani militants who were being harboured there. At least nine people were killed. Pakistan claims it's protecting its national security. On Tuesday, Iran fired a missile into Pakistan, claiming it, too, was targeting militants. Crystal Goomansingh reports on the increasing tension and efforts to restore order in an unstable region.
Also, an Ontario court has certified a new class action lawsuit that alleges a popular weed control chemical causes cancer. The lawsuit asks for at least $1.2 billion from Bayer, the maker of "Roundup" products. The company denies the claims, despite a long list of similar complaints against it. Abigail Bimman has the details.
Jerusalem is known widely as the 'holy city', the home of prophets and patriarchs and the prize of empires. There is, supposedly, no other place like it on Earth. The three Abrahamic religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, were born in Jerusalem. There are temples and shrines to all three within a short walk of each other. And thousands of years later — as Daniele Hamamdijian reports — the struggle between them is still going on.
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