Global National: Feb. 28, 2024 | Newly-released documents on scientists fired over security concerns

Newly released federal documents are offering insight into why two scientists from China were escorted out of the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg in 2019, before being fired in 2020. David Akin reports on how Ottawa says this was a case of foreign interference by China and whether there is any evidence those two scientists took top-secret information out of Canada.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has revealed sweeping new restrictions on renewable energy projects. Heather Yourex-West explains why the measures are being implemented, what this means for new wind and solar projects and why green energy advocates see this as a setback.

A massive, out-of-control wildfire is quickly growing and raging through the Texas Panhandle. More than 340,000 hectares of land has been scorched. Jackson Proskow looks at the destruction, how some people escaped the flames just in time and how the smoke has reached parts of Canada.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's widow, Yulia Navalnaya, is urging the European Union (EU) to confront Russian President Vladimir Putin, less than two weeks after her husband mysteriously died in prison. Eric Sorensen reports on Navalnaya's powerful message and the plans for her husband's funeral.

Palestinians in Canada with loved ones in Gaza are holding silent protests on Parliament Hill in Ottawa over the federal government's temporary resident visa program. As Neetu Garcha explains, Palestinian-Canadians are frustrated with the lack of transparency and communication since the new immigration measures opened.

The federal government has introduced the Online Harms Act, which it says will make the internet safer for children while adding steeper consequences for hate crimes. But as Abigail Bimman explains, some critics have their concerns about the bill.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and Winnipeg Jets co-owner Mark Chipman are reassuring hockey fans there are no plans to relocate the team anytime soon. Melissa Ridgen reports on what Bettman said, how Chipman addressed criticism about customer service and how fans are reacting.

Plus, with the leap year, a once-every-four-years compensation conundrum reappears: who gets paid more because there’s an extra day in the year, and who ends up essentially working for free? Anne Gaviola explains how this is decided and why there’s more at stake for people making minimum wage.

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