CBC News: The National | Extortion threats targeting South Asian businesses

Jan. 18, 2024 | Police say extortion threats and violence directed at South Asian businesses across Canada are being orchestrated from abroad. Quebec's premier asks Trudeau to slow the influx of asylum seekers. Plus, CBC Marketplace takes on the wave of gambling ads in sports broadcasts.

00:00 The National for January 18, 2024
00:56 Extortion threats targeting South Asian businesses
03:39 Calgary police seek provincial review in killing outside school
06:24 22-year-old charged over 2023 destructive N.S. wildfire
06:57 B.C. snow expected to turn into freezing rain
09:16 50 cm of snow forecast for parts of Newfoundland
09:37 Quebec urges Ottawa to slow influx of asylum seekers
12:00 Nunavut to take control over land, resources from Ottawa
14:31 U.S. Justice Dept. finds 'failures' in Texas shooting response
15:36 Pakistan launches strikes into Iran
18:27 Canadian pole vaulter Shawn Barber, dead at 29
18:55 Long COVID patients feel abandoned as funding dries up
22:04 Former Raptor Pascal Siakam joins Pacers in Indiana
22:47 Marketplace Investigates | Are there too many gambling ads?
25:14 At Issue | How should Canada handle the influx of asylum seekers?
35:11 At Issue | The political battle over Alberta's power grid
43:19 The Moment | Flight attendant announces man is cancer-free

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