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Global National: Jan. 17 Global National

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While the rest of Canada is used to snow, southwestern British Columbia isn't, and a serious dump of heavy, wet snow has brought that region to a standstill. The headaches for drivers and air travellers in Metro Vancouver; the power outages affecting more than 20,000 people on Vancouver Island; what's in the forecast; and the efforts to keep the less fortunate warm and safe, as temperatures drop and shelters become filled up. While Hamas and Israel's violent conflict has been covered by media from around the world, both sides are attempting to control the narrative and influence the public opinion. Foreign journalists, including Israelis, cannot get into Gaza. Daniele Hamamdjian looks at the information war. Plus: two surgeries and two Royals. The separate health conditions sending Princess Kate and King Charles to the hospital. And the University of Victoria is expanding its research beyond Canadian waters, teaming up with Spanish researchers to deploy an underwater observatory in the Antarctic Ocean. What scientists are hoping to find in one of the world's most remote regions.

While the rest of Canada is used to snow, southwestern British Columbia isn't, and a serious dump of heavy, wet snow has brought that region to a standstill. The headaches for drivers and air travellers in Metro Vancouver; the power outages affecting more than 20,000 people on Vancouver Island; what's in the forecast; and the efforts to keep the less fortunate warm and safe, as temperatures drop and shelters become filled up. While Hamas and Israel's violent conflict has been covered by media from around the world, both sides are attempting to control the narrative and influence the public opinion. Foreign journalists, including Israelis, cannot get into Gaza. Daniele Hamamdjian looks at the information war. Plus: two surgeries and two Royals. The separate health conditions sending Princess Kate and King Charles to the hospital. And the University of Victoria is expanding its research beyond Canadian waters, teaming up with Spanish researchers to deploy an underwater observatory in the Antarctic Ocean. What scientists are hoping to find in one of the world's most remote regions.

22 min

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