Global National: March 16, 2023 | What's known about fatal shooting of 2 Edmonton police constables

Описание: People in Edmonton are grieving the loss of Const. Brett Ryan, 30, and Const. Travis Jordan, 35, who were shot and killed while responding to a call about a family dispute. Heather Yourex-West reports on what's known about the teenage gunman, the investigation, and how Jordan first made news in 2020 with a heartwarming gesture.

An Ontario man is wanted by American authorities, accused of trying to purchase "sensitive equipment” for a tech firm in Tehran that supports Iran's military. Experts say the Iranian regime often uses Canada and Canadian companies to dodge sanctions and procure military equipment. As Jeff Semple reports, Iran's weapons produced with North American parts are now being deployed in Russia's war against Ukraine.

In 1923, the Canadian government passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which banned virtually all Chinese immigrants from entering the country for 24 years. As David Akin reports, amid allegations of foreign interference in Canada's federal elections, Sen. Yuen Pau Woo is worried the proposed foreign agent registry could be a modern version of that old law.

Plus, as more Western countries ban TikTok from government devices over security concerns, the U.S. is now threatening to ban the app altogether unless its Chinese owner ByteDance divests its stakes in the popular social media platform. Jackson Proskow reports on how TikTok and the Chinese government are responding to Washington's ultimatum.

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