Global National: April 29, 2024 | Hamas, Israel urged to agree on ceasefire, hostage deal

Both Israel and Hamas are being urged to agree on a new ceasefire proposal which would pause the fighting for 40 days in exchange for the return of up to 33 hostages. Jackson Proskow reports on the growing pressure on all sides to bring an end to the suffering and hostility.

While anger about Israel's war in Gaza is escalating at several U.S. universities and colleges, pro-Palestinian protests are also growing on Canadian campuses. Mike Armstrong reports on the reaction to the demonstrations and what students are demanding.

Several MPs say Canada's authorities failed to warn them they were likely targets of China-affiliated hackers, despite the FBI having this information in 2021. As David Akin explains, those politicians say they only recently found about the targeted cyberattacks.

Western Canadian retail and pharmacy chain London Drugs has temporarily closed all of its stores due to a "cybersecurity incident." Heather Yourex-West reports on what the company is saying and how the sudden shutdown is causing big headaches for people who rely on those pharmacies.

The British Columbia government is banning all illicit drug use in public spaces, reversing course on its decriminalization policy that was intended to tackle the province's overdose crisis. Neetu Garcha explains why B.C. is backtracking and why advocates are worried recriminalizing drugs won't solve the worsening emergency.

A Nova Scotia family is mourning the loss of 16-year-old Ahmad Maher Al Marrach, a Syrian refugee fatally stabbed at Halifax Shopping Centre on April 22. Three teenagers have been charged with second-degree murder. As Heidi Petracek reports, Al Marrach's grieving family says the boy's murder has shaken their belief of a better life in Canada.

Plus, while Souris, Man., has been home to dozens of peacocks for decades, a twist of fate in 2011 set them free to roam around the town. As Melissa Ridgen reports, tourists have been flocking to Souris to get up, close and personal with the colourful birds.

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