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Global National: March 13, 2024 | How potential US ban on TikTok could affect Canadians

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The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a law that will force TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the popular platform, or else it will be banned in America. Jackson Proskow looks at how some influencers are worried about the move, what comes next and what an American ban could mean for Canadians.

GC Strategies was paid $19 million to create the controversial ArriveCAN app, according to the Auditor General Karen Hogan, placing the two-man company under intense scrutiny. Now MPs have had the chance to grill Kristian Firth, one of the company's partners. Abigail Bimman explains how Firth was on the defensive before a House of Commons committee, what he claims he was actually paid and the questions he refused to answer.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and several premiers are butting heads over federal carbon pricing. Heather Yourex-West looks at how the premiers are urging Trudeau to postpone his plans to increase the carbon price in April and his reaction to the pleas.

Gang violence is tightening its grip on Haiti, where there is no clear path to stability on the horizon. Mike Armstrong spoke with some Haitian-Canadians about the growing crisis, who say time is running out for their loved ones back home.

Leonid Volkov, the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Nalvany's former chief of staff, has been attacked outside his home in Lithuania. Crystal Goomansingh explains how Volkov says this is a "gangster hello" from Russian President Vladimir Putin; what Volkov said just one day before the assault; and the extent of his injuries.

Police-reported hate crimes rose seven per cent in 2022, according to a new report from Statistics Canada. Mike Drolet breaks down the numbers and what experts say could be driving the troubling trend.

Plus, Saltwire Network, Atlantic Canada's largest media group, is filing for creditor protection and is tens of millions of dollars in debt. Heidi Petracek reports on the fears for local news coverage, the Canadian media industry's unprecedented challenges and how some outlets have been able to thrive, while others struggle.

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