Global National: Nov. 1, 2022 | Tensions flare over Ontario's plan to quash education strike

On this episode: The Ontario government says it will use the notwithstanding clause of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to stop thousands of school workers, including educators, librarians, and custodians, from going on strike. Colin D'Mello explains how a months-long labour dispute reached this boiling point, as critics and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau say the province's plan goes too far.

In Ottawa, Freedom Convoy leader Chris Barber has testified at the Emergencies Act inquiry. David Akin reports on what Barber had to say, including his response to a death threat against Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, and how he told convoy participants to abide by a code of ethics.

After Myles Sanderson went on a deadly stabbing spree in Saskatchewan in September, his long-time partner Vanessa Burns is now speaking out in an exclusive interview with Global News journalist Ashleigh Stewart. Nathaniel Dove looks at the years of abuse Burns says she suffered at Sanderson's hands, the loved ones she lost in the rampage and how she's trying to move forward.

In the U.S., Russia's war in Ukraine has become a key midterm election issue in Ohio, which has a sizable Ukrainian population. Republicans and Democrats have opposing views on Washington supporting Kyiv. Jeff Semple travelled to Ohio to hear how this issue has some voters switching parties.

There's no question Canadians are feeling the pinch of high inflation and rising interest rates. New polling conducted exclusively for Global News suggests the pressure has reached a tipping point, with one in five Canadians saying they are completely out of money and can't handle further price increases. Anne Gaviola reports.

And representing mothers of Canadian soldiers who died in combat, Candy Greff of Lacombe, Alberta has been named the Silver Cross Mother for 2022. Her son, MCpl. Byron Greff, was the last Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan. Global National's Dawna Friesen speaks with Candy about her heartfelt memories of Byron, and the heavy burden she is honoured to bear this Remembrance Day.

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