Global National: Dec. 11

The federal government has unveiled the Canadian Dental Care Plan, which will eventually help about nine million Canadians who do not have private dental insurance. Who’s eligible, what will be covered, what won’t be, the concerns from the dental industry, and when the program will be available. A senior government source tells Global News the federal government is reviving a Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) program to provide standardized housing blueprints to builders. The details of the plan, and how much time it could save in building homes. Israel’s war against Hamas has displaced 1.9 million people – most of Gaza’s population – from their homes, according to the United Nations. Thousands have been pushed south, towards Egypt. How Israel is being accused of laying the groundwork for the mass expulsion of Gazans into Egypt. Plus, Daniele Hamamdjian visits Susiya, a small village in the West Bank surrounded by Israeli settlements, and speaks with Palestinians about how they believe Jewish settlers are using violence to drive them out. After only two months on the job, House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus is facing calls to resign. The controversial video he made. And the long arm of artificial intelligence: meet the Canadian inventors behind the world’s first prosthetic arm, powered by AI.