As Israel’s war on Hamas rages on, the number of Palestinians killed keeps piling up. The United Nations (UN) chief says the bloodshed is heartbreaking and that Israel's military operations have spread "mass destruction." In Ukraine, it's been almost two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion, and now there are questions over who's responsible for a deadly blast in Russian-controlled Donetsk that killed at least 27 people in a busy market. In the U.S., Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that he was dropping out of the presidential race, just hours before he was supposed to meet with supporters in New Hampshire. And as Liberal ministers gather in Montreal for a cabinet retreat ahead of parliament’s winter session, housing affordability is at the top of the agenda. Plus, pollsters say “Gen Z” engages in politics in different ways than older generations. And amid a housing crisis, laws to prevent "renovictions" have been on the books in B.C. and other markets for a number of years — and now Ontario is joining the trend. Finally, Indigenous artists of the Homalco First Nation are working on a graphic novel to showcase traditional knowledge and culture, bringing Indigenous stories to life.