Global National: Feb. 8

BCE Inc. has made another sweeping round of layoffs at Bell Media, eliminating about 4,800 jobs and multiple CTV News programs, while also selling off 45 regional radio stations. How Bell is justifying the decision, the harsh criticism it’s facing, and the fears for Canadian journalism. Federal politicians and police officers gathered in Ottawa for Canada’s first national summit on auto theft, a crime growing at an alarming rate across the country. The solutions pledged; why critics don’t think the proposed stiffer jail penalties will work; and the further help being hinted at. The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether Donald Trump should be disqualified from running for president again. He’s appealing Colorado’s decision to keep him off the ballot. Why Supreme Court justices are likely to rule against Colorado. Plus, an update on an important legal decision involving President Joe Biden. The world is now used to COVID-19, and while the illness isn’t dominating our lives like it used to, it’s still with us. Now doctors are worried about a growing number of cases of the virus affecting people’s eyes. What one man experienced, and what optometrists are saying about the condition. And while it is hard to see much hope in the Middle East amid Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza, there is one place where Israelis and Palestinians are living together in peace. Daniele Hamamdjian visits the village of Neve Shalom to find out what lessons can be learned there.