Global National: Feb. 21

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is approaching the start of its third year, and skepticism is growing about whether Western countries will continue to financially support Ukraine’s defence efforts. Crystal Goomansingh visits the besieged city of Kharkiv and shows you what fuels the unwavering resolve of its residents. In an unprecedented ruling, the Supreme Court of Alabama has granted human rights to frozen embryos, and that someone can be held liable for destroying them. Tthe implications for fertility treatments; the lingering questions the ruling poses; what’s still unclear; and the reaction. The federal government has launched the first steps of its “action plan” to support Black public employees. According to federal data, 4.2 per cent of civil servants identify as Black. What is included in the government’s commitment, the reaction, and how Ottawa is also fighting a lawsuit over how it has treated its Black employees. Plus, bring your alibis. How “Hotel California,” the legendary chart-topping rock song by the Eagles, is at the heart of a criminal trial involving the song’s stolen, handwritten draft lyrics. What makes the unusual case so complicated, and how much the scribbled notes could be worth.