Global National: Feb. 22

EDITORS NOTE: A portion of the newscast was removed from the online version due to technical difficulties. We regret the error. You can watch Adam MacVicar’s report here https://globalnews.ca/video/10312118/stakeholders-await-next-weeks-budget-after-address-from-alberta-premier/ More than 2 years after a man’s deadly attack on a Muslim family in London, Ont., a judge has ruled it as an act of terrorism, sentencing him to life in prison. Why victims’ loved ones and the Muslim community say today’s ruling marks a day of heartbreak and hope. There are renewed calls for the federal government to unseal records related to Canada’s Nazi war crime files, as hundreds of suspected Nazis potentially living in the country have never faced prosecution. Jeff Semple speaks with Professor Abbee Corb, who gives an inside look of her hunt to bring the few surviving suspects to justice. With Russia’s invasion dragging into its third year, and wearing heavy on Ukrainian troops, Canadians are among the foreign recruits who are trying to help fill the voids of Ukraine’s defence. Crystal Goomansingh speaks with some of the Canadians on the frontlines about their experience, the fatigue from the conflict, and what Ukraine’s allies can do to help. Plus, Église Sainte-Marie in Church Point, N.S. is the largest wooden church in North America, but it has not held a service in years and could be demolished soon as its condition deteriorates. A look at the problems plaguing the historic building, and what would be lost if it cannot be saved.