Global National: March 21

The federal government is proposing the Canadian Armed Forces be stripped of its power to investigate and prosecute sexual offences within its ranks. The reaction to the move, and how the legislation has some limits. While pressure grows on Israel to agree to an immediate and sustained ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the U.S. has put forward a draft United Nations (UN) resolution for a humanitarian pause. The conditions for that temporary ceasefire; how Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains adamant about his military’s planned invasion of Rafah; and European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell’s tough words for Israel. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has formally apologized on behalf of the province to Edward Ambrose and Richard Beauvais, two men who were accidentally switched at birth at a hospital in the town of Arborg in 1955. How the error was discovered, and the range of emotions from both men and their families after the apology. Plus: bad Apple? The U.S. Department of Justice and 15 states have launched a lawsuit against the tech giant. And as Canadians honour Brian Mulroney, Mike Armstrong visits the neighbourhood where Canada’s 18th prime minister grew up, and Eric Sorensen looks at how Mulroney is being celebrated for his singing talent.