Global National: Feb. 16

In Ukraine, authorities are hunting down Ukrainians accused of siding with the enemy. Thousands, from doctors to tax collectors and teachers, are suspected of collaborating with the Russian government, and efforts are underway to bring them to justice. Jeff Semple reports from Kherson, which was liberated in November after being occupied by the Russians for nearly nine months. The humanitarian crisis in Syria and Turkey is only growing more urgent, as the death toll rises, and relief organizations ask the world to step up and help earthquake survivors. We speak with some Canadians who have family languishing in the quake zone, and are hoping the federal government will fast-track their loved ones’ relocation to Canada. With RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki retiring in March after nearly five years, Canada’s next top cop will be facing some challenges. Why it will be difficult for her successor to fix long-standing issues of systemic racism and sexism in the country’s national police force. Plus, clearing the air: what U.S. President Joe Biden is saying about the three unidentified flying objects shot down over North American airspace, as Canada suspends its search for the item that fell into Lake Huron. Also, the intensifying anger among residents in East Palestine, Ohio after a fiery derailment of train cars carrying toxic and hazardous chemicals. And their goal is equal pay: the Canadian women’s soccer team’s fight for a level playing field.