Global National: Oct. 31, 2023 | Information from Gaza difficult to verify

On this episode: Israel and Hamas' violent conflict has seen both sides provide conflicting information on several deadly incidents, and those claims are nearly impossible to independently verify from the Gaza Strip, where nobody is allowed in or out. Mike Armstrong reports on the information war being fought, Israel's deadly bombing of the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza, and the UN's warning of an imminent public health catastrophe.

With Israel's war on Hamas showing no signs of slowing down, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is encouraging civilians to arm themselves. Daniele Hamamdjian looks at how gun license applications in Israel are soaring and speaks with some new first-time gun owners.

Atlantic Canadians are getting a three-year break on paying the carbon tax on oil to heat their homes. So will anyone else get a reprieve? Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says, "Absolutely not." And as Mackenzie Gray explains, that's not sitting well with carbon tax critics.

Immigrants and temporary residents helped spur Canada's historic population increase in 2022, and hundreds of thousands of newcomers are expected in 2024. But the rise is raising concerns. Touria Izri explains how support for increased immigration appears to be dwindling and why more newcomers have ended up leaving Canada.

With fall in full swing and hundreds of wildfires still burning in Canada during a record-breaking fire season, a B.C.-based company is taking a unique approach to extinguish those flames by converting former commercial airplanes into firefighting aircraft. Neetu Garcha has an inside look at how these airtankers are made and who's using them.

Plus, inflation and "shrinkflation" are scaring candy shoppers this Halloween, with consumers now paying more for fewer treats. Heather Yourex-West explains what's making treats more expensive.

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