Global National: Feb. 20, 2024 | Ex-Ontario nuclear plant worker charged in secretive leak case

In tonight's top story: A former employee of Ontario Power Generation (OPG), which operates Ontario's nuclear plants, has been charged under the Security of Information Act for allegedly sharing "safeguarded information." Mercedes Stephenson lays out what the former staffer is believed to have done and the impact on Canada's security.

Canada's inflation rate fell to 2.9 per cent in January, according to Statistics Canada, back inside the central bank's target range. Anne Gaviola explains what's cheaper now, what's getting more expensive, how this could affect interest rates and the announcement from one of Canada's biggest grocers.

While the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has triggered sharp international criticism towards the Kremlin, it is unclear who can hold Russia accountable. Redmond Shannon reports on the "major" sanctions the U.S. is preparing, the reaction to them and how Navalny's mother is demanding the release of her son's body.

Antisemitic hate crimes in Canada rose by 182 per cent between 2015 and 2022, according to the Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre. And incidents increased even more since Hamas' attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. As Jeff Semple explains, Jewish groups say those hate crimes are going unchecked and are being fuelled by hate speech from within Canada.

The number of sextortion cases involving children is growing at an alarming rate, according to the Canadian Centre for Child Protection. As Jayme Doll explains, safety experts are now sounding the alarm about Wizz, a popular new app with millions of users, which critics describe as "Tinder for kids."

Frustration is growing among farmers in multiple countries. Eric Sorensen explains why they say they cannot afford to farm anymore, their anger towards their respective governments; and how Canadian farmers also feel a disconnect with Ottawa.

Plus, hundreds of people have been arrested in Russia for publicly mourning the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. It's almost like Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to erase any memory of Navalny. But as Dawna Friesen explains, his widow, Yulia Navalnaya, refuses to be silenced.

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[fraz]

The cost of GROCERIES HAVE NOT COME DOWN you muppet gaslighters! When something was $10 and then becomes $17 dollars and goes down to $14.95. That is not down.

[amans]

Who are they kidding!? Grocery prices are still climbing! Especially produce!

[ErrolWallace-tvok]

That's not true.
Prices in the supermarket is over the top

[dsbarclayeng]

Housing went up 6.2% with rent to follow. Food still going up.
StatsCan doesn't fool anyone anymore, when you see your own costs shooting up.

[cristybryant]

Oh wow! Lettuce is down 18% that's great. Not. It's more than doubled in price in the last year so that 18% doesn't mean anything. Especially if you consider that grocery prices have absolutely skyrocketed in the last couple years.

[TM-frgh]

Inflation isn't slowing. It just means it's not rising as fast as it was

[ArabicReja]

For national security reasons, Canada 🇨🇦 should not approve visas for Chinese students enrolled in Postgraduate *Nuclear Fusion or Artificial Intelligence* programs.

[WhiteBear-nkzf]

I'm here for the irrelevant comments.😂

[stewartstubbs]

Another episode of freemason story time.

[dsbarclayeng]

Sounds like a whistle-blower pointing out how our nuclear plants aren't safe.

[BDee]

Was he native born in canada or immigranted here? Canada is not a serious country.

[AnwerHashimSamnani]

May Love Peace Prevail in The World....

[harleyfdxc]

Julian Assange next? The hypocrisy 😂😂😂

[Longball]

Prices dont come down when inflation comes down, they just rise at a slower rate. If prices come down its called defation.

[dkell]

You mean some guy just jumped off the boat and he got caught selling information to somebody big shock

[skylance]

freedom from religion is a good thing.

[speroskoufis]

I’d just stop reporting the news if everything is corrupt

[enchantedape]

Nothing fell. Everything is more expensive with the ndp and liberal government.

Don't forget that the carbon tax goes up %23 on April Fools Day!

[sfox]

Why would they sign on? They’d have to get back all of the perks that they get from the manufacturers. What needs to happen now is to make it illegal to throw food out like they do in France and have done for a long time

[amans]

That Imam is insane! He is a risk to national security!