Global National: Dec. 20, 2023 | Ottawa teen accused of anti-Jewish plot had bomb elements, RCMP say

In Ottawa, the teenaged boy accused of plotting an attack against Jewish people has appeared in court, where he faces several terrorism charges. RCMP say the teen possessed the key ingredients to make a TATP bomb. Mackenzie Gray looks at how easy it is to obtain those elements and the carnage a TATP bomb can create. Negotiations are reportedly being planned to pause the fighting in Gaza, where the already-dire humanitarian crisis just keeps getting worse. Crystal Goomansingh reports on the strike on a building said to shelter many displaced people, and how a hospital was hit while an Al Jazeera news crew was live on air. The already-tumultuous 2024 U.S. presidential election campaign has taken a twist, because the Colorado Supreme Court has removed former president Donald Trump from that state's primary ballot. Jackson Proskow explains why, what other states have signalled and what it could mean for Trump's Republican nomination bid. A First Nations man known as Mukwa Bear is volunteering his time to search for missing Indigenous people across Canada, helping families who say police have not done enough to look for their loved ones. Neetu Garcha travels to northern B.C. and speaks with the tracker and why he is dedicating his life to the cause. While Canada is not in the middle of a federal election campaign, the Conservatives and Liberals already have ad campaigns to try to influence voters. David Akin explains how the Tories are following the same strategy as the Liberals' 2015 ad campaign, and whom the Liberals are trying to compare Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to. Plus, artificial intellgence's capabilities are expanding rapidly, and there is hope it could eventually help people understand how animals communicate. Eric Sorensen explains how scientists are testing that theory on whales, and how that could pave the path to communicating with aliens. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #GlobalNatioanl