Global National: Sept. 3, 2024 | Cellphones now banned in most Canadian classrooms

Schools in B.C., Alberta, and Ontario have become the latest to ban cellphones in classrooms, bringing those provinces in line with most of the rest of Canada. Heather Yourex-West reports on how students are feeling about the new rules and how Canada is catching up with many other countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin was welcomed in Mongolia, marking the first time a member nation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has hosted Putin since the court issued an arrest warrant for him over the war in Ukraine. Eric Sorensen reports on the message Putin's visit sent, the deadly Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Poltava and what Ukraine says it needs to strike back. As Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza approaches its 11th month, the United Kingdom is now suspending 30 of its 150 arms export licences to Israel. Redmond Shannon reports on how Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is blasting the decision, how the British government is defending it and whether Canada will follow suit. After Canada's decision to slap a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles, China is retaliating by taking its first steps to block Canadian canola imports. David Akin explains what this growing trade feud could mean for Canada's farmers and economy. British Columbia now has regulations for gig workers aimed at improving pay and working conditions for those behind the wheels of companies such as Uber, DoorDash, Lyft and SkipTheDishes. Neetu Garcha reports on the minimum wage for these workers, the hope and skepticism among them about how this could affect their daily grind and the reaction from employers. An attempted jailbreak at the Democratic Republic of Congo's Makala prison has left more than 120 people dead. Mike Armstrong explains how most of them died and how this incident has renewed criticism over the government's management of its largest jail. Plus, the Boeing Starliner, along with two astronauts, has been stranded in space for eight months. But new concerns were raised for their safety after one reported a "strange noise" coming from the space capsule. That spurred rampant speculation, but NASA had an explanation, as Heidi Petracek reports. 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 X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #GlobalNational #Canada