Wife of Nova Scotia mass shooter confesses to hiding information

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On tonight's episode of Global National: The spouse of the gunman in the Nova Scotia mass shooting in 2020 spoke publicly for the first time in front of the Mass Casualty Commission. In an emotional, multi-hour testimony, Lisa Banfield confessed to hiding information from the police but stressed she did so because she was scared for her safety. Callum Smith has the latest.

Police in British Columbia are asking the public to help identify the shooters in the murder of Ripudiman Singh Malik. The 75-year-old was gunned down Thursday in a busy commercial complex in Surrey, B.C. As Aaron McArthur reports, the RCMP are confident this shooting was targeted but questions swirling about why Malik was gunned down.

Plus, almost a year after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, the Canadian special immigration program for Afghans is nearing capacity, but many who were instrumental in helping Canadian troops while in the country remain in hiding looking for a way out. Advocates and families with relatives still in the country are once again calling on Ottawa to do more. Abigail Bimman has the story.

On the health front, Canada is reporting a 59 per cent increase in monkeypox cases, mirroring a global trend that has seen cases rise. As Jamie Mauracher reports, with this latest rise in cases there's a growing push for all Canadians to know the signs and be vigilant.

Finally, U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Saudi Arabia on Friday amid criticism after he vowed to make it a pariah state following the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. As Jackson Proskow explains, the visit comes as Biden faces a political crisis at home over gas prices.