Dec. 7, 2022 | Deep security concerns after a company accused of spying for China wins the contract to maintain an RCMP communications system. A seventh consecutive interest rate hike has some mortgage holders cringing. Plus, calls for answers after an 83-year-old woman freezes to death outside her long-term care home.

00:00 The National for Dec. 7, 2022
01:09 RCMP contract awarded to firm with ties to China
04:17 Maryland bans TikTok on government devices
04:44 Rising concern about severe child illnesses
07:05 What to watch for as cases of strep A rise
09:11 Bank of Canada hikes interest rate to 4.25%
12:13 Plot to overthrow the German government
14:35 White House meeting on antisemitic violence
16:55 Putin says 'threat of nuclear war is rising'
17:23 Time name Zelenskyy its Person of the Year
17:44 China eases COVID-19 restrictions after protests
20:02 Senior freezes to death after walking out of care home
23:04 $800M for Indigenous-led conservation projects
23:38 AFN passes child welfare compensation resolution
26:52 A rare look inside the military justice system
36:58 Concerns about lithium mining in Quebec
42:53 New $2 coin honours Queen Elizabeth II
43:16 The Moment | Marie-Philip Poulin top athlete 2022

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