An update from Gaza and Israel; why Jane Goodall has hope in the next generation; thinking about quality of sleep, not just quantity; New Democrats meet in person for first time in five years
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Ten days into the Hamas-Israel war, more than 2,750 people have been killed in Gaza, and at least 1,300 people in Israel. With a ground invasion looming, Israel is demanding all 1.1 million Palestinians in north Gaza leave. Matt Galloway speaks with a British-Palestinian surgeon who travelled to Gaza; an Israeli in Toronto who travelled to Israel to be with his injured brother; and Hussein Ibish, a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, D.C.
Then, the spark Jane Goodall possessed as a young person ignited a lifetime career as a conservationist. The 89-year-old says she recognizes that same spark in the young people of today. It's what gives her hope, despite what’s going on in the world.
And there is a growing body of research to show that REM sleep — short for Rapid Eye Movement — is critical to our day-time functioning. But are Canadians getting enough of it?
Also, this weekend, New Democrats gathered in person for the first time in five years to hash out their policy agenda. Althia Raj, a national columnist at the Toronto Star, was there — she tells Galloway what she heard.