Amazon layoffs in Quebec, Ukraine’s wary soldiers keep fighting, bacterial infection spreading in Canadian homeless encampments, and more

Online retail giant Amazon is closing all its facilities and slashing as many as 2,000 jobs in Quebec. The move comes after the recent unionization of employees at a Laval, Que., warehouse. But the retailer insists the decision is about cost-savings, not organized labour.

Also: CBC News is on the ground in Ukraine’s Sumy region, three years into Russia’s invasion of the country. With no clear end in sight, Ukrainian troops are tired, cold and longing for peace — but willing to fight on.

And: The bacterial infection shigella is spreading in homeless encampments across Canada. It causes intense diarrhea, and in some cases, is resistant to antibiotics.

Plus: Team Canada meets again, cold temperatures in Canada and the southern U.S., President Trump axes DEI departments and more.