After days of dramatic back-and-forth, the Australian Open is getting underway without defending mens champion Novak Djokovic. Plus, calls grow to scrap the PCR testing policy for returning travelers to Canada. Plus we have more on those provinces resisting the call for additional restrictions. South of the border new details are emerging about the hostage-taking at a Texas synagogue. Finally, a baby boom on Canada’s west coast. Two whale species make a big comeback.