Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is appointing an independent, special rapporteur to decide whether it's necessary to call a public inquiry to investigate foreign interference in Canada's democratic process. It's one of the steps he says the government will take to probe claims of meddling. Why opposition leaders are unhappy with the announcement and why the Liberal government says it's taking these steps. A for-profit group home operator that was at the centre of a Global News investigation in the fall of 2022 is now facing a $60 million proposed class-action lawsuit. The suit alleges children were mistreated while living in homes that were supposed to offer care and support. It's now been one month since devastating earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria, killing about 52,000 people. How survivors in Syria are coping, as the civil war and geopolitics prevent relief aid from reaching those in need. The Taliban's oppressive rule has meant women and girls in Afghanistan have had their rights vanish. They are now banned from going to university and working in aid agencies. Global's Touria Izri and Shogofa Danish speak with one Afghan woman who used to help others, and now desperately needs help herself. Also, scare in the air: What caused smoke in the cabin during a Southwest Airlines flight. Plus: practicing patience. How thousands of Californians are waiting to be rescued from the snow. And packaging design ditched: why Toblerone needs to lose the mountain it mimics.