In our top story: The fire danger in Alberta is considered extreme and is poised to get worse. What’s known as a heat dome is hitting this weekend causing temperatures to climb well above 30 degrees in some areas. More people were ordered to leave their homes overnight and the number forced to escape is only expected to rise. Marney Blunt reports.
Those summer-like temperatures are baking not only Alberta but also B.C. The province is being hit with a heat wave. A special weather statement is in place with temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above normal for mid-May, breaking records and sparking wildfires, flooding and heat-related illness. Catherine Urquhart reports.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Germany on Sunday, meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. It’s Zelenskyy’s latest stop on his European tour to push allies for faster delivery of weapons for Ukraine’s defence. The German government has pledged the largest aid package to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began 15 months ago. It comes as Kyiv prepares for a major counteroffensive. Touria Izri reports.
The polls are closed in Turkey which held its presidential election on Sunday, widely seen as the country’s most important vote in decades. The result appears too close to call and could be heading to a run-off election. Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been in power for 20 years, but faces growing opposition led by challenge Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Redmond Shannon is tracking the vote and what we know so far.
Interpol is launching an international appeal for information on nearly two dozen unsolved murders. Police in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany are asking for help to identify 22 women, murdered between 1976 and 2019, and whose names remain a mystery. As Mike Armstrong explains, investigators hope releasing new details about the killings will spark someone’s memory.
Breast cancer remains a leading health risk for Canadian women. One in eight will develop breast cancer in their lifetime Now a U.S. task force is recommending women should be screened sooner and more often than previously thought. As Katherine Ward explains — experts are also calling for Canada’s health standards to follow suit.
Today is Mother’s Day in Canada and many Canadians are paying tribute to their moms, including those who have passed away. One cemetery, Canada’s largest in Montreal, has been closed for five months due to a labour dispute, leaving families unable to visit or bury their loved ones. On Sunday, it finally opened again for Mother’s Day, but as Phil Carpenter reports, things didn’t go as planned.
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