Aug. 26, 2023

Aug. 26, 2023

Available on Global TV
S2023 E243: In the Northwest Territories, a wall of flames is inching closer to the community of Hay River. In B.C., more evacuees are returning home to the Central Okanagan region, as firefighters gain ground against the McDougall Creek wildfire. Following this week's cabinet retreat in Charlottetown, how will new Treasury Board President Anita Anand’s previous mandate of $15.4 billion in federal spending cuts be received, and where could the cuts come from? Sweden recently raised its terror-threat status to its second highest level, following a recent spate of public desecrations of the Quran in that country and neighbouring Denmark. Both Nordic nations are now trying to carefully balance freedom of expression and public safety. And finally, a publicist says popular game show host Bob Barker, a household name for a half-century as host of ‘Truth or Consequences’ and ‘The Price Is Right,’ has died at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 99 on Saturday morning.