Global National
May 16
S2024 E141:
Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes, as major wildfires continue to burn near Fort Nelson, B.C., and Fort McMurray Alta. While cooler temperatures and rain in some areas are helping firefighters fend off the flames, the situation for these communities remains volatile. Two Ontario men are facing charges of fraud over $5,000 and laundering the proceeds of crime, after police say investors were scammed out of millions of dollars. How Colin Murphy and self-proclaimed "crypto king" Aiden Pleterski are accused of duping funders. Health misinformation has been spreading largely unchecked online, and the consequences can be a matter of life and death. How YouTube is expanding a program to Canada, that identifies doctors and health experts on the platform as sources of accurate information. Plus, while Nova Scotia already attracts lots of visitors with its lobsters and lighthouses, a family of ranchers is hoping to start a tourist hotspot of their own, after setting up a bison farm. Heid Petracek gives a tour of the ranch at Lindsay Lake, N.S., and speaks with the owners about why they are raising the iconic animals of the Prairies in the Atlantic province.