Global National: July 17

It is back to business in Toronto after a record-breaking storm yesterday that dumped so much rain that parts of the city came to standstill. That water has receded, and traffic is flowing again on major highways. Power has mostly been restored to thousands of customers. Some roads are still closed though and many home owners are mopping up and assessing the damage. The torrential downpour is wakeup call about the weaknesses of Toronto’s aging infrastructure. Eric Sorensen has more on whether the city can handle another onslaught. To Milwaukee now, where the newly chosen vice-presidential nominee for the Republicans, J.D. Vance will take to the stage in a primetime speech. It’s clear the delegates to the Republican convention are firmly behind former president Trump, but can they win over the country? A Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Trump has a marginal lead over Biden with registered voters in the U.S. suggesting the assassination attempt on the former president’s life has not sparked a major shift in sentiment. And 80 per cent of those responding agreed the “country is spiraling out of control.” Jackson Proskow has more.