Global National: July 28

The fire in Jasper is still threatening the community, but a large contingent of fire fighters is doing what they can to gain the upper hand. Plus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced byelections in two ridings on Sunday, with voters in Winnipeg and Montreal to choose new members of parliament in September. In Halifax, the 41st annual Africville reunion came to a violent end when shots were fired into the crowd, injuring five people. For Paris 2024, American athlete Simone Biles made her long-awaited comeback in Olympic women’s gymnastics. Israel says it has struck targets deep inside Lebanon Sunday, in retaliation for Saturday’s rocket strike inside the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights that killed a group of children playing soccer. In California, the state is now cracking down on encampments and facing backlash.