Global National: Aug. 17

Aid groups are racing to avert the spread of polio in Gaza, after the Palestinian territory’s first confirmed case in 25 years was detected in an infant. The news of polio’s reemergence in the territory comes as peace negotiations enter a critical stage. Ukraine’s army continues to push deeper into Russia’s Kursk region, threatening to turn the tables on a war that has ravaged the country for the past two and a half years. Plus, the cleanup is underway in Montreal where a massive water main break flooded nearby residences and businesses. While there’s still no word on what caused the rupture it could be weeks before it’s fixed. A Nova Scotia woman is speaking out after she had to pay $50,000 out of pocket for an expensive endometriosis surgery that is not commonly available in Canada.