Global National: Aug. 23

The national railway dispute has been tumultuous, with some workers returning to work in the morning — only for their union to give 72-hour-strike notice. The CN and CP labour dispute is just the latest one to hit the country, with nurses, teachers and pilots alike having taken to the picket lines recently as well. With the Democratic National Convention (DNC) wrapped up, what’s next for Vice-President Kamala Harris and her campaign? Plus, New Brunswick is experiencing a whooping cough outbreak, with 2024 cases being four times higher than the five-year provincial average. In Ukraine, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with President Volodymr Zelenskyy in what is the first visit by an Indian leader to the country since it left the Soviet Union. And finally, robotic technology allowed a group of kids in Halifax to ditch their wheelchairs for a day.