Global National: Aug. 27

As many Canadians try to stay financially afloat amid the country’s growing cost of living crisis, more people are using credit cards to get by. Equifax Canada now says the average credit card balance has risen to its highest level since 2007. Eric Sorensen reports on the worsening problem of consumer debt, and how much money the average Canadian owes on their credit card. It’s been a long summer for Calgary, which has been plagued with multiple stretches of water restrictions since the city’s water main broke in June. How Mayor Jyoti Gondek is warning the city “will run out of water” if usage doesn’t drop soon. As Russian missile strikes continue to target Ukraine’s power system, Ukraine says it now controls 100 settlements in Russia’s Kursk region. What Ukraine is testing to give its military a boost; what Moscow is warning Washington about; and what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to present to U.S. President Joe Biden and both of America’s 2024 presidential candidates, Vice-President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump. While it’s not unusual to find bits and pieces of old sailing vessels washed up along Canada’s East Coast, the shipwrecks of three century-old wooden ships have been discovered on a beach in Summerville, N.S. Heidi Petracek explains how the old boats were discovered, and the rich history of how they got there. And break out the champagne…Supernova. Oasis fans no longer look back at anger, as the Gallagher brothers get the band back together. When the reunion tour will begin.