Global National: Oct 9

Some people in Florida have waited until the last minute to escape Hurricane Milton’s wrath, and those who stay behind are being warned to survival and rescue are likely impossible. The final evacuations and preparations for what’s being called the storm of the century; why the Gulf of Mexico has become the perfect breeding ground for intense hurricanes; and how water temperatures play a factor. As Israel’s attacks in Lebanon and Gaza persist and cause more bloodshed, hundreds of thousands of people are in the crosshairs of war. Why some displaced civilians refuse to keep moving. Marineland is once again under the microscope. The latest death at the popular Ontario tourist attraction. A Las Vegas mainstay has gone out with a bang. The fireworks that marked the implosion of the historic Tropicana hotel. And after working for the Halifax Chronicle Herald for 30 years, award-winning political cartoonist Michael de Adder has lost his job with the now-Postmedia-owned paper. The reaction to his dismissal, and how a fellow cartoonist believes the craft is taking a hit.