Global National: May 12

A flooding emergency forces thousands to flee in the Northwest Territories, as a surge of ice and water devastates the town of Hay River. We look at the disaster’s catastrophic toll on residents and infrastructure, and why it’s not the only community in Canada facing extreme weather damage. In Europe, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is leading to NATO’s expansion, as Finland and Sweden signal joining the alliance; how the Kremlin is retaliating, as its aim to to diminish Western unity backfires. Plus, Crystal Goomansingh speaks with the survivors of Mariupol on their traumatic experiences, after escaping the war-torn city. In British Columbia, we revisit a 2006 case that saw 13 Indigenous men arrested – then their charges dropped – over dozens of eagle carcasses; a look at their years of demands for an apology amid claims of being wrongly accused. And an interstellar view : the new, never before-seen images of what lies at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy.