Global National: June 1

Military crews from across Canada, as well as firefighters from the U.S. and even Costa Rica are being dispatched to Nova Scotia to help extinguish the province’s ferocious wildfires. The gruelling conditions, what’s been aiding firefighters, and where new evacuations are being ordered. Jody Thomas, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national security and intelligence adviser, has made a frank admission before the House of Commons committee looking into allegations the Chinese government targeted Canadian MPs. Her testimony, and what she said needs to change. Ukraine’s capital has again been pounded by a barrage of Russian missiles, with a child and two adults killed by falling debris. What happened just moments before the victims died. Pride Month has begun just days after Uganda passed some of the world’s harshest anti-gay laws. What’s considered a crime, the punishment, how members of Uganda’s LGBTQ2 community are looking to flee, and why the new legislation will affect how some Ugandan refugee claims assessed in Canada. Plus, Mackenzie Gray has a Global News exclusive from HMCS Montréal, with a rare bird’s eye view of a special mission involving one of the frigate’s most valuable assets, and its unexpected discovery on the hunt for a sunken warship. And a journey to self-acceptance and embracing his family’s history: how Japanese-Canadian artist Norman Takeuchi is exploring his dual heritage through a new exhibit.