Global National: June 7

Millions of Canadians are being urged to wear a mask or stay indoors, as the smoke from hundreds of wildfires leaves an eerie haze over Eastern Canada. How people are coping, why the conditions prompted an Ontario hospital to cancel some surgeries, and how wildfire particles can be more toxic as they travel. After a brief pause, the Bank of Canada has again raised its key interest rate, this time to 4.75 per cent, making the prospect of buying a home further out of reach for renters. As Mike Drolet explains, both the central bank and the feds are being blasted for being out of touch with Canadians. New details are surfacing about a senior scientist suspected of helping Syria develop its chemical weapons program. Ahmad Haytham Alyafi has been deemed a danger to Canadian security, but Global News has learned he was quietly living in Edmonton. Heather Yourex-West explains what recently declassified documents suggest, and what neighbours are saying about him. The PGA and European Tour sent shockwaves through the golfing world by ending a feud and agreeing to a partnership with LIV Golf, a tour backed by billions of dollars from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan’s 180, and the mixed reactions from fans and players at the Canadian Open. Plus, a revelation from soccer superstar Lionel Messi. Where he’s taking his talents next. And a story that stunned even scientists: the crocodile in Costa Rica who made herself pregnant.