Global National: Sep. 12

Torrential rainfall from Storm Daniel has burst two dams in Libya, triggering catastrophic flooding that’s killed at least 5,000 people. At least another 10,000 are missing. The mass destruction, the painstaking task ahead for recovery crews, and what’s proving to be an obstacle in aid efforts. Hope is fading for rescuers in Morocco to find survivors of the disastrous earthquake that’s killed almost 3,000 people. Crystal Goomansingh reports from Talat N’Yaaqoub, and explains why teams are struggling to deliver essential supplies to the disaster zone. Health inspectors have uncovered three critical violations at a kitchen shared by multiple Calgary daycares linked to an E. coli outbreak, the Alberta government confirms. The findings, how parents are reacting, and what Dr. Mark Joffe, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, said for the first time since the outbreak. New testimony is heard at the trial of Nathaniel Veltman, who’s accused of murdering four members of a Muslim family – Yumnah Afzaal, Madiha Salman, Salman Afzaal, and Talat Afzaal – in London, Ontario in June 2021. What a 911 call and security video reveal. America’s biggest antitrust trial has begun. How Google is accused of rigging the search engine market. Plus: victory and vindication. Nobel Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa and her supporters celebrate a major legal triumph.