Global National: Sept. 17

Drone footage shows the unimaginable scale of the destruction in Derna, Libya from flooding. We explain how political instability is making it difficult for aid crews and volunteers on the ground. Parliament is back in session. Our Ottawa bureau chief Mercedes Stephenson explains the strategy for the parties as they head into the fall session. Defence Minister Bill Blair joins Canadian troops in the U.K. for a special salute to Ukrainian recruits departing for war. And crews in Atlantic Canada clean up after post-tropical cyclone Lee lashes Canada’s East Coast. Plus, Calgary hosts the World Petroleum Congress this week. The theme of this year’s meeting is energy transition but this is not a conference about reaching climate targets. And finally, Drew Barrymore hits pause on our daytime talk show amid the ongoing strikes in Hollywood.