| | | Hello, these are your top stories for Sunday, August 31, 2025. Get up-to-date news any time on our website. | | | | | August 31 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • : | While the public has generally been in favour of increased defence spending, the trade-offs have not been made clear. | Read more | | | | August 31 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • : | Washington, D.C., residents say the increase of law enforcement and ICE officers in the streets has spooked many Latino migrants who have stopped coming to work and sending their kids to school, fearing deportation amid the Trump administration's ongoing crackdown. | Read more | | | | August 31 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • : | From the desperate planting of seeds in tent camps, to doctors who grapple with hunger pains during rounds, famine is taking a toll on Gaza. Members of the European Broadcasting Union, including CBC, together with journalists inside the enclave, are uniting to document how Palestinians are struggling to survive. | Read more | | | | | August 31 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • : | New research out of the western U.S. suggests dams and ponds built by beavers can slow floods, store water and even create green firebreaks in wildfire-prone landscapes. | Read more | | | | August 30 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • : | The parent company of American alcohol producers such as Jack Daniel's whisky and Woodford Reserve bourbon says sales to Canada dropped 62 per cent during the latest fiscal quarter compared to a year ago, as American alcohol remains off the shelves in many Canadian provinces. | Read more | | | | | | August 29 , 2025 at 06:22:47 p.m. EDT • : | | Read more | | | | | | August 30 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • : | | Read more | | | | | | August 30 , 2025 at 09:00:00 a.m. EDT • : | | Read more | | | | | | August 28 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. EDT • : | | Watch | | | | | | August 29 , 2025 at 09:37:37 p.m. EDT • : | | Read more | | | | Enjoying this newsletter? You may also like CBC News Morning Brief, the news you need to know to start the day. Delivered weekday mornings. Sign up here | | | August 30 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • : | | Read more | | | | August 29 , 2025 at 05:51:46 p.m. EDT • : | | Read more | | | | August 30 , 2025 at 10:52:31 a.m. EDT • : | | Read more | | | | August 30 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • : | | Read more | | | | August 29 , 2025 at 01:44:21 p.m. EDT • : | | Read more | | | | | That's all for now. Check cbc.ca/news throughout the day for the most recent headlines. | | | | | |