 | | | | | | Good evening, these are your top stories for Tuesday, August 29, 2023.
Go to cbc.ca/news to read more stories. | | |  | | | | August 29 , 2023 • 06:04 PM EDT | | In an unexpected move as young Quebec students get back to school, Education Minister Bernard Drainville is essentially hitting the reset button by raising the academic bar back up to pre-pandemic levels. | | Read more | |  | | | | August 29 , 2023 • 05:04 PM EDT | | Health officials in B.C. say they have detected the first known Canadian case of the BA.2.86 COVID-19 virus variant. The B.C. Centre for Disease Control confirmed it was found in a person in the Fraser Health region who has not travelled outside of the province. | | Read more | |  | | | | August 29 , 2023 • 03:36 PM EDT | | The Wright family was on their way to Florida for a cruise when a flight delay and excess baggage being left behind had them asking questions. | | Read more | | |  | | | | August 29 , 2023 • 11:36 AM EDT | | Raouf Farrah, a researcher for an international anti-crime non-governmental organization, was charged with publishing secret information and being paid to commit offences against public order. | | Read more | |  | | | | August 29 , 2023 • 05:28 PM EDT | | Quebec City has unveiled the results of air quality testing performed in 2022 at 10 stations across the city but the source of the pollution is still not clear. | | 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 | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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