| | | Good evening, these are your top stories for Monday, January 08, 2024. Go to cbc.ca/news to read more stories. | | | | | January 8 , 2024 • 06:14 PM EST | Zoe Ireland-Meklensek, 13, and her friend, Emma Basserman, 14, were catching their last wave of the day on a Barbados beach last Wednesday when they heard something in the distance. | Read more | | | | January 7 , 2024 • 06:23 PM EST | While many education professionals say they are glad the strikes are over, some are questioning their future and whether their working conditions will noticeably improve. | Read more | | | | January 8 , 2024 • 04:00 AM EST | Parents say it feels like September all over again as they worry for their children heading back to school after weeks-long teacher strikes. | Read more | | | | | January 7 , 2024 • 07:02 PM EST | The person who died in a bus crash in New York's Adirondacks was Montreal's Jeanne Elzanie Jourdan Colin, 74. Another passenger is still in hospital in critical condition. | Read more | | | | January 6 , 2024 • 04:00 AM EST | A father wants to spread awareness about synthetic opioids sold to teens after he says his son died of an overdose. The 15-year-old took a drug known as isotonitazene thinking it was oxycodone. | 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 forwarded to you. | | | | That's all for now. Check cbc.ca/news throughout the day for the most recent headlines. | | | | | |