Ontario bans drug consumption sites near schools, child-care centres | Homicide investigators called in after woman and girl die in North Vancouver balcony fall | Russian sources say Ukraine has hit all three bridges over the Seym River
Get all the top stories from Canada and the World.

View in browser

Evening Headlines from CBC News - Today's evening headlines from CBC News

Evening Headlines from CBC News - Today's evening headlines from CBC News

 

Hello, these are your top stories for Tuesday, August 20, 2024.
Get up-to-date news any time on our website.

Ontario bans drug consumption sites near schools, child-care centres; A nurse cleans a booth following use by a person at a supervised consumption site Jan\. 22, 2021 in Ottawa\.

Ontario bans drug consumption sites near schools, child-care centres

August 20 , 2024 at 11:20:27 a.m. EDT • :

The move will shutter five supervised consumption facilities in Toronto, and one each in Ottawa, Kitchener, Thunder Bay, Hamilton and Guelph.

Read more
Homicide investigators called in after woman and girl die in North Vancouver balcony fall; IHIT and Richmond RCMP officers at the scene of a homicide in the 4500-block of Garden City road in Richmond, British Columbia on Thursday, Jan\. 27, 2022\.

Homicide investigators called in after woman and girl die in North Vancouver balcony fall

August 20 , 2024 at 06:20:23 p.m. EDT • :

A woman and girl fell from a balcony in the 100-block of East Esplanade at around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Read more

Russian sources say Ukraine has hit all three bridges over the Seym River; This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows a destroyed bridge across the Seim River at the town of Glushkovo in Russia's Kursk region on Aug\. 17, 2024\.

Russian sources say Ukraine has hit all three bridges over the Seym River

August 20 , 2024 at 05:50:10 p.m. EDT • :

Ukrainian forces have either destroyed or damaged all three of the bridges over the Seym River in western Russia, according to Russian sources, as Kyiv's incursion into western Russia entered its third week Tuesday.

Read more
Giant scorpions once ruled seas — and may have traversed entire oceans ; Jaekelopterus rhenaniae is the Master of the Ancient Sea Insects\. The largest animal in the world\.; Shutterstock ID 2200931987

Giant scorpions once ruled seas — and may have traversed entire oceans 

August 20 , 2024 at 05:36:14 p.m. EDT • :

Giant sea scorpions were larger apex predators, larger than humans, with powerful claws and thick exoskeletons. Now, new research suggests they were globe-trotting endurance swimmers, too.

Read more
Jennifer Lopez files for divorce from Ben Affleck; Ben Affleck, left, and Jennifer Lopez pictured in February\. Lopez has reportedly filed for divorce\.

Jennifer Lopez files for divorce from Ben Affleck

August 20 , 2024 at 07:29:24 p.m. EDT • :

Jennifer Lopez has filed for divorce from Ben Affleck after two years of marriage, two decades after their first split.

Read more
News you can trust. Local, national and world news - when and where you want it. Download the free CBC News app.
Download CBC News on the App Store
Download CBC News on Google Play
WATCH | Whale, hello there! Humpback greets boat in Bay of Fundy; A whale  

August 20 , 2024 at 02:41:31 p.m. EDT • :

WATCH | Whale, hello there! Humpback greets boat in Bay of Fundy

Read more
 
Obama brings his star power to DNC as Harris campaign builds roster of celebrity allies; Former President Barack Obama talks with Vice President Kamala Harris during an event about the Affordable Care Act, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 5, 2022\. \(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster\)  

August 20 , 2024 at 04:50:48 p.m. EDT • :

Obama brings his star power to DNC as Harris campaign builds roster of celebrity allies

Read more
 
Inside the 'suitably opaque' response to a toxic sewage spill at Chalk River nuclear lab; A view of the Chalk River Laboratories research facility from the water\.  

August 20 , 2024 at 04:42:31 p.m. EDT • :

Inside the 'suitably opaque' response to a toxic sewage spill at Chalk River nuclear lab

Read more
 
Crown files notice, may appeal not-guilty verdicts in Coutts murder-conspiracy case; Anti-mandate demonstrators gather as a truck convoy blocks the highway the busy U\.S\. border crossing in Coutts, Alta\., in late January in 2022\. Two men charged after the 2022 blockade were found not guilty on charges of conspiracy to commit murder by a jury on Aug\. 2, 2024\.  

August 20 , 2024 at 06:16:08 p.m. EDT • :

Crown files notice, may appeal not-guilty verdicts in Coutts murder-conspiracy case

Read more
 
'I've grown': Argos QB Kelly apologizes, but offers no details on actions that led to suspension; The lawsuit, filed by a former strength-and-conditioning coach, included allegations of sexual harassment against Chad Kelly\. It was settled in June through mediation involving all of the parties\.  

August 20 , 2024 at 01:30:03 p.m. EDT • :

'I've grown': Argos QB Kelly apologizes, but offers no details on actions that led to suspension

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 20 , 2024 at 10:03:06 a.m. EDT • :

Jasper residents take stock of wildfire destruction as recovery begins

Read more
 

August 20 , 2024 at 01:50:14 p.m. EDT • :

Border agency says system outage now resolved after some delays at major airports

Read more
 

August 20 , 2024 at 08:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Surrey, B.C., church switches affiliation to be more inclusive

Read more
 

August 20 , 2024 at 03:25:18 p.m. EDT • :

Skip the Dishes, parent company laying off hundreds of employees in Canada

Read more
 

August 20 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

'We don't want your garbage': Northern township in shock after hearing Ontario is sending it radioactive waste

Read more
Visit CBC News

That's all for now. Check cbc.ca/news throughout the day for the most recent headlines.

Follow us
Follow us on X Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Youtube
View in browser Preferences Feedback Unsubscribe
CBC
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
250 Front St. W, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3G5, Canada
cbc.radio-canada.ca | radio-canada.ca | cbc.ca
Get this newsletter delivered to you