| | | Hello, these are your top stories for Saturday, August 05, 2023. Go to cbc.ca/news to read more stories. | | | | | August 5 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT | For a broad cross-section of Americans, the political scandal of the moment has nothing to do with Donald Trump's various alleged criminal misdeeds. In conservative America, the one they're talking about involves U.S. President Joe Biden's family, and how his son Hunter makes money. | Read more | | | | August 5 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT | While they do not hold any official duties, political spouses are often seen by their partner’s side at events, providing moral support during the toughest moments and even campaigning on their own — sometimes with kids in tow. | Read more | | | | August 5 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT | Of all the scientists involved in the Manhattan Project, only one walked away from the plan to build a nuclear bomb. But you won't hear the name Joseph Rotblat — or the story of how he brought the fight for nuclear disarmament to a small Nova Scotia village — in Christopher Nolan's hit film Oppenheimer. | Read more | | | | | August 5 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT | Industry experts say the increasingly common and automated customer service options — like chat bots and support websites — are designed to make getting help more efficient. But these new tools, though they are improving, aren’t eliminating phone queues — for a variety of reasons. | Read more | | | | August 4 , 2023 • 10:52 PM EDT | Port workers in British Columbia have voted to accept a tentative deal with their employers, bringing an apparent end to a weeks-long labour dispute that halted goods from entering Canada's largest port and disrupted supply chains across the country. | 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. | | | | | |