Global National: May 20, 2023 | Wildfire situation growing desperate in Fox Creek, Alta.

The wildfire situation in Fox Creek, Alta. Is growing desperate. The firefighters in the community, 260 km Northwest of Edmonton, are reinforcing their last line of defence. The fire has inched within a kilometre of the town and it’s now threatening homes and businesses. As Blake Lough reports, crews are working around the clock to protect Fox Creek with everything they have.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s scene-stealing appearance at the G7 Summit in Japan dominated the agenda in the meeting of global powers. Zelenskyy, once again asked world leaders for aid and weapons in Ukraine’s fight for sovereignty. And it looks like he’s getting new-found support from an unexpected ally as member nations signal new efforts to stand up to both Russia and China. Mackenzie Gray is in Japan and has more on the shifting political landscape.

U.S. President Joe Biden is heading home right after the G7 Summit, canceling the rest of his Asia trip to focus on America’s debt-ceiling fight. Negotiations are now stalled with just 10 days to go before the U.S. hits what’s being called the X-date. That is the earliest point according to U.S. Treasury Secretary that the country could default on its financial obligations.

We can’t see it but there’s a silent killer lurking in our homes. An invisible danger that is found in things we use every day – forever chemicals. As the name implies, the cancer-causing agents are doing lasting damage to our health and the environment. Ottawa is now looking at limiting or banning these chemicals and as Brittney Rosen reports, experts say it can’t come soon enough.

An app designed by an emergency room doctor in Quebec is dramatically improving patient care. The technology is revolutionary and can save lives on Earth and beyond. As Gloria Henriquez reports, the app is a finalist in the Canadian Space Agency Deep Space Healthcare Challenge, a competition to find technologies that can improve patient care in remote areas and during deep-space missions.

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