Global National: Aug. 5, 2024 | Water spilling over BC landslide in Chilcotin River

Water is now spilling over the Chilcotin River landslide, where communities in the BC Interior are anxiously bracing for potentially dangerous flooding. Grace Ke explains what's being done to avoid a worst-case scenario.

Tropical storm Debby has hammered northern Florida, killing at least four people. The brutal system made landfall in the U.S. as a Category 1 hurricane. Global News meteorologist Ross Hull looks at where Debby is heading next.

The global stock markets have taken a major plunge, with several indexes falling to their lowest marks in years. Bianca Facchinei explains what fuelled the drop and the advice to investors.

Sheikh Hasina has resigned as Bangladesh's prime minister and fled the country, after nearly 300 people were killed during weeks of anti-government protests. Heidi Petracek explains what prompted the unrest and the growing worries about Bangladesh's future.

Hundreds of people have been arrested in the U.K. for their involvement in riots sparked by the July 29th mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, England that left three children dead. Crystal Goomansingh reports on the unease among some residents and how British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is trying to calm the unrest.

Both the Port of Montreal and the Canada Border Services Agency are rolling out separate, new programs to leverage tracking devices in the fight against auto theft. As Carolyn Jarvis reports, the goal is to use the technology to find stolen cars before they slip through the port to overseas buyers.

Plus, Team Canada is having a strong showing at the Paris Olympics, where our athletes have won 17 medals in 10 days, including five golds. Redmond Shannon hears how Summer McIntosh and Ethan Katzberg, two of Canada's gold medallists, are reflecting on their historic accomplishments.

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[loragunning]

I wonder if anyone got video footage of the moment when the river actually breached the landslide dam? And then stayed to video how the river reclaimed it's channel afterwards? That'd be a video worth watching!

[paolo]

The river's gonna river. It's what rivers do.

[AnwerHashimSamnani]

May Love Peace Prevail In The World....

[stevefritz]

I love that they want to call it a "natural disaster". Since when is nature a "disaster"? This is as natural as it gets. Call it a "natural event".

[michaelsomething]

Your story on Britian was curiously devoid of several relevant facts, as if an attempt was being made to paint a very certain and precise picture.

[karlmckinnell]

Two tiered policing is the biggest crime in Britain

[davebloggs]

so debbie is pounding florida, not sure what to say about that.

[BigGoldChungus]

This river is literally called "landslide across the river river" in the indigenous language lol

[bearlamb]

the landslide was caused by cutting down the old growth trees and planting new ones as that mountain is Sandy and not rock this has nothing to do with the environment it has to do with people touching certain areas of the wilderness that they should not be touching in the first place

[RovePaths]

If you leave your country and move to another do not bring your political baggage with you. If i moved from Canada to Thailand i wouldn't be complaining on the streets about Trudeau.

[jameskeenan]

Airtags are "that" precise!
Stolen cars make it to the port, the port should be shut down, otherwise the port of Montreal is aiding and abetting the criminals...

[richardkulik]

As long as trudy is there, no worries, his expertise is invaluable, sleeves rolled up, ready for photo op.

[rdallas]

Grace and hope!
Sounds terrific.
Be safe Canadian neighbors, friends!

[lynnmitchell]

Pray for world peace. Be safe folks 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[stubby]

Maybe ya'll shouldn't base your economies on something as volatile as speculation. It's disgusting that the rest of us have to deal with the fallout from the greedy.

[Astory]

Just remember people alerts are given for insurance purposes! This covers insurance companies and our lovely government! So they can say you were warned and don’t have to pay ! And 2nd Mother Nature will do what it wants to do!

[Inspiringsuccess]

Canada being the worst in the G7 means we are in a very poor economic position.

[dongeiger]

I wonder what this surge will do to the land slide block on the Fraser north of lillooet ?

[williamcowx]

NEWS....got to sensationalize something..

[johnwang]

Advice to investors, rebalance your portfolio to take advantage of the lower prices... If you're in the accumulation phase of your life, a market crash is just a major opportunity, if you're in the extraction phase, you should already have your investmrnts into more secure positions...