Global National: Aug. 18, 2024 | Southern Ontario endures weekend of wild weather

On tonight’s top story, southern Ontario had to contend with a weekend of wild weather, as residents dealt with record rain, major flooding and a tornado that touched down in the community of Ayr. The EF-1 damaged buildings, downed trees and caused power outages. Vanessa Wright reports on trail of destruction that tornado left behind.

Plus, Saturday’s downpour set a record at Toronto’s Pearson airport, where more than 128 milimetres of rain fell. That’s the wettest day in what has now become the wettest summer on record for the region. Noor Ra’fat reports on the record rain and the colossal cleanup.

In this U.S., this week is shaping up to be another pivotal one on the road to the White House. On Monday, Democrats will gather in Chicago for their national convention, where the party is expected to select Kamala Harris as its presidential candidate. Meanwhile, her Republican opponent visited the battleground state of Pennsylvania. And as Mackenzie Gray reports, Donald Trump adopted a new and unusual line of attack.

Saturday’s downpour set a record at Toronto’s Pearson airport, where more than 128 milimetres of rain fell. That’s the wettest day in what has now become the wettest summer on record for the region. Noor Ra’fat reports on the record rain and the colossal cleanup.

In India, protests continued across the country as demonstrators demand justice for the rape and murder of a female trainee doctor earlier this month. Thousands marched through the streets of Kolkata on Sunday – their outrage stemming not just from the crime, but also the country’s failure to address systemic violence against women. Nisha Pahuja, the Canadian director of the Academy Award-nominated film 'To Kill a Tiger,' speaks to Global News about the pervasive problem of violence against women in India and the dangers of advocating for women’s rights.

And finally, a fight is brewing in eastern Canada between local politicians and the federal government over a narrow strip of marshland that’s said to be hanging on by a thread. The Isthmus of Chignecto is a sliver of land connecting Nova Scotia to New Brunswick – and because of rising sea levels, it’s in danger of disappearing. But as Heidi Petracek reports, protecting it carries a massive price tag.


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