Global National: Aug. 13, 2024 | Middle East on edge, Gaza ceasefire talks set to resume

As Israel waits for Iran to launch a promised retaliatory attack over the killings of senior Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, world leaders are hoping for meaningful progress to be made towards the release of Israeli hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza. Jackson Proskow reports on Iran's response to calls to "stand down" and why it might delay an attack.

While Ukrainian troops are pushing deeper into Russia's Kursk region, Ukraine's government says it's only doing so to protect the safety of its citizens in areas that border Russia. Redmond Shannon looks at what the incursion could mean for the future of Russia's war on Ukraine.

MPs on Canada's public safety committee will hold parliamentary hearings to figure out how two men accused of terrorism offences, Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi and his son, Mostafa Eldidi, were allowed to enter Canada and how the elder Eldidi obtained Canadian citizenship. Mercedes Stephenson explains who is on the witness list and the new details about which country tipped Canada off to the alleged plot.

Canada's temporary foreign worker program was launched more than 60 years ago to help ease labour shortages, but a United Nations report is now slamming it as a "breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery." Mackenzie Gray explains why, as calls grow to overhaul how Canada treats migrant workers.

As sexually transmitted infection (STI) cases reach highs that haven't been seen in Canada in years, Nova Scotia is now joining Ontario in offering take-home test kits. Heidi Petracek explains how the kits work, why health experts say they're crucial to stopping the spread of the diseases and which provinces could soon follow suit.

The International Institute for Sustainable Development's (IISD) Experimental Lakes Area is known as the world's freshwater laboratory, and was set aside for scientists to conduct research in northwest Ontario. Melissa Ridgen visits the region to learn about a new project that's hoping to shed light on the effects of microplastics on ecosystems.

Plus, data from NASA's Mars InSight lander, which finished its mission in 2022, has revealed an enormous "hidden ocean" beneath the red planet's surface. Eric Sorensen explains how the discovery was made, what it says about life on Mars and the twist that might prevent humans from accessing that water for the foreseeable future.

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